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Please Don’t Kill Us
Ragnar Marshall was able to get Cassie’s contact, and he had invited her over to his location at England. When Cassie landed with Dian who was now a big boy, Ragnar Marshall who was already waiting for them at the airport walked towards them and welcomed them, then he lead them inside his car.
When they eventually got to his house and settled, he made them ate and afterwards, Cassie and Dian came to sit with him in the living room.
“Dad, you abandon us for years, it’s so unfair,” Dian said.
“I’m so sorry, I’ll make it up if you and your mom let me,” Ragnar said.
“Ragnar, although we have suffered so much, I still love you. I’m glad you called us back,” Cassie said.
“Dad, when you were away, it was prince Guthred of Maridonna that made mom and I live very comfortable,” Dian said.
“Dian!” Cassie cautioned him. Dian and Cassie had agreed to keep that a secret, she didn’t expect for him to spill such out.
“Did Guthred knows that you are coming here?” Ragnar Marshall asked the mother and her son.
“No…” Cassie quickly answered, she was already feeling nervous as a result of what Dian said.
“Well, yes. He knows we are coming here and as I speak to you, his men are already heading here to get you.” Dian stood. “You have never showed me fatherly love even once. You hate me and mom and loved that bitch, Brigitta and her stupid children.”
Ragnar was stunned to hear the boy speak this way.
“Don’t think I’ll forgive you, dad.” He said arrogantly, “can I even call you dad, huh?”
All of a sudden, the door broke open and about ten men appeared, they all had their faces covered with mask.
“Well, dad. It’s over. You should say your last prayers now,” Dian said.
“You are not my son,” Ragnar Marshall said to Dian. How can his own son sell him out to the enemy?
“Of course, I’m not your son. And you are not my father. Prince Guthred is.” Then he made a gesture and the men went towards Ragnar and arrested him. Ragnar didn’t fight with them all as he suffered a pain of betrayal at the moment. It was true that he had not shown Dian love since he was a child but that was because he didn’t feel any connection towards him. But he never abused him in any way, he only distanced himself from him. How does he deserve to be betrayed.
After Ragnar Marshall had been taken away, Cassie turned to Dian angrily, “how dare you do this?”
“Will you still lick the ass of that fool? I hate Ragnar Marshall with passion. Mom, let’s return to Prince Guthred and continue to live a happy life,” he said.
Cassie sighed, “you are such a fool. We have a lot to gain from Ragnar than from Maridonna. If Ragnar Marshall escapes Maridonna’s punishment, don’t you think he will come for you?”
“He will be killed on sight, mom, and prince Guthred will owe me. Cause without me, he would have been unable to produce Ragnar, Brigitta and all their kids to the emperor?” He said proudly.
Cassie slumped to the chair and sighed. She should have killed this troublesome boy when he was little. The boy isn’t even her son, she stole him.
“I guess we have no choice but to return.”
“Indeed.” Dian said. In a jiffy, the mother and son left Ragnar’s house to the airport.
Two days later, Ragnar Marshall, Brigitta and the five kids were made to stand before the emperor. Guthred stood proudly. Now that he had produced all that the emperor requested, the crown of Maridonna is now guaranteed for him.
The emperor looked at Guthred and said, “Guthred, you have done well. My crown will now pass on to you.” Then he looked at Ragnar with fury, “behead him!”
At once, Ragnar Marshall was made to knee before the crowds and the killer raised a sharp sword in an attempt to cut off his head, all of a sudden, the emperor began to cough out blood.
The killer paused and everyone diverted their attention to the emperor.
“Doctors!” Guthred shouted and the palace doctors ran towards the emperor but before they could even administer treatment to him, he had given up the ghost.
When the doctors confirmed this, their heart sunk to the pit of their belly, one of them looked at Guthred sadly and said lowly, “the king is dead.”
The atmosphere became tensed and everyone panicked. The emperor was taken away and right there, the kingmaker made Guthred the king.
“My Lord, shall I proceed to behead him?” The killer asked.
Guthred stood from the throne and walked up to Brigitta, “Beocca told me Ragnar Marshall is the father of your kids and you don’t even know it.”
“Can’t be true,” Brigitta said.
“And Beocca is your father,” Guthred said. Guthred already had Beocca in his custody but Ottar was able to escape. Beocca knew he was going to die so he let out all the secret he had kept to Guthred.
“No… Not true,” Brigitta refused to believe. Then Guthred asked for Beocca to be brought and when he appeared, he testified to it.
“Unless there is a DNA proof, I would not believe,” Brigitta said. She assumed that Beocca was being forced to say all that eventhough she couldn’t process what reason they made him do so.
A DNA test was performed on the kids and Ragnar Marshall and another on Brigitta and Beocca. Their hair samples were collected on the spot while everyone just watched.
Guthred walked back to his throne and said, “let’s wait for the DNA result.”
After thirty minutes had passed, the palace doctors came back with the test result and handed it over to Brigitta and Ragnar.
Ragnar Marshall finally understood why the kids looked like him. At least, he has children to pass on his legacy. Now, he has every reason to want to stay alive. He needed to be alive to be with his kids.
“Congratulations, King Guthred. How unfair will it be to wipe off an entire family?” Ragnar asked.
“How unfair did you think it was when you killed five of my brothers?”
“I didn’t murder them, they died on the battle field,” Ragnar Marshall said. “Your father is no more, if I were you, I would judge with discretion.”
“Please don’t kill us, King Guthred,” Birdie spoke up.
“You were kind to me when I was little, I remember. Please spare us,” Chester pleaded.
The rest of the kids pleaded.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
“I need some time with my advisors,” Guthred walked out of the court with a few of his father’s advisors whom apparently were now his advisors.
After listening to their advices and deliberating on it, he returned back to the court room and sat on his throne.
Guthred made a gesture and Cassie was brought forward with Dian. “Ragnar Marshall, Dian is never your son. Cassie, confess everything to him.”
Cassie confessed everything truthfully to Ragnar, revealing the fact that although she was pregnant for him then, she lost the baby at childbirth and had to steal someone else’s baby, and that baby she stole was Dian.
Dian was heartbroken when he heard that. He couldn’t help but sob quietly.
Ragnar was less surprised and dissapointed, he had never really liked the boy, “if I let you guys live, what can you offer me in return?”
The kids looked at their parents as if asking what they can offer Guthred.
“Peace between our family and your country” Brigitta chirped.
“Peace?” Guthred laughed. “If I kill you all, then there would be no one alive to challenge me or my kins in the future. Do you have something tangible to offer or shall I order your execution.”
Brigitta looked at Ragnar Marshall, hoping he would say something, “What do you want, Guthred?” Ragnar knew that for Guthred to make a demand, he had something in mind.
“Let me make Chester my son, please. I love him,” Guthred had loved Chester since he was a little boy.
“No… no, I can’t let you have any of my children. Not again,” Brigitta said.
“Mom… We either choose that or we choose death,” Chester said and looked at Guthred, “if you forcefully adopt me, don’t you think I’ll kill you one day?” Chester asked Guthred.
“Why is why I’m rather pleading. Of course, your parents can choose to offer something else, if it’s worth it, I’ll consider it.” Guthred said. “I won’t force you to be my son.”
Guthred added, “as my son, you will be an heir to my throne, you will have access to my Wealth and will be tagged a prince but you must renounce your parents publicly and never used their name.”
He continued, “you can travel to wherever you want. You are at liberty to live a free life.”
“Agreed. But I have a request?” Chester said.
“Go on.”
“Am I permitted to contact my mom, my dad and my siblings?”
“You are free to contact anyone you want. Like I said, you have freedom but you must consciously live as my son.” Guthred said.
Honestly, Chester also loves Guthred. He didn’t know why.
Chester looked at his mom and said, “mom, I’m a grown adult now. Please let me become King Guthred’s son. When I become a king in the future, I’ll reunite with you and dad. This is a win-win for us.”
Ragnar didn’t know when tears streamed down his face. Chester hugged him tightly and said, “dad, I love you. Always know that.”
Ragnar just hugged his boy quietly.
Afterwards, Chester hugged his mother then the rest of his siblings then he walked up to Guthred and knelt before him.
“Henceforth, Chester, son of Ragnar, son of Marshall is now my son. He will no longer bear the surname, ‘Marshall.’ nor the surname ‘Ragnar.’ He will now bear Chester Guthred. He will be my son and a prince.” Guthred shouted and everyone echoed joyfully.
Chester stood and faced the crowd, “I deny my biological mother and my biological father today. They are not my family anymore, I’m now a son by law to prince Guthred and I swore to remain obedient and loyal.”
Everyone cheered in happiness. At the end, Brigitta, Ragnar and the four kids left were released.
As they flew back to Jora City, the family of six looked unhappy. Not having Chester with them made them feel incomplete. Even Ragnar was down, he was a human afterall. Now that he knows the kids are for him, it’s unfortunate that one of them had been taken away. But that’s better than all of them dieing.
They returned back to Jora City, they stayed there for a couple of days before migrating over to England where they continued to live happily. Beocca was also released.
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Author’s note: Thanks for reading up until this point. This is the end of Ragnar Marshall and Brigitta’s love story. If you will like to read Birdie’s story as a continuation under this book, you may drop your comment and let me know.