Sir Thomas

amie's POV

I couldn't help but wonder if this was going to be my life.

When she had been taken out of my hair I had rejoiced over that, now it seemed like everything I did was all about Jane.

Jane this, Jane that, when was I ever going to catch a slack and actually rest.

I had no choice but to agree with whatever this bitch wanted.

Right from time Trina had always scared me. 

She was one of the royals who loved to make sure everyone beneath her knew their place.

She was not one to say no to. If she heard that, it meant whoever had said it had to relinquish their right to live.

I could have easily gone against her wishes, but doing that would put a target on my back.

Whatever Trina wanted, Trina got. That was a rule that every common folk in the kingdom knew.

But this was something Jane had not cared about. She always wanted to be the center of attraction, now was her chance. The only difference was that everyone wanted her dead.

"Are we done here?" She asked as I nodded. "Good. Now run along to your boyfriend's house and let him make his plans to get rid of Jane."

I nodded and started for the road while looking back to see the wench smiling and waving at me.

The sun had just begun to dip below the horizon, casting a warm golden glow over the quaint village. I couldn't help but marvel at the beauty of this place, with its cobblestone streets and thatched-roof cottages. 

But my thoughts quickly turned to an ugly one as I thought of all I had to do.

"Jane… I swear to the gods that you'll pay for this."

As I approached his humble abode, I could hear the sound of clanking metal coming from within. My heart raced with anticipation, knowing that I would soon be face to face with the knight. I knocked softly on the wooden door, and within moments, Sir Thomas appeared, his armor gleaming in the fading light.

"Jamie," he said, his voice deep and velvety, "To what do I owe the pleasure of your company this evening?"

I smiled, my eyes never leaving his rugged, chiseled face. "I have come to ask a favor of you."

He cocked an eyebrow, intrigued. "And what favor might that be? Was it not a few minutes ago where I had to leave you with Trina?"

I took a deep breath, feeling my cheeks flush. "I didn't have a choice. I couldn't tell her to get lost. You of all people should know who Trina is. It's not like I can control her actions."

He nodded. "What do you want?"

"I need your help taking down someone who has caused me great pain."

"If this is about Jane then know that it's going to be hard doing that."

"Please. I need her gone. I'm tired of having to deal with her being alive. It's beginning to get to me."

"So you want me to go after my former lover. That seems a bit unnecessary."

"How did she even get you as a lover anyway?"

"Trust me, she wasn't even my first choice. I was mostly there for you."

He gave me a side eye which had me giggling.

He then chuckled. 

"So what would you like me to do?"

"Can't I come in first?"

"You can see I'm about to leave for the kingdom night patrol."

"Yes," I sighed. "Anyway, I want to gather a few dangerous people in the pack and have her disgraced but I don't know how to go about it."

"You just need to approach…"

"Thomas," I sighed. "I just need you to do it."

This wasn't what he had expected from me but now that I had said it, he could not help but shrug about it.

"Fine," he resigned to my words. "I'll have my spies look into it. But it's not going to come free or cheap."

I shrugged. "But I don't have any money. To be fair everything I had went to those kidnappers who haven't shown up since then to explain why the mission was a failure."

"Oh I forgot to mention that they were caught by the prince and some of them disbanded to other kingdoms."

Now I was pissed. I spent my entire savings on a mission that had gone into flames. This was going to be a very difficult time for me.

"I don't have any money," I repeated. "Is there anything at the house that I can have?"

"Whoa," he chuckled. "I'm not that petty. I'm going to have you right now as my payment."

I raised a brow. "Are you serious?"

"I'm hard now and I'm in need of a good woman to take care of my needs and you are here so you might as well take care of those needs and help my manly desires."

I shrugged. If that was what he wanted then I could do it and give him whatever he wanted while having an assurance that I would have my wishes granted.

"Very well," I said, as he stepped aside, gesturing for me to enter his home. 

As I walked past him, I couldn't help but let my eyes linger on his broad shoulders and powerful arms. I knew that beneath that armor laid a body that yearned for love and passion, and I was determined to claim it as my own.

"You should have handled this before," I said when I entered the house. "I would not be trying to go through this whole thing again if you had just helped me."

"And I'm sorry about that. It was my fault and I was an asshole about it. But I'm here now. I'm sure I'll rally the best of the best to make quick work of her. After we're done with the bed pleasures you'll tell me all I need to know and how you want it carried out and I'll add my ideas if you want to hear them."