The Forgotten Princess Rose
Chapter 213

Chapter 213: Chapter 213

Outside the Ambrose mansion, Mathias sat in the cold awaiting Alexander to make an appearance. He had been watching the family from the time he was pointed in their direction to find Rose and followed them back to this part of town.

Mathias was anxious. There wasn’t any word from the palace about the king or his children. His protection rested in the hands of Kiara, not only for Alexander to not harm him but Mathias trusted she could protect him from Zayne.

Mathias had to carry out the job before Rose spoke too much. He sat in bushes where he couldn’t be seen by the family guards or the outsiders guarding this home like their life depended on it.

Mathias hugged his body to keep warm. Starting a fire would bring unnecessary attention to himself. "She’s the daughter of a lord."

This news still surprised him. If only he had known then he could have been well rewarded or arranged to marry her.

Mathias got a better glimpse at Rose now walking around like a lady. She looked different in his eyes. Before she had been bland and not worth a second look, but she got his attention. He finally noticed what had Alexander acting a fool for all these years and wanted her.

Kiara wanted Rose gone, which Mathias intended to do but he could keep her out of sight a little and kill her when he grew bored. There wasn’t any hope for him and Rose now when what he had done was known to Alexander and it was obvious she told the outsider.

He could only have her by force. Then he could say he experienced laying with a lady.

"Rose, Rose, Rose," Mathias repeated her name in a mocking tone.

She always had everyone caring for her and wrapped around her finger. There wasn’t a day he enjoyed more than the day he ran away with Alexander and looked back to see Rose captured by Graham.

It was long overdue that she suffered. She always had special treatment because of Graham’s feelings for her.

"How long before it reaches here?" Mathias wondered, thinking about the stories he shared about Rose.

Why should Rose get to hide her past and become a lord’s daughter? She had been so quick to run to him and almost expose that he knew a woman from a brothel. His life wasn’t going as he wanted it to so he couldn’t allow Rose to get her happy ending.

"Come outside you bastard," he muttered.

Mathias needed Alexander away from the family. They weren’t close as before but Mathias did not want to fight someone he saw as a brother. He couldn’t since Kiara wanted Alexander to not be harmed.

Mathias spent the rest of the night in his spot, waiting for the chance to come to approach Alexander or Rose with the men still employed by him.

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Late into the night, Zayne got changed into the clothes Rose found him and sat at the edge of her bed. He could not stay much longer since it was near the time the servants would start to move around and then one of her parents would be up.

He had to stick to his promise that he would not let them be caught together sharing a room.

Zayne didn’t wake Rose since she could use the rest. He had tucked her in so she would be comfortable and laid her on a pillow like she had laid on him earlier.

He only had to hold out a little longer until he told Victor of wanting to marry Rose. Then there would be a few nights left before they could share a bed until the sun rose or as long as they wanted to stay together.

Zayne quietly left the room without kissing Rose. The slightest sound had always woken her up in fear that an intruder was coming to harm her. It was a surprise she had not woken the moment he started to leave the bed and Rose had comfortably slept on the bed throughout the night, not needing to hide beside it like she did in the past.

Rose might not notice it but she was changing. It was a good change for the better as she slowly moved from her past and the things she had to do to survive. Zayne knew those memories wouldn’t be completely gone but Rose wouldn’t be living in fear anymore.

Zayne found a vacant room and spent the last two hours before the house would come alive there.

Much to his dismay, Rose arranged for him to be left alone with Victor after breakfast was finished.

After a good night with Rose, Zayne considered it a punishment to be standing beside Victor.

"I’m still searching for a good explanation for why you came back to my home so late and where you were at that time. Rose isn’t good at lying and I don’t want her to ever be good at it. If you want to act like a married couple then marry her. You and I will always get off easy from judgement but not Rose," said Victor.

"I will marry her. It sounds like I have your blessing to do it. With that being said, we can return inside," Zayne said, moving first to go back.

"Not so fast. It seems like you are going to be in my life forever so we have to talk like Rose wants. She and my wife are standing by the window watching us. Both are worried about how this talk will go. I don’t hate you but I also don’t like you. I’m not going to act like I will fully like the men wanting to marry my daughters," Victor admitted.

No matter how old they got, they were still his little girls. They were deserving of the world and despite what the man they fell for could offer them, Victor wouldn’t see the men as enough.

"Have a daughter and see how hard it is to hand her off to someone," Victor said, wanting Zayne to think of his position.

"Very well," Zayne replied, puzzling Victor with his answer.

Victor turned to Zayne, needing the response explained so he wouldn’t take it as he first thought.

"I will have a daughter with Rose to understand you. Or maybe a few-"

"Listen here," Victor grabbed Zayne’s shirt. He didn’t care that Zayne was taller, younger, a prince and also a general. This concerned his daughter so no fight scared him. "Don’t speak about children so fast. You should be thinking of marrying her."

"Aha," Zayne laughed, entertained by the treatment. "This is starting to feel like it should with you trying to threaten me and failing. You are a little late to tell me not to think about children. You should think of how they will be far away from you in my kingdom."

To taunt Victor further Zayne added, "If you don’t want me whispering in their ear about you then you should be nicer to me. You can start by letting go of my shirt. You are not the one I want clinging to me."

Victor had enough of Zayne’s smart mouth.

From the window, Rose was puzzled by what the two outside were doing. It looked like they were doing a funny dance with Victor holding onto Zayne. "Mother, should we go outside?"

Madeline took one last look at the pair. "No. We should get some tea and plan to get you new dresses. The men will have to figure it out without us at their side today. We must enjoy the break from ending their battles."

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