Breaking The Cycle

Chapter 16. Relapse



January 1536



This is the most happiest time of Catalina's and Mary's life. Catalina was spending time with her three children. She and Mary bonded more then ever. Mary even became close to Alejandro and Jane. However, all good things does not last forever. The day is January 21, 1536. Princess Mary's leisure time had come to an end. She is to return to White Hall until June and return to Hatfield for the remaining year she had left until she sailed to Spain to be crowned Holy Roman Empress, and Queen of Spain. So much work had to be done. Before Princess Mary left Brookfield, Catalina had a painter make a portrait of Mary, the twins, Alejandro and herself. The portrait came out very beautifully. It was made to look exactly like themselves. Catalina made sure to write to Charles and tell him of his new younger cousins. As Holy Roman Princess, Catalina is required to inform the Emperor about any new additions to her household. She also made sure to inform the Emperor of the twins health. The royal heirs who was fathered by King Henry, other than Mary and the twins, had died because of health issues. So it is important she pay close attention to their health. She also includes how Isabella and Nicolàs takes after their Spanish side of the family, Catalina went on and sent Charles a portrait of her family. Writing him in secret proved to be easy, Alejandro sends the messages through his sources. He would invite them to the villa and keep them for a few hours and send the messenger to a southern port city and sail to Spain. King Henry knew nothing of this arangement. King Henry sends secret spies to the neighboring cities to spy on Catalina. The King's spies always came back to him with the same report, no activity. 



When Princess Mary was ready to leave, Catalina and Alejandro accompanied her back to White Hall Palace. During the carriage ride, Catalina told her daughter about Spain. She spoke proudly of it's pleasentries and it's gorgeous surroundings. Also warning her about the hot weather. She told Mary about when she sailed to England when she was fifteen, and how she barely got through the first winter. Being in warm Spain all her life she was not used to the freezing coldness. But eventually, she survived and grew to like the cold.



King Henry



My pearl is supposed to arrive from Brookfield today. She spent a month with her mother and her new husband. It still baffles me on how Katherine got over me quickly after our divorce. How could she get over me so fast, it's absurd. I fine myself angry at times. But a mistress would always sooth my anger. Lady Rochford, my brother in law's wife, often comes to my bed. She satisfies me, and asks no questions when I summons her. She pleasured me when I discovered Anne carried not the son I so desperately needed, but a girl. A useless girl. Elizabeth will be a month old in a few days. The physician said she will live pass infancy. That, at least was good news. Today I shall tell Mary the 'good' news. The gallopping of horses takes me from my thoughts. A large carriage with three pairs of white horses pulling it. Katherine's husband is a rich and powerful man, that is what my spies tell me. Everytime they come here to my palace, HE shows me up with all his 'luxury'. This Alejandro gets out the carriage and helps Mary out, he then helps Katherine out. I could not take my eyes off her. She wore a beautiful dress and a hat that shaded her from the sun. She looked so much different now then when she was my Queen. The dull golden dress and the hat compliments her black hair. I could not get over how beautiful she looks. Sometimes just thinking about her make me stiffen in my breechers. As I look at the scene, Katherine hugs our daughter, and what happened next sent chills down my spine. Mary turned around and hugged Katherine's husband. I will not stand here and watch as this...stranger touched my child! I left my position to greet them. As I neared the entrance I was announced. 



"His Majesty the King." the herald said and they all looked at me and bowed and curtsied. 



"Sweetheart, welcome home. I have missed you very much." I said as I took her in my arms. I held her tight and kissed her head. "It is good to see you Katherine." I didn't even acknowledge her new husband.



"Thank you your Majesty, it is a great pleasure to visit White Hall Palace again." she said as if she ignored the fact that I did not acknowledge her husband. As I let go of Mary, I led them in the palace entrance. 



"I wish to invite you to a celebration of the birth of my daughter. Princess Elizabeth." I said expressionless. Mary lit up. 



"I have a baby sister. That is wonderful news, father." Mary said with pure happiness in her eyes. She was happy not to be the only child anymore. I smiled at her. Her innocents shined through her, that brings me great trust in her.  



"Yes my pearl, I am now a father of two. Two beautiful healthy girls." I said masking my disappointment. 



"Congradulations Your Majesty. I am happy for you. But I must depart early and return to Brookfield for business." Alejandro said and kissed Katherine right in front of me. Katherine turned bright red and nodded. 



"Catalina I will see you upon your return to Brookfield. Princess, it was an honor." he said. He bowed to me and then to Mary, then he left. 



"May I see my sister father?" Mary asked and I allowed her to go ahead of her mother and I. 



"Congradulation Henry, I am happy for you." Katherine said kindly. Her dark curls compliments her face and dress. Her blue eyes sparkle and I could not help but stare at them.  



"Are you happy that Anne has given me a useless girl and not a healthy boy." I asked her. Her scent filled my nostills. I take a quick peek at her lovely bossom before she notices. 



"Ofcourse not Henry, having a daughter is wonderful." Katherine said as I led her to my office. "Trust me Henry, boys shall follow." she said softly as we walked side by side. I quietly dismissed my servants, my stiffness grew by the second. 



"You probably think I deserve a girl and not a healthy son. That is what your supporters think."  



"Henry that is not true. You will have sons, you shall cradle them close to you and have many of them. Do not fret, you will have daughters along the way, but little girls will get you more alliances with other kingdoms." Katherine said as she stood in my office. She took off her hat revealing her black curly hair. I stepped closer to her and she noticed. 



"I should go and make sure Mary is settled back in comfortably." she said taking a step backwards. 



"Katherine, I forgot to tell you that you look beautiful today." taking her hand and pulling her close earned me a soft gasp from her.



"Henry, I must go." she said quietly. I held tight to her soft hand. 



"Mary will be fine." I said as I quickly kissed her. My kiss surprised her. I kissed her again and entered my tongue in her mouth and she pushed my chest with her hands. Then she pulled away from me. 



"Henry please don't. I am a happily married woman. I can not." she said with her thick Spanish acsent.  



"Katherine you can not tell me you don't love me anymore." I said. 



"Ofcourse I still love you. You are the father of my children!"  She said and her eyes widened. She quickly turned around. 



"Forgive me your Majesty, I still think of our children as I think of Mary." she said quietly. I walked behind her and she jumped when I put my arms around her waist. I pressed my body against hers. 



"Henry we can not..." 



"I think of them also." I whispered as I cut her off. I moved a soft lock of hair to expose her neck and I caressed it. 



"Henry please." she whispered as I kissed her clothed shoulder. I lowered my hand down to the tops of her breast. She wasn't even wearing a corset. I slipped my hand inside her chemise and brassiere. I caressed her nipple as I suckled her neck. 



Catalina



All throughout my marriage with Henry I always desired his touch. Now that I am married to another man, I found myself desired by him. I am ashamed at saying I could not help myself when he is suckling my neck and touching my breasts. As I feel him touching me, I could not stop the warmness in my private area. I did not want to be touched by him. Unfortunately for me, my body's moistening disagreed with my mind. In my mind I did not want it, but my body says different. My body throbs for someone to touch me, no matter who touches me. I could not stop myself from getting excited.  I felt his manhood stiffen against my backside. He removed his hand and quickly spun me around. Pushing me on his table he roughly kissed me. I felt his hand near his breeches. Everything happened so fast. Henry spread my legs apart and put his hips between them. The fear I thought I had gotten rid of came back over me again. He pushed into me roughly, he is hurting me but I am afraid of telling him. I laid back on his table, trying so very hard to think of something else. I prayed that this will end quickly. Closing my eyes I think about my sweet children and their little faces. He makes grunting noises as he thrusts himself into me. He had me on the table for a long while. I put my hands on the table holding tight to it's red cloth. The painful thrusts increase as Henry grabbed me by my hips and quickened his pace. Then suddenly he stopped and pulled out of me taking deepbreaths over me. He practically through me on the floor. He fell on top of me and opened my legs. With all his weight on me he pushed into me. He moan loud with each thrust as he pushed deep inside me. I had only just begun to lay with my husband after the birth and now I was letting my former husband have sex with me on a filthy floor. I felt like a whore, the feeling of shame came over me. I make small grunts as he plunged into me increasing the pain. He was now breathing hard as he grabbed  at my breast. He is being so heavy handed. I felt the familiar feeling in my lower belly. Henry quickened his pace and I could not speak, my mind is void of all things. My legs and feet where tingling as his hips crashed in to mine. As long as I tried to hold it, I realized to could not any longer. My climax explodes from my body. I gasped and went limp as the hot liquid left me. Henry's breeches was soaked in my essence, his moan became short and loud. I knew I had betrayed Alejo. I quickly became selfconscious about myself. I pushed Henry off of me, he got on his knees as semen seept out of him getting on his breeches and the end of my dress. I crawled away from him. 



"Where do you think you are going." he asked out of breath. 



"I have dishonored my marriage before God," I said with unshed tears in my eyes. Slowly standing up, I feel my climax rolling down my legs. I push my skirts and chemise down and covered myself. I felt so horrible, my private area throbbing with pain and little pleasure from Henry's roughness. He stood up not bothering to cover himself. 



"Katherine all is well." he said out of breath. 



"No it is not. I acted like a whore. What will my husband think of me." I said while smoothing out my dress with my hands. 



"Your husband does not have to know about our affair. I enjoyed all of it. With more fequent visits to White Hall, you shall enjoy it also." he said walking to me and putting his arms around me. 



"No! I am not your whore. I must be going." a slow tear rolled down my face. 



"Can you not see, we have just done something special." he tried to reason with me. 



"What we did is commit adultury. My husband has been so kind to me. He loves me and I betrayed him by sleeping with you." his eyes widen a little as a look of disappointment came on his face. 



"If you did not think this was so special, then why did you allow me between yours legs?!" he said annoyed. 



"Becuase I am afraid of you!" I said with hurt in my voice. "Believe it or not Henry I still have nightmares of you hurting me. I did not want you to get angry and hurt me again." 



"Katherine I would never force myself on you again." he said as he kissed me. 



"No, I can not be with you. This ends today, I will say goodbye  to Mary and depart back to Brookfield." 



"Why can't you stay for the celebration of my daughter Elizabeth. It will show ill feelings if you do not." 



"Henry, I can not." I said slowly shaking my head. "Please do not become agry with me. It will only be disgraceful of me to stay, my husband does not deserve such behavior." I said. Henry's face redden. 



"I am so tired of you talking about your Spanish husband!". He yelled. I shrinked back in fear. He closed in and grabbed me by my arms and he shook me violently. 



"I wish not to hear of him anymore!" he growled and tightened his grip. 



"Please Henry, I met no harm." I said pleadingly. He pushed me on the floor, then came down with me and grabbing at my legs. 



"No." I whimpered. 



"Get on your knees." he growled through his teeth. He forced me on my hands and knees and pushed up my skirts. He pushed into my backside slowly. Grunting and moaning while doing so. It was painful as he deepened himself further. I was very tight and it feel like he was tearing me.



"You are hurting me." I sobbed.  



"Shhh...just relax." he cooed as he squeezed me hips. Soon Henry entered his whole lenth inside me. The pain is unbareable. I squeezed my eyes shut and let out a pain filled grunt. Tears of pain and betrayal rolled down my face. All I could think about was my children. My sweet Bella and gentle Nicky. His pace became quicker and his grip on my hips tightened. 



"Does your husband take you from behind! Huh! Does he?! Does Alejandro of Aragon please his wife like I'm pleasing her now!" he taunted as his assult worsened. 



"Can your husband make you come." He seethed as he hit me on my side. He then grabbed my hair and pulled it. My smothered screams filled the room and Henry put his hand over my mouth. Then Henry spilled his seed into me. He held himself inside me until he emptied. Taking a deep breath Henry fell on top of me. He was so heavy that I calapsed on the floor. 



King Henry



I rest on Katherine as I regained my strength. As we layed there I could hear her faint cry. It took a few mintues for me to catch my breath. I then slowly take myself out of her and rolled over to my back. I was still out of breath, I watch as Katherine slowly got up. She appeared to be weak after what I had done to her. She sobbed and stood to her full height. 



"Katherine." I whispered getting up. "I didn't mean to hurt you. I lost control, and it won't happen again." I said. She got me so angry. My anger blinds me sometimes. It is her own fault. If she would simply give in to me and not praise her husband then I would not take her so roughly.  



"May I leave?" she asked with a whisper. She wouldn't even look me in my eyes. I gently took her hands. 



"Wait, I am sorry. Dammit Katherine I did not want to hurt you." I said as I walked to her and put my hands on her shoulders. I leaned closer to her and smelled her scent as I whispered in her ear. 



"I had no intention of forcing you. I do not want to let you go like this. Come, let us sit." I said as I led her to a chair at my desk. I sat next to her and took her hands into mine. 



"Katherine, I know what I did to you was wrong. I do not know what is wrong with me. I hope that you shall forgive me." I said as I gave her hand a gentle squeeze. 



Catalina



I had tears in my eyes. I took a deep breath. 



"I for...forgive you Henry." I said, I would say anything if it ment I could get as far away as possible from him. I felt so dirty inside. I did not want to look him in the eyes. He leaned over and kissed my cheek. 



"I know you wanted to see Mary but I wish not for her to see you like this." he said gently. 



"Ofcourse." I whispered. She is smart enough to know if something is wrong with me. Henry got up from the table and guided me to his office door. Before he opened it he stood infront of me. He cupped my face in his hands. 



"Katherine, I ment what I said. I am truly sorry." he said as he lowered his lips to mine. I turned my head from him. 



"Please." I whispered. "I will not speak of this to anyone. I promise." I whispered in fear. Henry opened the door and walked me out. Thankfully everyone was preparing for the Princess's celebration. Henry walked me to my carriage. He helped me in and closed the door. When the carriage began to move, Henry stayed there and did not move until I was far gone. As the ride continued, I feel my essence between my legs. I hope Alejo is not home. I do not think I will be able to look at him. Everything happened so fast, I commited adultury and after Henry once again forced himself on me. How am I to explain this to my husband if I am pregnant once again with Henry's child. I only wish I stayed in the carriage when I saw Mary home. As I entered Perseon Manner I put on a fake smile and went to my rooms. I had a steaming hot bath ran for me.  I was in the outer chambers when Alejo came in.



"Catalina, I thought you stayed for the celebration of the princess?" he asked. 



"I know but things was getting uncomfortable for me and I left early." I said looking away. 



"Well good, I do not want you anywhere that makes you uncomfortable." he said as he kissed me on my cheek. After the kiss he looked at me a little worried. "Are you sure you are well?" he asked concerned. 



"Yes, mi amor. I am fine. I just want to relax, bathe and spend time with the twins." I said. Alejo nodded and left the room. When the bath was ready I went to the bathchamber, took off my dress and sinked my body in the massive bath tub. I then had bath salts, rose padals and scented oils placed in my bath. I scrubbed my body with the roughest towel I could fine. The water was not hot enough. I soaked in the bath for an hour thinking of what I had just done. I felt so dirty, I did not know if Henry's seed was spilled inside me or not. I would have to wait a month and pray that my courses will come. I shall pray to God every day, I can not afford it if I am with child for His Majesty. If that happens than no one will want me. No one will love me. Not even Alejo.



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Basically Henry could not control himself as he attacked Katherine. Inside he felt like the first time he saw her. She was he lovely Catalina. Over the years she faded into a different person but now he can see the Catalina he so desperately missed in Katherine. She turned into her formal self. He missed his Catalina so much that the first time he was truely alone with her he made his move. He needed to have her, she was his Catalina. While taking what he thought was rightfully his he did not know he was hurting her.  

Her already beautiful figure increased along with her natural beauty. Henry feels she contained that while she was his wife and now that she has remarried, so quickly, he feels that Alejandro is reaping his rewards. His jealousy gets the best of him and that part is yet to be controlled. 





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