Forced Love

It's been two weeks since Freya learned that her father had sold her to a man she doesn't even know. She can't stop thinking about that man that tall dark hair man with the sea like eyes. With every moment she can spear from hating her father she thinks of him. He might have been the enemy he was also kind and her first kiss. True she had been kissed by on the cheek or forehead by family members. Her father and her sit at the breakfast nock reading the paper and drinking coffee. "So what's your plans for today Freya?" She looked at her father and cleaned her mouth off and got up started towards the stairs. "Freya Elizabeth talk to me now. That is an order!" Mr. James barked. She turned around and gave her father a cold stare then started on the first step. "No. There I talked to you. Happy Father?" Before Mr. James could yell at his daughter again someone knocked on the door. The pair of them looked at the door in surprise not a lot of people visted them now a days. " Who could that be at this hour? Ayden maybe." Freya said staring at the door.

Mr. James opened the door with one arm behind him to hold back his daughter. There on the threashhold stood a man with dark hair and beautiful eyes in not a union uniform but another one. "Hello Sir. My name is Johnothan Rosemen of the confiderate army. I am of need of medical help. My horse threw me off about four miles back. Can someone possibley help me here?" Freya just stood there not able to talk on the count of the man at her door. "Hello I'm William James this is my daughter Freya. I'm sure that our head house girl can help you. Let me get her wait here for a minute. " Mr. James walked off in search of Theadora leaving Freya alone with the man who called her the southren fire. "So are you really hurt Mr. Rosemen was it? Or are you faking it?" Before Johnothan Rosemen could asnswer Mr. James and Theadora was there. Theadora looked at the young man poking some of his body to see what was hurting him. He winced in pain when she gave a good poke at his ribs on his right side. "He might have bursed ribs or broken ones I won't know unless I get a better look Mr. James." Willam thought for a moment and went over to gentley poke at the young man's ribs trying not to cause him pain. "Put him in the twins old room and look him over and see what is wrong. we'll go from there." Freya stoped Theadora from going up the stairs. "Theadora don't put Mr.Rosemen in Brandon and Bryce's old room that was their room not a guest room. Please put him in one of the guest rooms. He will have more room in one of them." Mr. James slammed the door of this study angery at his daughter for changing his orders to his help.

An hour later Theadora left the guest room with a wrap of bandages stopping short of the stairs when she sees Freya. "So what is wrong with our suprised guest mr. Rosemen?" Theadora thought about not telling the young lady of the house on the count of how she talked to her father. "Well if you must know Miss.Noseybody the man in question has three bursed ribs so it feels. Mr. Rosemen will be with us for a few days time. If that is ok with you?" Freya smiled a little and nodded to the house girl. "You think it would be ok if I talk to him for a few minutes?" Theadora passed her going down the stairs not saying yes or no to Freya. She made sure that the head house girl was fully down the stairs before knocking on the guest room door. "You can come in southren fire. I know it's you." Freya opened the door and rolled her eyes at the man. "Well since you know my name now you can call me by it."

Johnothan sat up a little in bed pulling the covers with him. The young lady stepped closer to him to see if he was in actual pain or not. "You didn't answer my question when you came here. Are you really hurt or are you faking it?" The union soldier snapped back from dream world and tried to stand up without showing pain. "I'm really hurt my horse did throw me off. He must of gotten spoked or something. But if you don't believe me you can come over here and see for yourself." Freya eyed up trying not to get too close to half naked man again. "Fine i see the bandages where i am. I don't need to stand any closer." Johnothan stepped closer to her and took her right hand and put it on the bandage covering his ribs. "You feel that? it is sore because i did get throw off my horse like i said." The pair were almost as close as they were in the woods. he tried to pull her closer to him to kiss her but Freya pulled away. "Where did you get the confiderate uniform? What are you for real?" The union soldier sat back down on the bed sighing in defeat. "You don't give up on the questions do you Southren Fire? Fine I'm an Union Soldier for real. I have a friend who is a Confiderate he let me use his spear uniform. He believed that people in the south would be more willing to help someone who they thought was southren like them. Anymore questions?"

Freya give him her eye roll and left the room to go work on her knitting for a while when she heard her father yell for her to come to his study. "what is it now father? Have you planned the rest of my life with that man you call my future husband? the number of grand children I'll give you?" Mr. James acted like he didn't hear his daughter. "I've wrote to Mr. Myer and asked him to come here to stay for a while. I thought it was a good idea for you two get to know each other. He'll be here in a few days time. So since Mr. Rosemen is in the guest room and you won't let anyone in your brothers's old room where should Mr.Myer sleep? Please tell me." She thought for a second trying to make her father believe that she really cared. "He can go sleep with the horses in the stable for all i care. I don't want that man near me at all." That statement alone made her father angry at the only family he had left in the world. "Listen to me please Freya I know that you want to keep the memory of your mother and brothers alive but shutting their rooms up isn't going to bring them back. I know that I've wanted them back for a long time now. And I believe you marring Mitchell Myer will be good for you. Just meet the young man and get to know him before you decided that he should sleep in the stables. Can you do that give him a chance?" The pair of them hugged and Freya and her father left his study to go about their day.

within a few days after their talk Mitchell Myer showed up one morning in a horse carriage and house boy with him named Stefan. Mitchell Myer was five foot 8 with dark hair and light green eyes. He had a start of a beard about his face. In truth he was a good looking man possibley too good to be true. Mr. James met him on the porch before bringging him inside to meet Freya. "Your house boy can stay with my head house girl Theadora and her son Eric. What's his name?" She listened trying to hear his voice but couldn't Mitchell Myer was too soft spoken. "Spying Southren Fire? Maybe you should try to go behind enemy lines I'm sure they will love you." She turned around to see the Union soldier behind her out of bed clutchhing his side. "You know if you rested instead of watching me you'll be on your way by now. I'm sure your friends are worried about you. And for the last time my name isn't Southren Fire it's Freya get it right." A few seconds later Mr. James and Myer came in laughing about something. "Oh good I don't have to yell for you. Why are you out of bed Mr. Rosemen you should be resting." Johnothan shrugged and said "I thought to get up and move a little I have to get used to moving around at some point." Mitchell Myer was walking closer to Freya to see his prize up close and personal. "Hello I'm Mitchell Myer I'm guessing that you are Miss. James. My father was right you are beautiful. But he also told me of your temper. Was he right to tell me such tales of you?"

Freya laughed as if she was sweet and inoccent and said "Only time will tell Mr. Myer." Right away he was taken with her how she looked in her blue gown almost the same shade of ice blue that went with her eyes. With Mitchell Myer so close to her Freya can see how broad of shoulders he has but a close look at his hands he hasn't worked a day in his life. "So you are in charge of the rooms here Miss. James so what room will I be sleeping in while i stay here?" She moved to the stairs trying not to get close to the man to she shared a kiss with. "You will be in our second guess room. It's close to Father's room. I hope you find it to your liking. Now if you don't mind I'm going to get ready to go into town and meet up with Ayden." The two young men looked at her in shock. "Oh right Ayden is the son of my brother. Ayden and Freya are thick as blood. Very close."

Ten minutes later Freya was about to get on her horse when Mitchell Myer yelled for her. "what do you need Mr. Myer? Wish to acompany me to town?" He marched to her looking angry as a wasp Mitchell Myer stood a good foot over Freya. "Who do you think you are? Really who are you? I'll tell you who you are. A spoiled little child. I heard how you talked to your father and mine. You will be lucky to marry me at the end of the summer. And next time you wish to leave this house you are to ask me and you will do as I say. Got it?" With the last word Mitchell Myer grabbed Freya's right arm in way to show that he was in control. She pulled away and got her her horse and rode off to the town taveren to meet her cousin trying to shake off what happend with her too soon of a husband.

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