Haven And Chaos

61) The princess's escort

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MAYA'S POV
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Rose's eyes glistened, shining brightly under the bright evening sunlight as we chatted on my balcony. Yes. We were back 'home' and I had brought her with me.
I had just revealed to her my entire truth, hiding nothing because I had a feeling that we'd get along well. And I also needed someone to talk to before she left the house.

Gale had agreed to bring her, but, had said that she'd work under his older brother, Jones.
I had no idea about his whole personality, but there was nothing more I could do for her. Everything now was up to her luck and will to live through it all. She thanked me a million times until all I could hear when we slept was her gratitude in my head.

Gale had left after dropping us here and didn't bother telling me where he had gone nor how many days or weeks he'd be gone for.

It still irritated me how he treated me.
Was I nothing before his eyes? Well, I had the answer to that and it wasn't pleasant. Of course, I was nothing special. Just a girl he could vent out his anger on, fuck, sleep with, and I'd say nothing. He had taken my free will and crushed it to dust.

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GALE'S POV
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The air smelled different.
Not like I hadn't slept in the palace before but for some reason, I felt quite uneasy being here.
Why had I been summoned as soon as I finished my mission? Why had they asked me to stay the night and attend a royal ball the next day? They could have ordered me to attend it like other nobles without necessarily spending the night here.
But maybe they knew that I wouldn't have attended it on my free will. Such gatherings were full of tigers and wolves snarling at each other through plastic smiles.

I was not one to experience any nervousness but tonight, my gut feeling was telling me that something unpleasing to me would happen.

It was already one in the morning yet I hadn't slept even for a second. I picked up my phone, tapped the screen to light it up and a smiling Cindy greeted me on the wallpaper.
She'd be already eighteen years old, asking for some silly gifts like horse rides, personally taking her shopping. She wanted to live a simple life, but she couldn't change her bloodline and couldn't escape the future ahead of her as the future archduchess of Alabama. She'd have made a wise ruler, and maybe have developed some toughness to hold her position in this greedy world.

Staring at her photo, something wet and warm trickled down my temples...tears.
"Fuck!" I mumbled wiping them away, reminding my emotions that I still had the person responsible.

I decided to check the house through the surveillance system installed in most of the rooms, including my bedroom. Everything seemed peaceful and normal. Everything except...my bedroom.
Someone was in my bed, squirming under the cover. I sat up, intrigued by the daring intruder. Even though I had a hint about who it could be, I wanted to be fully certain that it was her.

I turned on the night mode of the hidden camera to get a better view of the intruder and as I had suspected, her red hair was spilling from under the cover while she continued whatever she was doing.

This little girl had no idea of the secret cameras and microphones that were in my room, making her so bold as to sneak in there and masturbate in my bed while I was away.
I frowned at my screen, wondering how she was doing it and who she was thinking about.

Zooming to her face, I saw her mouth clamped shut, using my t-shirt to suppress her moans. My t-shirt!
She pressed it harder on her face as if, inhaling my scent.
This minx. Was she thinking about me while pleasing herself?

A satisfied smile warmed my lips knowing that I was the object of her desires at that specific moment.
Watching her squirm like a worm made my cock rise. Dammit! What had she done to my body? How could I get aroused this fast over a silly erotic video? Erotic stalking.

The more I stared at the screen, the more my body heated up until I couldn't take it anymore. I had to take care of it myself and use Maya to find release.
I freed my throbbing cock from its restraints and it sprung in the air as if it intended to stab the ceiling.

In the dimness of the large room, I moved my hand up and down my shaft, using my precum as lube to avoid any friction.
I was fully aroused like a twenty-year-old about to dip his cock in a pussy for the first time.
I hadn't jerked off in such a long time that I had almost forgotten my soft spots. Spots which Maya already had found when she gave me a handjob in my sleep. Gawd! She was such a lewd girl for her age. And yet, nothing about her seduction turned me off.
The thought of owning her made me want to have her all to myself and never let another human lay eyes on her.

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I was attending this damned ball as Princess Paula's escort. How...why? I just couldn't wrap my head around this arrangement yet couldn't question the emperor. I had a duty to fulfill towards the people who had put my family in power and granted us an entire state to rule as we saw fit.

I was even granted permission to enter their chambers and walk her to the hall.
Fuck!
I hadn't seen not spoken to her for a decade. She was either away for studies or other girly stuff whenever I came to the palace. And now I was to spend the entire evening and part of the night with her.
This had to be the dreadful event I had felt coming since the previous night.

*Knock-knock*
I stepped back, straightening my back to appear put together and not at all against being her escort.
The two guards assigned to both Paula and myself waited at a distance out of respect.

'I hate this. I fucking hate-'
My thoughts were cut short when the door opened, giving way to Ella, the second princess. Her golden brown curls were left to bounce around her head, brushing along her shoulders.
When my eyes met hers, I bowed. "Princess Ella. I'm here to escort Princess Paula to-"

"Paula! Your date is here!" She yelled out glancing into the room.

Date?
I brushed it off and wore my noble aura to look like the archduke the imperial family trusted with even their daughters.
"So, um... Gale, right?"

"Yes."

Ella stepped forward, a weird smirk on her lips. "You're not seeing anyone right?"

"No, your Highness," I replied, trying to figure out why a teenager was asking about my private life. "Why do you ask?"

She giggled hopping back and away from me. "Nothing. But I think you look okay. Daddy thinks highly of you. You must be quite a diligent man at whatever you do for him."
Was she...hitting on me?

I just gave a professional smile, going along with whatever she meant.
"Ella, get back in the room!" Another feminine voice almost similar to Ella instructed as a hand pulled her inside by her ear.

"Ow! Ow! Let go."

The door was shut briefly and then opened. This time, it was Ella's older version standing before me in a stunning red and black lacy dress whose hem was brushing the floor slightly.
The golden curls were held up by a large red clip that complimented her dress.

She smiled as I bowed. "Princess Paula."

"Archduke Gale. I'm happy that you accepted to be my companion for the ball. I hope I did not inconvenience you in any way."

"Of course not, your Highness. It's my honor." I lied without necessarily showing any fake smiles. "May we proceed to the hall?" I asked offering her my arm.

She smiled and slid her hand on my arm.
"I'll be counting on you to take care of me."

"As you wish, your Highness."