Escaping her arrange marriage, Jane met a hunter that later captured her heart, her body, and her destiny.
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“Please.. help..help me...”
Wearing extravagant wedding attire with bloody head and blurry vision, Jane held out her hand to seek for help while running in the forest.
A tall, muscular handsome man lower his bow and arrow to follow her voice.
“Hey, hey, what happened?!” He catch Jane just in time before she fell to the ground.
“Please.. please...don’t..let them catch..me...”
Jane fainted.
The man picked her carefully and brought her to his house.
“Ugh... Where am I?”
“Oh, you woke up?”. The man brought a glass of water and porridge to the bed.
“It’s my house. You hurt your head pretty bad. Good thing nothing bad happen to you.”
“Ah...” Jane looked down and blushed. She wore a man’s shirt pairing with loose trousers that’s too big for her petite figure.
“Sorry. I needed to clean your wound and... you know, your wedding dress was a mess, and...”
“I know. It’s okay. I won’t blame you.”
“But! But I swear I covered my eyes with blindfold when I change your clothes!” The hunter’s face reddened.
“Hahaha.. it’s okay. Thank you for your kindness.” Jane couldn’t help but giggled.
“Just what did you do in the middle of forest wearing wedding gown?”
“I.. ran away from an arrange marriage. I fell down a cliff and hit my head. Thank you for saving me by the way.. My name is Jane.”
“No problem. Call me Arthur. You can stay here in the meantime if it’s convenience for you. I don’t know if you can live in my humble hut though, it’s totally different from your royal castle, Your Royal Highness.”
“No no! just call me Jane! I gave up my royal title since I escaped the marriage. I’m no longer the crown princess.”
“...Thank you for helping and accepting me, here, Arthur.. I really appreciate it.” Jane warm smile warming Arthur’s heart. He didn’t know that the woman he saved will steal his heart.
Since that day, Arthur and Jane’s love is growing. They decided to get married and live like husband and wife. Despite the royal treatment that she had when she lived in the castle, Jane never complain. And as a hunter, Arthur always spend his day out in the forest while Jane manage the household.
Several months passed, Jane’s father the king heard that Jane is still alive. He gave order to search for her in the entire kingdom. One afternoon, soldiers knocked at her house door, leaving Jane shock. She scared and frustrated, didn’t know what to do. She didn’t want to go back ever again. But she didn’t want to bring trouble for Arthur if her father knows she live with Arthur.
Jane escaped from the back door and ran to the forest as fast as she could.
“Sst! Jane! Jane!”
“Arthur!” Jane quickly hide behind big tree with Arthur.
“Are you okay? Did you hurt somewhere?” Arthur’s worried look made Jane calm a bit. She hug Arthur tightly.
“I’m okay. I’m just so scared. I’m scared if I have to leave you... I don’t want to go back... I want to be with you, Arthur.” Arthur could felt Jane’s body trembling.
“It’s okay... I’m here. I won’t let any harm come to you. I rushed after I saw soldiers coming to the village. I’m glad you’re okay. I won’t forgive myself if anything happen to you.” Arthur patted her head while hug her tight.
“Jane, I have an idea. I found an unidentify corpse that disfigured when I hunted just now, we can use that as your dummy’s corpse, so your father will give up searching for you.”
“Okay, let me help.”
They manage to made the corpse like Jane’s by putting her accessories and all. Arthur lure the soldiers to the scene while Jane hide.
The soldiers believe that was Jane corpse, so they brought the corpse to the castle.
Since then, Jane’s father gave up. They declared that Crown Princess Jane Xerxes is dead.
One morning, Jane was cooking meat for breakfast when suddenly she ran to the washroom, vomiting, leaving Arthur worried.
“Jane, what’s wrong? Are you sick? Do you need to see the doctor?” Arthur patted Jane’s back in circle, comforting her.
Jane shake her head.
“This is the 6th day I keep vomiting. I have a hunch that our baby is growing on my tummy.” Jane smile weakly.
Arthur stood still, still processing information that he heard.
“Baby? Tummy? You...you’re pregnant?! Jane, you’re pregnant with my child?!” Arthur lifted Jane.
“Put me down, Arthur.”
“No. We need to go to the midwife to check!”
Jane giggles.
“Thank you for always be by my side, Arthur. Thank you for giving me a chance to be the mother of your child.” Jane kissed Arthur.
“Hey, what are you talking about. There will be more child in the future. This is just the beginning.”
