Stand By Me Darling
Chapter 249: Loyal Trouble

Chapter 249: Loyal Trouble

Everything looked blurry and shaky as if she was underwater. The hunting dogs barking in the distant, the sounds of hunting rifle shots, the laughs and sounds of chatting of the people around her... Everything seemed distant for her although she was surrounded by it.

She tried to shoot, but in the end she couldn’t even hold the rifle straight. Turns out, she really cannot fire a gun if there is a life at the other end.

Should I give up? Should I live in fear for the rest of my life?

Talia looked up. The sky was clear with white clouds scattered around. The tall trees swayed to and fro as of they are very happy and dancing. But Talia felt she didn’t fit with the mood of the place.

Talia didn’t want to stay there anymore. Maybe because of the thick hunting gear she was wearing, she felt stuffy and giddy. She wanted to leave and curl up in her bed and sleep.

Bear, maybe understanding that she is unwell, stood by her side and started licking her palms. Although it soothed her a little, she preferred to leave.

Lambert...

She tried to find him. With everyone wearing the same shades of outfits, she couldn’t locate him. He already found a place for her to wait for him to return after he realised she is unwell, but she didn’t want to stay there anymore.

She tried to look for Mr. Ed. He was the only one who accompanied her that day. This was already a place secured for the Royal family’s presence and the only guests here are the trusted friends of the King and Prince Lambert and so not much security personnel were allowed in the hunting grounds.

She saw a blob of black at the distance. It is Mr. Ed. Someone, probably a friend of Lambert was holding him. Talia found Lambert’s friends distasteful. Just because they are ranked higher, some of them were acting cocky and they were under the impression that all Knights are their servants.

But Mr. Ed is her staff and they had no right to order him around.

Lambert, the guy with the tunnel vision, was so interested in getting his game, and wasn’t minding his friends ordering around her staff.

Talia who needed to put her foot in, and show them their place, was too sick to act. Seeing Mr. Ed cleaning that guy’s rifle, Talia felt angry.

He’s not your effing servant! He’s a Kingsguard for f*cks sake!

Her anger made her head hurt more and she felt her stomach churning.

She felt like she’d feel better if she throws up and so after sending Bear to fetch Mr. Ed she started walking towards the restroom. Bear although still is a pup, is very smart and she already trained him to do little tasks.

She didn’t know how far she walked, she didn’t even know if she went the right way, but as surrounded by tall trees, she felt sick and bent over and emptied her stomach.

She still couldn’t stand straight and she stood leaning on the trunk of a tree.

"So the haughty heart breaker can feel sick and get down to earth."

Talia who was burying her head in her forearm, leaning in the tree, looked to her side with great difficulty.

An exasperated scoff reflexively escaped her throat. This guy whatever his name was, is a son of a Marquess and a friend of Lambert’s.

Some days back, he came with Lambert and asked her for a date. Talia, refused politely as it is her modus operandi. He tried to push her, but Lambert acted smartly and brought that guy out.

After that incident, Talia was informed that guy tried to contact her, but she didn’t allow him in. She didn’t inform Lambert either since she didn’t find it a big deal. She thought he’d just get bored and go away.

Who would deliberately mess with a Princess?

She knew this guy would be here today, but what is he doing here, when she is alone? And how many dogs did he bring?

"I said I’m not interested in you. How does that make me haughty?" she asked wiping the perspiration off her face. The four rottweilers standing beside him looked smart and ready for his word.

"Hmpf!" he snorted. " Is it because you’re a lesbian as the rumours are?"

What? Did he decide I must be gay because I refused him? And... I’ve never heard of such rumours...

Talia who started to feel a little better after throwing up, felt more sick hearing the gritty, judgmental voice of that idiot guy.

Why should he care even if she’s gay? Has no one rejected him before? Is he that thin-skinned?

She decided to leave the place. She knew Bear and Mr. Ed would find her sooner.

"Stop now..." That guy followed her with a sneer. He was amused for some reason and Talia felt danger and she increased her pace.

"I’ll make you straight," he walked with larger strides and blocked Talia. This one was haughty enough to reject him and with such chance presenting itself, how could he leave her alone?

"Step aside this instant!" Talia shouted as she understood that guy does not have any good intentions.

"Your command means nothing to me, Your Highness..." he sneered and loosened his belt. He whistled and his dogs surrounded Talia. "What are you going to do? Scream and let others know?" he chuckled seeing Talia trying to back off. How could she run away when his dogs are guarding? Aren’t they trained to hunt? Woman or game... His dogs are capable.

"Just shut up and lie down and let us consider it over with... What is that called? A one-night stand? A no strings attached relationship?... Come on now... Stop trying to run away... I’m very good, don’t worry... I’ll treat you well..."

Talia felt her temper rising. She is not a very bad-tempered person and not many things would make her angry. But this guy did. With her eyes focusing on the dogs ready to attack her any moment, she fisted her hands and her fear for the dogs got overturned by the anger she felt.

Is he implying woman should take what a man does to her to avoid shame? If he forced a woman, why should the woman be the one who gets ashamed? He is the one who did wrong. Shouldn’t he be the one who feel shame and kill himself unable to face the world?

"I’m not someone who submits to threats, you piece of turd! Order your dogs to attack me and face the consequences," Talia said with a snort. Her lips curled up seeing his sneering face getting distorted with anger.

No one has ever talked to him this way. Princess or not, isn’t she just a woman? Shouldn’t she be scared to get r@ped and shamed? Why is she so arrogant even now? Even if she calls, who can find her here?

"Bear!" Talia shouted from the top of her lungs and heard him barking acknowledging he heard her. At ten years old, he was a very smart puppy.

"Get her!" that guy’s rage, affected his cognition and he didn’t think what will happen if he actually hurt the Process Royal of Rosandale. All he cared for was his hurt pride.

Talia looked at a couple of dogs lunging towards her and that’s when she felt fear and the palms of her hand went numb. Rottweilers are very loyal dogs who are very aggressive and she knew they will tear her apart.

She took a step back looking at the brown eyes of the dogs that lunged at her.

This is it, she thought. Even if I don’t die, I’ll be seriously injured now.

Talia took a step back as her adrenalin kicked in. Her heart started to beat really fast and she didn’t want to get hurt here. But she couldn’t move a lot as her movement was restricted by a tree trunk behind her.