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I was writing down arithmetic problems, hardly noticing that Gaston was still in the room until he threw my papers aside.

"Why are you playing hard to get? Huh?" I was confused and annoyed. "What do you mean Gaston?" I asked bewildered, "Don't play dumb Rosemary. It's not a good look for you." he said.

He put his hand on my inner thigh and whispered in my ear "Right here, Right now."

NO! I got up from my seat so fast the chair fell over and I grabbed my dagger, pointing it at him.

He chuckled, "Rosemary, you don't have the guts of a 7 year old, now stop playing around and put the knife down!" he said annoyed.

"Gaston. You think you know me. You think that you know what I am or I am not capable of doing. Let me give you warning: I can do things to people that some would just throw up about thinking of it" I ran out of the room and into the garden.

I needed the air. I ran into Theodore, "Hey sis, what's the rush?" he asked jokingly until he saw my face.

"What happened? What did he do?! I'll kill him!" I didn't want to cause a scene.

"Please Theo, can we go on the other side of the wall again?" I pleaded.

"In broad daylight?! No wa-" He saw my expression, "We can try Rose. But if we get caught, it could be the worst for us."

It took us about an hour to get out without being detected or seeming suspicious. We went to the pub again, Simon wasn't there by the way, and then we went walking by the waterfall.

Not once did he ask what happened out of the goodness of his heart. We got back just in time for lunch. I took my usual seat, but before I did, I noticed Gaston was sitting by father for this meal. I had no problem with that, until he talked.

"So your majesty" he started, I could tell it was bad because a gave me a coy smile "I saw two people leaving through a hole in your garden wall" my father looked flabbergasted.

"What? Who? When?" Gaston looked at me and said "Ask her, she should know." my father looked at me with raging eyes and shouted "ROSEMARY! MY STUDY! NOW!" I quickly got up from the table and ran behind him to his study.

He looked at me with fury and said "You went OUTSIDE? THAT WORLD DESTROYED YOUR MOTHER! IT- It- it could've destroyed you too." he looked like he was about to cry. "Rosemary, there's dieases out there, there's thieves and bandits. I don't want to lose you too" he paused for a moment and then asked "Which one of your brothers helped you? It's only right that both of you get punished."

"I went by my lonesome." I answered.

He looked at me a sighed "Gaston said he saw two people going."

I answered "I don't know how that's possible father, I was alone."

I think father was too tired to discuss anymore and said " Gaston and I will discuss your punishment at dinner tonight." I looked at him. Shocked.

"Why Gaston?" I asked.

Father said "He's going to be your husband, might as well start teaching him how to discipline you."

Of course. Gaston would tell father everything but the way Gaston found a punishment of his own. I'm so weak! Why can't I be strong enough to make him not hit me? Am I an easy target?