Last star shinning

9. Pain

I bowed.
- I'm sorry for my harsh words, your majesty, but your guards should really watch where they are going!
At that moment my mother came up to us really worried.
- I'm sorry your majesty! She is still unwell from her incident, forgive her. I will be trowing a ball this evening to congradulate her coming back home. Please join us.
Lucien looked at me and his hand gripping my wrist. He let it go and climbed up on his horse.
- It was nice to meet you, your grace.- and so his horse started moving. I guess he rejected the ball.

The dress for my ball reminded me the dress when it all started. Black but this time, instead of crystals, it was flowers. They kind of resembled me for the last 2 years. Dark and lonely. My hair was putted up showing my neck and the extravagant jewellery.

The ball was not as alive as it used to be. Maybe it's due to the rutheless king or maybe timed did change. I was introduced to some gentelmen, but the best ones, were already taken. No surprise, they married 2-3 years ago. When I should have..
I was dancing with a lord, he was quite a bad dancer when the main doors opened. Dressed all back, with a cape in the back, a golden crown the king stepped into my home. I pretteded, that I didin't mind him, but he was staring at me all the time that even not looking I could feel his strong gaze. The lord stepped on my fot pretty hard and I squeked out of pain. I saw the king laughing with mischief in his eyes. He thinks this is funny! He almost broke my fot!
The lord excused himself, my guess was that he was embarassed. I was left alone on the dance floor. I stood there for a second until Lucien aproached me.

- A dance?

I didn't reply, just putted my hand on his shoulder and gave him my other hand. I felt his fingertips on my torso. They send electricity down my legs.
We danced gracefuly, smoothly. Every single person dissapeared, it was just him and I. I got lost in the moment till the dance ended. I started hearing people talk again. We stared at each other for a minute, until I bowed and went away.
I was heading up to my room, to freshen up. While in the middle of corridors, where no one was there I felt strong grip on my waist. I jumped a little and turned around. With no words the king pressed me to the wall and started kissing my lips hungrily, passionately. I froze, but I didn't reject him also. Seconds later I loosened up. My hands grabed his face, then I realized.. we are in the middle of the corridor in the middle of a ball!

- Lucien! Someone will see us!
- I don't fucking care Levina, you have no idea what you did to me! - he replied while cathing a breath.
- You are a king Lucien, nothing will happen to you! It's my reputation we are talking about!
He grabed my hand and lead me to my room. He went over to the window back to me, while I was still standing by the door.
- You have no idea how worried I was for you! I thought you were dead Levina! How I'm I supposed to accept that?! I almost killed my brother after he found a new bride so quickly. For not giving a shit about you! I went insane! I -
I walked up to him, grabed his face, I swear, I could almost see tears in his sparkling eyes.
- Shh, I'm safe. Im back..
I tied my hands around his waist, leading for a hug. He seemed to calm down. He hugged me back. Holding me tight like the most precious thing in his life.

- The things you do to me, Levina..
- Why did you care for me so much?
- It is not the time and not the place for me to tell. Maybe one day, you will find it out on your own.
- What do you mean?! What kind of a secret is this?
- Levina. - he rised his eyebrow kind of intimidated.
- Yes, I think we should not be here together. Someone could spot us. - I said with a hard tone.
I don't know if he saw, that I was pissed, but he only kissed my forhead, let me go from his embrace and backed away. While closing the door he said "I'll get back to you, I promise" and left me standing alone in my room.