"I am not an easy woman," Freya said, rejecting Sebastian’s offer.
"Must I remind you that you ca to my bedchamber and presented yourself to ? You are here because of your actions. If you want to stay alive, you would keep entertaining . I don’t like to keep people around who are of no use," said Sebastian.
"What if I beco pregnant? Would you harm the child as you want to harm your siblings?"
"That is different. My bastards will be of so use to . I don’t care about the bastards that woman gave to my father. Weren’t you listening to ? I am giving you this day only to satisfy before I move on to another woman. You will be forgotten if I don’t visit you," Sebastian said.
"I cannot trust you," Freya confessed.
"And, you shouldn’t. Trust only yourself when you are in the palace. No one here is your friend or your family, even if you share blood. We are all out for ourselves. Every day, there is a new sche, and you are about to be left behind. Be the heartless woman that I have heard so much about."
"I want revenge on the people looking down on . I want the priest and all the servants who assisted him to be punished. I want to see the queen treated as less than a maid, but you must promise never to hurt my father. I still love him," Freya said, offering her hand to Sebastian to strike a deal.
Sebastian shook Freya’s hand without issue for two reasons. One, he didn’t have to keep his promises, and two, he wouldn’t be the one to kill Lord Valthorn. Nigel should be taking care of this matter.
"Can you get rid of Giselle and Ophelia? I despise them both," Freya said, eager to see the two won fall. "Giselle had the nerve to speak down on when my father abandoned . I have never once liked her."
"What a sha. Your brother seems to be fond of Lady Valthorn, and I don’t want to steal his happiness," said Sebastian.
"You don’t understand. It isn’t Giselle that he wants; it is Ophelia. He has always been obsessed with her, and I have seen Ophelia enjoy it," Freya threw in a lie. "She is a sinful woman who yearned for my brother because of his status. It is what her mother taught her."
"They are not related, so why would it be sinful? I am becoming curious about this Ophelia. Each ti her na cos up, there is either jealousy or desire. I wonder what makes her so special. It also seems that Dante has fallen in love with her-"
"Impossible!" Freya yelled, refusing to believe it. "She ca from nothing. She is only known because my father took them all in. I assure you that she knows nothing of being a lady. She cannot read," she laughed.
"She can be taught. Though she had humble beginnings, she is not Lady Hastings while you are here. One of you did a better job of securing your future. The problem with ladies like yourself is that you fail to realise the lengths won with nothing will go to get what they desire," said Sebastian.
"You’re always waiting for a helping hand instead of using what you have to go further in your life. You could have long ward my bed for more nights and been granted power by . I could have made it so that no one is to insult you, but you prefer to sulk," Sebastian said, shaking his head.
"You seed like a man who would prefer a lady to obey and be quiet. Soone who wouldn’t disrupt your days," Freya said.
Sebastian slowly nodded. "That is almost true. I prefer a woman who doesn’t bring her troubles with other ladies to and one who knows her place. I do like to be entertained at tis, especially if you are ssing with soone I dislike. I urge you to entertain ."
"Then," Freya said, drawing closer to Sebastian. "If I go after Althea, would you back up?"
"I can offer you servants to help you, but I am not going to stand around guiding you."
"I shall take that. There is one more. Would you be so kind as not to let your wife trouble ? It is, as you say, that you can have as many won as you want on your side, so she shouldn’t trouble . We should get along," Freya said, worried she would face another Althea.
"She won’t ddle in my ti with you. My bride-to-be knows how to act. It is you whom I have trouble believing will fall in line. Now that I have given you what you wanted, shouldn’t you take care of in return?" Sebastian asked, wanting what he ca for. "I didn’t co to visit you just to rest."
"Have you only co to because there is no other woman to amuse you?" Freya asked, trying to convince herself she was special.
Only then could Freya forget her anger about not becoming the future queen.
"I ca here because no one will co here to find . It seems I have spoken too soon," Sebastian said after a knock on the door was heard. "Answer it."
"Enter!" Freya ordered the visitor.
The doors opened for the visitor, and to Freya’s surprise, Althea ca to see her.
Althea was displeased to find Sebastian lying on Freya’s bed. "Crown prince, shouldn’t you be sitting with your future in-laws? You might upset them if they know you are here with another woman."
"Shouldn’t you be at my father’s side playing the role of a dutiful wife? Why have you co here to see Freya instead of being at his side? Do you want to bed her?" Sebastian asked, enjoying Althea’s disgusted reaction.
"You should be careful with how you speak. You are acting in your father’s place, and in doing so, you have many duties. This is what you will face one day when you are the king. I suggest you do not slack off now. You will have ti for whores later on," Althea said, ignoring Freya’s offended look.
"Whore?" Sebastian chuckled. "She carries the title of the prince’s woman. Whores are the won you find outside the palace. It is what you were before my father bought you here."
Freya covered her mouth with her hand as she chuckled.
Althea wasn’t so powerful after all.
Althea knew not to trouble herself with fighting Sebastian, but she did not enjoy Freya laughing at her.
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