Mine (Book 1 )

Part 3

Alexandra

I turn to look at the Prince and his face falls when his eyes lock with mine. He purses his lips in anger and draws his dagger from his cummerbund and charges at General Farruk slitting his throat. Neev screams next to me and simultaneously Kaala bites off General Akwo neck killing him. His eyes lock with mine and he breathes heavily. "If I hear of any other woman being raped, you will feel my wrath" his voice thunders. "Both of you, come with me" he says to Neev and me. I swallow nothing and follow Neev as she follows behind him. 

Neev looks at me and we both scurry behind him. Neev screams as Kaala comes and strides beside me. He turns back to see who was screaming and we stop in our tracks. Kaala nuzzles her nose at the back of my knee and Neev yells again. "Kaala wait outside" he says to her and Kaala whimpers and goes out of the Palace. Neev holds onto my arm. He huffs and we continue following him. "Ivea" he summons a handmaid. "Get them robes" he orders and she scurries away. "Where do you serve?" he asks Neev. 

"With Lady Aryvva, Your Highness" Neev says shaking. He looks at me waiting for an answer. 

"The same, Your Highness" I reply. The handmaid Ivea comes back with handmaid robes and hands them to us. We thank her and look at him again. 

"Where's Mother?" he asks Ivea. 

"Shall I call for her my Lord?" she asks and he nods. 

"Get dressed in there" he points to a room and we scurry away. We quickly change and another handmaid takes away our tattered clothes. We go out and stand in front of him. "Did he rape you?" he asks Neev but there was pain in his voice. 

"No Your Highness, Your Highness's wolf got to me in time" Neev says gratefully. He turns to me but he looked frightened for my answer. I simply shook my head and he exhaled loudly. We hear footsteps and see Her Highness Princess Evie. 

"This is your new handmaid, what did you say your name was?" he asks Neev. 

"Neev, Your Highness" she says and Princess Evie smiles politely. 

"What about her?" Princess Evie asks referring to me. 

"She's mine" he says flatly. Princess Evie looks at me and then back at him. 

"That's wonderful" she smiles. "Would you have lunch with me?" she asks. 

"No I need to speak with Djolna." he says through gritted teeth. He looks at me "Come" he says simply and I follow him through the corridors. He opens two doors and it leads to a massive quarter. "Stay in here. Wait till I am back." he says and I nod. He closes the doors and leaves. I look around and the quarters. They didn't look anything like I imagined it would look like. It had nothing decorative. It was plain. It was just big. I walk to the window and look out. I could see almost the whole Capital. I sit on the sill of the window and look out once again and then look at my arms. They were bruised. I pull up my skirt and see scratches all over. The doors open and I stand up quick and hurry to where he left me. He walks in and shuts the doors behind him. 

He looks at me. His eyes wander and examines my arms and he sees a bruise. His face frowns and his torso stiffens. His bare stomach clenched as his hands rolled into fists. "Your Highness" I greet quick. He looks up at me confused. 

"I thought you wanted to be a warrior" he says to me. I feel a shiver run up my spine. 

"I was. Till after the war. His Highness Djolna ordered all women be removed from armies. I served in your Batallion Your Highness" I say and he looks taken aback. "The second on the front" 

"And you never came to see me?"  he asks. 

"I... " I notice the end of the stitch on top of his shoulder "I gave you that stitch" I point and he looks at what I was referring to. He thinks and studies my face.