Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

Both of them looked at each while tears started to blur the eyes of Hannah.

"Please, I beg you!" she said with a heavy voice when the man laughed.

He was basking in her pleadings and pain. Things could not be any better.

"Begging me! Have you thought about this begging when you decided to betray me? And now you expect me to be kind to you. What a worthless emotion that you are expressing." he mocked as he walked closer with a dagger in his hands.

"Now, you do not have much time. Choose one of the options. Do you not say that you both can die for each other? Then what is the problem here?"

He asked with a smile as if he was the one in control. The thought that both of them were going to die by his hands, gave him so much satisfaction that he could not explain it.

If Hannah died with Ethan and her unborn child then there would be no one to take the name of William. His family would end with the child.

Then even if Leo wanted to take him away from his position, he would not be able to do it.

Since the throne needs a valid contender.

As he said so.. His eyes shone with malice and the lust of blood.

"Kill me!" Hannah ordered when she realized that he was only going to kill both if they did not listen to him. "And then run away. You can always marry another woman and start your new life. You will have kids that will take the position of the duke and will always control the throne." she held his hands that were holding the dagger and pulled it towards her but who was he!

He was strong enough to get rid of her hands and then glared at her as if asking had she gone mad!

"Are you crazy! We will find a way." he said as he held the daigger tightly. He had confidence that he would be able to attack him with it but he was not sure of fighting with so many mercenaries alone after being hurt badly.

He could feel that his clothes were wet with his own blood and was sticking with his body. He would not be able to stay conscious for long.

But he was not sure if George would keep his promise, once he would die by the hands of Hannah.

What if he killed Hannah too!

"Let her go and then you can kill me. Have you already not injured me enough?" he spat when the man just laughed.

"Yes, I have but it would be a completely different level if you both would kill each other. This is the only way for one to leave." The crazy smile on his face was so disgusting that Ethan felt nauseous.

"Hannah run!" he whispered in her ears when he walked closer and hugged her but she shook her head immediately.

"Even if I want to. I can not." she explained as she looked at the dozen men and he sighed.

"Then there is only one choice!" he muttered as he let her go and stood up.

"There must be something you want from me. How about I renounce my right over the property?" he asked when the eyes of George narrowed at him.

"You know well that the rights of Leo could not be taken into consideration but I am the only contender. If I renounce my right then only you and your son could take over the throne.`` He tried his best to sound convincing, "we will leave far away. You would never need to be worried about us." he added when he saw the hesitation in the eyes of George.

He was already tempted with the offer.

"No one needs to know that we are alive. You can announce that we both were killed. You can keep an eye on us all your life. We are ready for everything in exchange for our life." he kept offering when the eyes of George stirred.

Just when Ethan was sure that he had won the bet, George paused and then laughed out loudly.

"Why would I need to go to such lengths and face the risk of your coming back when I can kill both of you instantly?" he asked with a chuckle but his eyes were filled with malice.

"I wanted to play a bit with both of you before giving you freedom, but now that you do not want it, I do not have any choice." with that he looked at the mercenaries who were waiting for his one action.

His voice turned color and was full of blood lust.

"Kill both of them and send their bodies to the palace of the archduke as a gift." with that he took a step back as if he was leaving already.

The men did not need any other signal. They lunged on the couple with full force, ready to tear their bodies apart when Ethan covered Hannah with his body.

"Hannah, do not move." he said as they dagger and swords started to attack on his back.

He winced but did not let go. He used himself as a shield to cover her and save her when she started crying badly and shook her head.

She struggled in his arms.

"Ethan let me go! You can not control me this way. Let me go! I hate you.. I did not love you at all. Just let me go. Will you?" She punched his chest and tried to push him but he was too strong for her.

Even when he was injured, she was not able to move him away. She trembled every time she heard him wincing and groaning. She could feel the blood on her body coming from him and more tears started to come out of her eyes.

"Please, let us go! I will do anything as long as you let him go, I beg you!"