angel of darkness (18+) WLW

part 4- get into it

I cant help but relive what it felt like when her skin was on mine. 

It felt nothing like what i had imagined it to be. Her stern voice scares me so much but i swear i melt her in touch.

I spend the rest of the day in my bed thinking about the events that have occurred. After feeling lazy, i get up and find my way to the closet she talked about. Woah. It's a full closet of clothes. There dresses and blouses and pants and then night gowns.

there's also a drawer filled with panties and bras that are very scandalous

I take a relaxing shower washing my hair and then i get dressed in a summer dress. It is red with little flowers on it and it stops just above my knees. I love it so much but father wouldn't ever let me wear this around the palace so i take advantage of it.

I exit the steamy bathroom and go downstairs to try and find something else to do. I don't find anyone other than cleaners. I eventually find a gorgeous library and i find a book i've been wanting to read for a while now. I settle down in a comfy chair and start reading.

The sun is going down and the room is getting darker since the light isn't on. I decide that i have read enough for today. I close the book and curl up. I've been trying to ignore the fact that my entire life is a lie. As much as I wish i could forget it, i know that i have to do the right thing. As soon as I can get my brother and sister out, the better i will feel. I don't want them there. I have never left them alone. Although we always have staff around nobody dares to defy father and he can get quite angry sometimes. He's never been physical with them. Only me a few times. I'd rather it be me than them. He doesnt raise his hand to mother, or at least he hasnt done it when ive been around. The nights when he has a few too many chalices of wine is when he becomes violent. 

I shiver at the memories of what his hands felt like when they connected to my face. Bruises that the servants ignored. Bruises that my personal stewards helped cover with face powder.

My entire life is changing but this change might be good. Adrienne is so terrifying though. She killed that man in front of me. Did she kill him for me? She said she has been meaning to get rid of him. All i can do is believe her at this point.

While i'm sitting in my comfy spot i hear heavy footsteps coming down the hall with a determined pace. A man enters the room and i recognize him as one of the men that took me. If i remember correctly he was one of the gentle ones.

"princess there you are. Adrienne wants to speak with you"

"please, do not call me princess. Annalise will do just fine"

it hurts my heart to say it but it hurts even more knowing that it is a corrupt title.

"very well, annalise you must come with me. Adrienne has been looking for you and she does not like to wait"

he holds his arm out and i hold my book tucked under my arm. With the other he links our arms in the way andrew used to do when we were children and it makes me happy.

"i believe we didn't get a good introduction, my name is carlos."

he walks slowly but with a pace that is perfect for me.

"hi carlos, i promise i won't shoot you"

he laughs and shakes his head a bit. He seems like the quiet type. He reaches forward and grabs the door for me

"what a gentleman"

he smiles warmly letting his cold exterior of a guard break

"i'm honoured"

adrienne glances up and sees how our arms are linked and her jaw immediately locks

"remove your hands from her"