To Keep Her Safe

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Freen just sat there, not moving an inch, Rebecca had held her hand close and tightly, not letting her go even if she wanted to.

Freen took a deep breath, she decided to lean her back against the headboard of princess's bed as Rebecca snuggled close to her hand, Freen couldn't sleep at all and she didn't even want.

She had to protect the princess....

Freen thought a lot about what the princess meant by ' protect her from her demons '. Freen knew that she had trouble sleeping but didn't know the extent of it, throughout the night the princess flinched in her sleep.

Freen ran a shaky hand through Rebecca's hair whenever it happened, in her sleep the princess scooted closer to Freen, not allowing her to have any personal space.

What is she doing ?

Freen gulped, she couldn't understand the feelings she felt for the princess, didn't even know if she was allowed to have them. Rebecca's other hand landed in Freen's lap, Freen's eyes grew wide, she wasn't wearing her cast.

" Shit... ". Freen muttered, she started panicking, she didn't want the princess to feel awkward and didn't want her to find out about her identity. She didn't know what she will do if it gets aroused right now. Freen sighed and removed the princess's hand from her lap, Freen then scooted away from Rebecca's sleeping figure but still remained close to provide comfort if the princess has another nightmare.

Would she hate her ?

If she finds out ?

That Freen is different ?

Just like her father hated her ?

Freen couldn't allow her identity to be revealed, her mother taught her to be careful and not to trust people easily.

But can she trust the princess ?

All her life Freen craved to have someone who would understand her for who she is beside her mother, Freen took a deep breath in, thinking that it isn't the right to think about that.

Rebecca unconsciously tightened her hold on Freen's hand when she felt the nightmare return, she shivered in fear. Freen noticed that the princess struggled in her sleep, she covered her body with a blanket, to stop the shivering.

" It is okay, you are not alone this time ". Freen mumbled, she brushed off Rebecca's hair away from her face, Freen smiled ear to ear as Rebecca relaxed, feeling accomplished with her little efforts.

Freen didn't even know when she slept, in the middle of night, Rebecca shifted her head in Freen's lap and hugged her waist, Freen with her head leaned back and resting on the headboard of the bed.

Freen woke up when the sunlight hit her face, she slowly opened her eyes and registered the fact that she wasn't in her room then she remembered what happened last night.

She looked down at her lap, there was the princess's snuggled close to her with her head resting on her thigh with her hands hugging her waist. Freen gulped as she witnessed the closeness and regretting sleeping at night.

Then she felt tightness in her pants, Freen closed her eyes tightly, completely embarassed of what had happened. She didn't want the princess to wake up and find out about this, Freen slowly freed herself from Rebecca's hold but the princess was reluctant to let go of Freen's hand.

" Please, princess ". She mumbled, she sighed in relief when Rebecca finally let her hand go in her sleep, Freen then rushed to the door to escape princess's bedchamber.

Freen stuck her head out to scan the corridor, there was no one present there, but in no time princess's maid will come in so she should go back to her room. She glanced back at Rebecca's sleeping figure before leaving.