Amora's P.O.V

I sat silently looking on at the sixteen year old nursed her hangover. Her blue eyes blood shot and squinted in response to the golden rays that leaked into the kitchen window.

"Where's William?" She groaned rubbing her temples lazily. Her question acting as a reminder that he didn't come home last night. The last time I saw him was when he tried to get me into the palace dressed like a run away street child. Although practically I would have a lot in common with that person, I wasn't going in there dressed like that. I already knew they were going to judge me so the least I needed was for them to think I looked good enough to be in their presence.

"He's not here." I said softly hoping that I didn't cause her pain.

"Why are you so loud." She mumbled before leaving the kitchen clutching an ice pack to her forehead. Guilt instantly clouded my subconscious that along with the fact that most likely William didn't return home last night because he was angry with me for not going into the palace with him yesterday caused unwanted tears to race down my already puffy cheeks.

"Miss what's wrong?" Dora asked softly coming out of nowhere.

"I...I...hurt Rose's head because I spoke too loudly." I mumbled between ragged breaths before bursting into tears once again.

"It's okay it's not your fault she wanted to get drunk." She cooed while rubbing my back in a comforting way.

"Yeah." I said while drying my eyes with the back of my hand under the close inspection of Dora's dark brown eyes.

"Come on eat." She ordered smiling softly before walking back into the kitchen.

I sat silently eating the sandwich I made for myself after much debate retreating to my own little world of daydream.

"Miss." Dora said thoughtfully turning to me propping the wet mop she once held against the kitchen counter.

"Dora you can call me Amora." I said finally snapping out of my thoughts of nothingness.

"Amora." She said as though she was sampling my name against her Spanish tongue. "Amora do you love William?" She asked looking over at me. I temporarily forgot how to breathe much less form a proper sentence after the words left her mouth. Something about how she phrased the question told me that she already knew what the answer to it. Even though I had a strong feeling that she knew the true answer to that question I wasn't anywhere near ready to verbally confess my feelings just yet.

"Why?" I asked wanting to know her reason for asking the question in the first place.

"Well because I know you didn't sleep properly last night because he wasn't there. Also because I see the way your brown eyes twinkle when you look at him. But I want to know if you love him then I'll be able to give you the advice you need." She said moving so she now stood directly in front of my seated form the only things separating us being the marble counter. I felt no need to hide anything when obviously she knew. So I weakly nodded my head unable to find my voice at the moment.

"I like you Amora. You being the first of any of the girls William has ever brought home that I'm actually fond of. Not seeing it fit to personally get you out of the house as quickly as possible. I've known that boy since the day he was born. I was assigned to look after him and that I did for all his thirty  years on this earth. So it only made sense that he'd come to me when he found out that you were pregnant although I knew from your first day here. You my dear need to be strong not only for yourself but for your unborn child and the future heir of this country. A lot depends on what both you and William make out of the situation you've created." She said her burning gaze never leaving mine.

"I'll try." I mumbled already feeling overwhelmed.

"Your love for him will help you through your journey because although I wished that it would've been different it's not going to be easy. Be strong. And I'm going to be here for you every step of the way." She said taking my hands into hers giving it a reassuring squeeze.

"Thank you." I choked out my vision temporarily blinded by unshed tears.

"Any time Amora." She said almost lovingly or maybe I was just imagining it after all this would be the first time in months I felt something close to motherly love.

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"This part was priceless." Rose commented on the show that she alone was paying attention to. She was now thankfully feeling better after pain killers and a nap which thankfully gave me time for one as well.

"I'm sorry for hurting you earlier." I apologized looking at her reddened face from laughing too hard.

"Amora you didn't hurt me I just had a headache it's all good. You're so sweet." She cooed moving closer to me so she could pinch my cheeks.

"Okay." I said unsurely as she assaulted the tender skin of my cheeks.

"It's easy to say I love you sissy." She said stretching my cheeks painfully apart. "Admit it already." She said giggling.

"Rose!" An unfamiliar voice boomed from the doorway which caused both Rose and I to freeze. Most likely for different reasons obviously because when the grey headed man marched into the entertainment room she smiled guiltily up at the older man who towered over our seated forms.

"Hey daddy." She greeted waving at the red faced man all while I sat there frozen like a dummy.

"Do not hey daddy me Rosalie you were supposed to leave hours ago for boarding school! Yet you're here doing God knows what!" He screamed which caused me to flinch at how worked up he was getting.

"I just wanted to say goodbye to Amora papa that's all." She said now putting all the attention on me.

"You're seeing girls now?" He asked looking daringly at his daughter who just smiled at her father.

"No papa this is William's girlfriend." She said giggling lightly before hopping off the couch and walking over to her father kissing him lightly on his cheek. His dark green eyes held my fair stricken ones for sometime before his emotionless mask finally cracked.

"Amora." He said lowly still looking at me a small smile tugging at his thin pink lips. I didn't know what was going to happen next nor did I understand why he was smiling at me. Although I was scared out of my mind I still took the time to observe the mature six foot man that stood a good distance away from me clothed in a navy blue suit. His grey hair was neatly combed away from his round face allowing his green eyes to glow against his slightly wrinkled tanned skin.

"Rosalie seems to be as found of you as my son is." He chuckled softly which caused me to smile lightly. It didn't help that I was in the presence of a King and didn't know what to do or say.

"I'll like to meet you officially Amora my son won't be too pleased that we first met without him being present." He said looking back when Rose emerged now properly dressed in a cute floral dress. "Say your goodbyes Rosalie." He ordered before going the way he came.
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Very familiar hands wrapped around my waist as I brushed my teeth his scent engulfing me making my knees go weak.

"How was your day?" He asked looking at my reflection in the mirror. I didn't answer though because I didn't quite understand what he was doing. That and I simply couldn't form a sentence.

"God Amora you can't still be angry at me for yesterday." He groaned stepping away from me which instantly left me feeling cold.

"I don't know what you're talking about." I said honestly before leaving the enclosed space of the bedroom in need of both more space and air.

"Oh really now you're just going to act dumb? Look I'm sorry for wanting you to meet my family maybe I was rushing things and I'm sorry for that and everything else." He said looking at me from where he stood in the doorway of the bathroom.

"Rush things? I don't think you realize that legally I'm married to you." I said feeling my anger slowly rise at his stupidity.

"Amora I simply meant rushing things in that clearly you weren't ready to meet my family I am well aware that we are married. I just want my family to get to know you, they don't need to know about that just yet." He said calmly which caused my anger to instantly flair.

" 'That' includes my unborn child as well right?" I asked waiting patiently for him to answer my question trying hard to contain the anger that now rocked my every cell in anticipation of being released on a specific dark haired man that stood a few feet away from me.

"Amora my family finding out about your pregnancy is going to cause a lot of drama so before we tell them we simply need them to at least get to know you before we put all of this on them. It's a lot and we just need to handle the situation carefully as to contain the situation as best we could." He explained folding his arms over his broad chest leisurely. And in that very moment I wanted nothing more than to rip his pretty little head off.

"Seeing that you clearly don't want the 'unwanted drama' caused by me and my 'unwanted child' I'll make this very easy for you William. I'll just leave that way you won't have anything to worry about or be ashamed of." I seethed through clenched teeth. My both hands tightly balled up into fist but my actions did very little to seise my body's violent shaking. Each word that left my mouth I could feel my heart swell with unwanted pain. I was just a one night stand that happened to take a bit longer to get rid of than usual.

"Amora stop being melodramatic. That child isn't yours but ours and no matter how much you fight it I am going to be apart of our child's life. You're free to leave but not with our child yet I don't get what you'd be going back too." He said moving so he now stood in front of me.

"Anywhere would be better than here with you William." I spat with as much hate as I could muster although towards this man I couldn't find as much as a single drip. His dark blue eyes bore into mine instantly calming my raging anger. Lightly tracing the shape of my lips with the pad of his thumb finger which caused an unwelcomed chill to slither down my spinal cord.

"You don't mean that and I'm not ashamed of you Amora I simply want to protect you and our child." He whispered moving so his lips lightly brushed mine replacing his calloused finger.

"From what?" I found myself asking.

"My family I guess. You don't need to be stressed out I don't mind if they stress me out about us but I just need to protect you from them." He explained clearly deep in thought. I didn't have the opportunity to know what it was like to grow up with a father though I didn't quite see the need when I had my mother who raised me to be the person I was today with nobody's help. It didn't mean that I wouldn't want my child to be able to experience both parents in his or her life I only wanted the best for my child and I believed that this was it. Even if William and I's relationship confused me to no ends I was more than willing to work through whatever problems life throws at me for the sake of my unborn child. Sticking to what I was thought as a child; I never gave up.

"William whatever you're worried about I hope you know that you are not going through this alone. I'll be right here and I believe that we're too strong to allow anything your parents may say to get to us." I whispered earning myself a smile from my husband leaning forward his soft lips firmly molded against mine.

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I laid comfortably curled up in the secure embrace of William while I stared out into the thick darkness that hung over us. But three words mumbled in his half wake state caused my breath to hitch. "I love you...." He murmured pulling my body impossibly closer to his firm warm body but it was what soon followed his little confession that caught my full attention. "Ria."
Who was Ria?

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A/N
There you go that's another chapter fell free to comment what you guys think about this chapter. And any other.

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