Stand By Me Darling
Chapter 418: He’s Her Fiancé

Chapter 418: He’s Her Fiancé

"She was very willing and...loose, if you know what I mean..."

Ralph added.

Talia’s entire body shivered out of irk as she understood Ralph is trying to make Arthur believe that he slept with her, when in fact it didn’t happen.

Is he trying to cause a divide between Fred and me? Or...

He wants to get killed!

He had angered a lot of powerful people in his quest to get her, and she won’t want to get caught. Death would be the much wanted relief for him.

So, he can’t have that!

Talia could hear Arthur’s knuckles cracking and she held his hand. Arthur got raging mad hearing what he said. Connecting how Talia acted and Ralph’s open sneer, he wanted to bash his skull and end him.

He almost pushed her hand away in his rage to attack Ralph, but stopped himself sensing that she was trembling.

"Iris..." he turned and looked at her. With her head bowed, she looked like a frail little kitten and he wanted to hug her.

"Give me your coat, Fred. I’m cold." Talia pulled his sleeves. She could understand that Arthur believed Ralph’s words. She knew she needs to talk with Arthur, but first, she wanted to talk to Ralph.

"Here," Arthur forgot about Ralph and he covered her with his coat and this time she didn’t flinch when his hands reached her.

"Thanks," Talia nodded at Arthur and clutching his coat, she walked towards Ralph. He was grinning widely and saying more innuendos insinuating that he slept with her. It seemed like his eyes weren’t get stabbed, but his face had a gash. The couple of soldiers were holding Ralph as he resisted.

"Where’s the handgun His Majesty presented me?" she asked one of the soldiers.

"Here, Your Highness," One of them let go of Ralph and presented the gun to Talia with both of his hands.

Thanking him, Talia got the gun and pointed it in between Ralph’s eyes. He smirked. "You don’t want the truth to get out, do you?"

Talia got mad. Right till the end he’s trying to say this. He wants to ruin my happiness I have with my Fred? I won’t let him!

"Do tell your version of the truth to the world, cousin... Let the world know the man your mother raised... The man, who acts improperly with his cousin." Talia smirked and watched the smile in Ralph’s face disappear.

"Don’t you dare talk about my mother! You Brunton maggots have no right to talk about my mother!" Ralph tried to stand up but he was pushed to kneel by the soldiers.

Arthur walked closer to Talia and stood behind her and Talia felt the heat emitted from him. She didn’t turn to look at him, but she could imagine he would be clutching his jaws, waiting for her to pull the trigger.

She lowered her hand. She didn’t want to kill Ralph now. She wanted to break him.

"Why not? Only a b@stard raised by a wh*re will attempt to r@pe the woman he deluded to think as his cousin and would try to kill her when she struggles."

In that statement Talia gave her story. She is not going to talk to anyone in detail about what went on in that cave, but this is what they will get to know from her mouth.

"Don’t you dare to... I didn’t even touch you..."

"Oh?" Talia chuckled. "See how soon your story changes...I bet that liar of a woman who birthed you is looking up on you with disgust!" she scowled.

If it was any other time, she’d have felt bad to trash talk a dead woman she didn’t know in front of her child, but she didn’t now. She wanted Ralph to feel the same mental stress when he asked her to speak lies about her grandpa. She wished she knew her name so she’d say it to stress Ralph more.

"Looking up? My mother is not in hell, you nasty c*nt! Take back what you said!" Ralph growled.

He tried to lunge at her and the two soldiers had to use all their strength to even hold him. He acted like a wild lion getting caged and trying to break the iron cage by lunging at it. He was a lion. He was mighty, he was smart and he gave up a lot for his revenge.

But he still lost in the end.

"Why should I?" Talia’s eyes didn’t even waver as she stared him back in the eye. "You’re such a failure, Ralph. How many lives did you take before you could get to me? How many lives did you ruin? You had a momentary success and had me with you for hours and still...You failed! You’re the one kneeling in front of me defeated! I’m fully intact, but you won’t be in a moment."

She sneered and pointed the gun at him once more.

"You’re going to shoot me? Can you even do that?" Ralph chuckled. "By the way, it was fun watching you pull the trigger on your Knight Cyrus! He even refused to touch you in exchange for death. I celebrated that day seeing you break. But poor you developed a trauma after that incident, right?"

Talia’s hands holding the gun shook.

So Ralph is responsible for Cyrus’ death too! Cobra was right!

"Yeah, so what?" Talia steadied her hand. With the one responsible for every hurt she endured in her life in front of her, she found it hard not to pull the trigger.

For some reason the anxiety attacks that would happen whenever she points the gun at another human, didn’t happen this time. Maybe because she considered him less than a human or she got out of that trauma, she felt like she could pull the trigger.

And she could understand he is provoking her to pull the trigger.

"Just pull the trigger, Iris..." Arthur said in a low grumble.

He was observing her the whole time. She didn’t seem broken and in fact she looked like she has gotten stronger. Although the reason she thought she was filthy is unknown to him, he was relieved to see this incident didn’t break her spirit.

My amazing Iris is amazingly strong!

"I will," Talia said and looked at the soldier. "Give me a new magazine."

Seeing Talia preparing to shoot him, Ralph was relieved.

"Should I send him to Mr.Belfauger? He’d owe me one," Talia with an innocent face looked at Arthur and he chuckled.

"Yes... But shoot him. I want to see his blood."

Ralph who was on his knees hid the smile in his face. Rather than getting sent to Belfauger, he’d die here. He was defeated and he would take the loss and rather go out in peace. His mother would understand and she won’t blame him for not ruining the Brunton family. She’d appreciate his efforts to bring down that family. She loved him the most after all.

"Did you know Sandy got better, Ralph?" Talia smiled at Ralph and he stared at her. "You’re such a failure even your mother won’t want to look at you."

She got the fully loaded handgun and pointed at Ralph’s forehead. "You, Ralph Jared Runtley have done an unpardonable offense by pointing a weapon at a Royal. You even used the weapon His Majesty gave me to protect myself against me, my fiancé, and His Majesty’s loyal guards".

Arthur was confused why she is saying speaking nonsense.

And I am her fiancé now?

Only then he looked at her finger and saw the ring in her finger. A smile bloomed in his face and oddly, he believed for sure Ralph didn’t touch her. If Ralph did, Arthur knew she wouldn’t have worn that ring without talking to him about it. And she’d be much broken.

Thank goodness! Thank goodness, she is unhurt!

"That’s where I shot Cyrus," the corners of her face twitched as she smirked pointing her gun at his head. "Because, I loved him. You on the other hand..."

*Bang* *Bang* *Bang*...

The bullets from the gun discharged one after the other and Ralph rolled on the ground screaming.

After opening ten rounds of fire, Talia turned on the safety of the gun.

"Make sure he doesn’t die. And no painkillers."

She commanded the soldiers and with larger strides walked to the Mi-26 helicopter. Arthur followed her with awe and he was rather proud to do so.

The soldiers picked up Ralph who was rolling on the ground writhing in pain, with blood trickling from his hands.

"Did she take perfect shots at his fingernails?" one soldier whispered to the other.

"Exactly his nails and not one shot was missed. How good is her marksmanship!" the other exclaimed.

They knew he won’t die of this if proper first-aid is given, but it would hurt a lot getting shot at the nails.

"Who is in contact with Louis?" she got in the helicopter and everyone stood up and gave her a salute. The helicopter belonged to Basmia but most of the soldiers inside were from Rosandale. She could understand a joint effort was taken for her rescue and by now he’d be briefed everything.

One soldier passed her a headset.

"Ma-ry?" Louis’ voice was breaking.

"Louis, I was kidnapped by the militia and I want to bring Ralph in secret with me to Rosandale. Make sure Belfauger doesn’t plan something to get him."

Arthur could understand she has a plan... In fact it is smart.

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