Chapter 6

Carter

I can't believe what I did to her.

Penelope is sleeping soundlessly next to me, her neck covered in my marks, and I can only imagine what the rest of her body looks like. I feel like a complete asshole for doing this to her, knowing I should have held some restraint or something, but I couldn't believe that I could just go all out on her and not even try to hold myself back.

When I was cleaning her up after she had passed out, I had seen the blood on her thighs mixed with our juices and it immediately dawned on me that she was a virgin. I have no idea why it didn't come to me before, but it made me feel like a complete asshole and I wouldn't have even been able to blame her if she wanted nothing to do with me after that. I wanted to ask her why she would let me be so rough with her and not tell me she hadn't done this before.

If she was a virgin, why did she keep pursuing me as such and why didn't she just explain it to me? If she would have told me that she was a virgin, I would have been much gentler with her and I wouldn't have just savagely thrust my cock inside of her, chasing my own desires. I feel like complete dirt, wishing that I could go back and change everything but there was nothing I could do about it.

A knock on the door captures my attention and I make sure she is covered before I say come in. I knew it was Rowan and he looked between Penelope and I, raising an eyebrow slightly but he doesn't say much. I get out of bed, not even caring about the state of my own body because we have seen each other naked numerous times.

"What's going on?" I ask him, grabbing one of the robes as I glance over at Penelope to make sure she hasn't woken up, "is everything okay?"

Rowan purses his lips, "her parents are here. They want to dissolve the treaty and ask you to marry someone else."

I freeze almost immediately and stare at him like he had just grown two heads, "what? Why?"

"They said that they shouldn't have just handed her over to you and that they regret it." He explains, shaking his head back and forth, "It would have been easy for you to do it if you two were not in this state, but I can see she has your mark… You can't let her go now."

I am pissed so I know what I need to do, "I will see them."

I walk out of Penelope's chambers, making Rowan stand guard because I'm not going to allow her to get taken from me. I don't even care that I am just in a robe because that'll make the rumors spread faster that we spent the night together and I want everyone to know it. When I walk into the throne room, I see her parents and they do not like the sight of me. I'm sure that they can smell her on me.

"What do you want?" I snap at them, really pissed, "I understand how you THINK you can go back on your word, but you have another thing coming if you think that is going to happen precisely. I don't know who you think you are or why you think this is okay for you to do but I highly suggest that you leave here and don't come back. She is my wife now. You're the ones who let her go."

King Evan takes a step forward, bowing his head, "I understand how this might sound but we made a huge mistake. We should have never given her to you, and we should have kept her by our side. I know you might not understand this or agree with us, but you need to see that she is our daughter, and we want what is best for her… You are not it."

I want to kill them, "how so?"

"You don't want her to be happy." Queen Samantha disagrees with me, folding her arms across her chest, "We saw how you treated her and now you're only seeing her as a sex buddy. I don't appreciate our daughter being treated that way because she doesn't deserve it. She is a smart and beautiful girl, and she has so many things going for her. I hope you know that if you keep treating her like this, I will have no choice but to make sure that she is gone."

They are threatening me, and I take a step forward, glaring at them, "She's not going anywhere with you. She is my wife. She is the Queen of this kingdom. You should have thought about this a long time ago when you just threw her away to me. I suggest you back the fuck off before I decide to dispose of you two right here and now and be done with it."

I didn't want to have to threaten them, but they are pissing me off. I know what I want, and I know who I need to protect. They think that they have something on me, but they are dead wrong and I'm going to make sure they know it too. If anything, I could dispose of them and take over their kingdom but I'm sure Penelope will find out.

I just hope that she doesn't know they are here.

"Mom, Dad, what are you doing here?" I hear her speak up as she walks into the throne room with Rowan in tow.

Fuck me.