I went to the palace the next day to the East wing where the brunch was held. I arrived with a carriage of gifts. I was to be engaged to the princess who was going to be my duchess. I made it to the room where brunch was held, it seemed to be a big celebration of her engagement to me.
"Good evening to the ever-lasting sun of our empire." I bowed, greeting the Emperor and Empress.
"Rise my boy, I'm quite a joy to have such a smart young man as my son-in-law." He chuckled in a joyful tone, smiling.
The empress was just standing by the emperor's side while smiling, she then called for Xia asking her to greet me.
"Keying!" She shouted a smile beaming while running. "You made it to our engagement party."
"Of course I would, I am the one getting engaged to you anyway." I smiled back at her warmly.
"Alright well have fun my brother's over there so you can catch up with him if you like." Her smile was warm yet as if it was taking credit from the lights in the room.
She led me to her brother and then left, I was zoning out a bit from scanning around the room, I forgot to greet the prince.
He grabbed my wrist pulling me into a secluded room. "Your annoying as fuck you know that?" he hissed at me glaring.
"I know," I tried to pull my wrist away but it only made him grip harder on it.
"I'm tired of your cocky ass," He threw me onto the couch pulling on his gloves as he grabbed a sharp dagger from his pocket. "I want you fucking dead, I know your intentions of climbing up the ladder."
"What nonsense you speak of, but perhaps you're smarter than I let on," I smirked but before I could sit up he was already holding the dagger to my throat.
"Shut up before I sew your pretty little lips shut." His eyes were piercing through my soul at this rate while he pressed the dagger against my throat.
Blood dripped from my neck as his body weight was slightly crushing against mine. "Lips are sealed, go on do your little killing then." My grin only grew as I mocked him.
He drew blood from the cut the dagger caused, "You're a hypocrite you hear me."
I moved my hand behind his neck pulling him closer. "Don't be so rude, You're the one whose weight is crushing against mine."
"You quite the bold one aren't you? Fine if that's how you want to play then two can play this game." He threw the dagger onto the side reaching for a bottle of poison he was planning to use on me later.
He opened the bottle and downed it down my throat. He squeezed my throat with both hands choking me as poison was leaking from my lips. I wasn't going to go down like this so i pulled him closer slipping the poison into his mouth.
"Hmmm... Did you just drink something before this? You reek of alcohol." I smirked gazing at his shocked face.
"You're more clever than I thought, fine I suppose I'll give you the antidote if you please me." He smiled drinking the antidote.
"Never knew the prince was into guys." I mocked him.
"I meant entertain not pleasure please." He sighed.
"Oh and here I thought I was going to take off my attire and get on my knees." I didn't speak any further since he was still the prince.
"Sly but you're going to need to do more than that for the antidote." he sat on the other side of the sofa dragging me onto him.
Holding down my hips and waist, keeping me positioned on his lap. "What are you trying to do, your highness?"
He didn't respond, all he did was gaze up at me then pull me close holding the dagger to my chest. He slowly removed each button with the dagger. The cold metal was grazing against my chest.
"Here's some advice," He kept a stoic face while removing each and every button on my blouse then holding the dagger to my neck while my blouse fell open a bit. "I would probably marry me, if I were you instead of the princess."
Brushing my blouse off my shoulders he bit gently on my shoulder replacing the bite with a kiss.
"So perhaps you do want me," I smirked cupping his face with one hand.
"I know you're after power," He nudged my blouse off, sliding it down to my waist. "I'll give you that if you replace my sister with me instead."
"Maybe, perhaps I will." I caressed my hand down his chest as I slid each button off his blouse at a time.
He slid his hand down my back to my waist slowly caressing it while biting my neck and then kissing it. I just grabbed his face and pressed his lips against mine.
