Within his skin

Betrothed

    After I had been taken into the castle again. I was put down. I stood, my shoulders low, tears kept rolling down my cheeks freely and I was drenched. I slowly lifted my head to look at the servants in front of me. They all had their heads bowed in submission.

I hated them, all of them.
" I hate you" I spoke as I cried even more.
" I hate you all " I yelled as I pushed the guard that was in front of me. He moved backwards and then went on his knees.
" Forgive me princess. I just could not let you run away in this storm. The king will kill us all if anything happens to you" he explained.

I stared at him
" Will you marry me?" I asked and I heard loud gasps from the servants in the room. The guard raised his head to look at me in shock.
" My princess" he choked. I kept looking at him but my eyes were tired.

" You just stopped me from going to the man I want to marry. Are you going to marry me then?" I yelled again and he bowed his head at once, again.
" I hate all of you" I said

" Odeth" I heard father's voice yell. His voice angry. I remained still, refusing to turn back. I was angry at him too.
" Take her to her room" I heard him say and I felt a hand touch me. When I looked, it was Isidore. She looked at me pleadingly.

" Please come with me princess" she spoke softly but I didn't care about her. I turned around and walked towards the stairs leaving her behind. I walking past father, completely ignoring him. I climbed up the stairs and Isidore followed me. I had to find a way to meet Elias.

Elias's Pov
   
     Seated in my office at my residence. I could feel my body burn with rage. I wanted to spill blood;  Since I left the castle, I had not been calm at all and of course, I was already planning an attack on an innocent kingdom, so the public would say. But I didn't care. I just needed them dead to satisfy my rage.

Leaving the castle was painful, knowing the princess wanted me to stay. Every step I took away was like a cut on my skin but I had to, not just because I had responsibilities but because I feared I'd rub my curse onto her.

During the previous days, I wanted to visit her. I really wanted to, but I kept holding myself back. I couldn't be like my father because all I wanted to do was steal her away. Steal her and keep her for myself, out of anyone else's sight.

..

  The night I left the princess's room. The emperor had summoned me. I went to meet him in the throne room and he had anger written all over his face. But still, he couldn't hide his fear of me.

" General" he addressed me. I didn't respond.
" You seem to take really good care of my daughter" he spoke and again, I did not speak. My face remained void of any emotion. Seeing that I wasn't going to reply, he continued.

" I would like for you to stop caring for her" he said and my eyebrows narrowed.
" Yes. She is your princess. But that is it. I do not want you anywhere near my daughter anymore. I do not know how close you two are, but I would like for it not to go further" he said. It was obvious these were not the words he'd like to use.

He was trying not to anger me, but this was angering me the more.
" You would go straight to the point" I said authoritatively. He was angered by this. He hit the armrest of his throne and stood to his feet angrily.

" I do not want you near my daughter. What so ever affair you are having should end now. You are a beast and I would not let the likes of you be with my daughter. Never" he spat angrily.
" You are cursed general. Do not forget that. Do you think you can use my daughter in taking over my kingdom?" He scoffed.
" Never. I have betrothed her to prince Andrew and she will marry him, not you. Do you really want to repeat history? Or didn't you learn from your imbecile of a father" he raised his  voice at me.