The Prince's Heart (Ziall, Niam)

Chapter 7

"What happened? Do you want me to confront him? Did he hurt you?" Liam fired question after question and I just shook my head and pulled the blanket closer to my body. 

"I don't want to talk about it." I sighed. "He's a douche and you're right. Paul is looking for a new knight for me already. Now you don't have to worry about him" I try to offer a smile but I know it looks so forced. 

"Hey" Liam frowns. He sits beside me on my bed and strokes my head, emitting a purr from me. He chuckles for a moment before remembering what he was supposed to say. "No matter what I say, if Zayn makes you and keeps you safe, I'm okay with that. Don't let my jealousy get in the way of your safety"

I grin. "So you are jealous?" I asked in a teasing tone. Liam pauses and blushes.  He pulls away from me and I whine and made grabby hands at him. "No, no, no don't leave me, I was joking. I'd be really jealous too if someone was hitting on you, let alone looking at you" 

"Really?" Liam smiles and scoots his bum across the mattress so that he can lie beside me. 

"Yeah" I smiled. I looked into his eyes and I couldn't stop smiling. Oh gosh, I can't wait to live a life with Liam. "I'd even try and fight them, which I'm not very good at"

"Well at least you tried" Liam laughed. There was a tentative knock on the door and Liam sat up. "I'll get it" he murmured. He briskly walked towards the door, fists ready, I presume, just in case it’s Zayn on the other side of the door.

The door revealed not Zayn, but Harry, with Niall Breslin-- one of the bigger stronger knights-- behind him. "Your highness" Harry and Niall both simultaneously said and bowed. 

"Harry, Niall" I nodded at the both of them.

"Your highness, Niall Breslin is now your current personal knight" Harry said. He has an eyebrow raised and I know that I owe him an explanation for my rash decision. 

Niall bowed down again. "I am at your service, your highness"

I smiled."Thanks, Niall". Niall smiled kindly and bowed down once last time before leaving the room. I waited for Harry to leave the room but judging from the way he has his arms crossed in front of him and the way he's tapping his foot against the floorboards expectantly, I know I have something to discuss with him whether or not I want to discuss it. "Erm, Liam?" Liam perks up and smiles at me. "Do you mind if I talk to Harry alone?"

"Oh, not at all" Liam gives me a quick kiss on the cheeks before nodding at Harry and leaving the room. Harry and I both waited for his footsteps to disappear before Harry walked across my room to sit on my bed beside me. 

"What happened?" he asked.

"I-I was in the shower then he started touching me" I mumbled and looked at my hands which were shaking just a little bit. "I told him to stop but he wouldn't"

"ZAYN TOUCHED YOU?" Harry shouted. I quickly sat up and placed my hand over his mouth.

"Shut up! If Liam hears you, he's gonna kill Zayn!" 

"He better!"

"Harry!" I said in that threatening voice that I know harry can't disobey or ignore.

"Niall!" Harry whines back but a little softer, "He touched you without your consent! Thank god you had the brain to actually replace him--"

"Excuse me?" I asked, feigning offence--although, I am a bit offended."The  brain? Are you saying I don't have a brain?"

"No, I'm saying you tend to use your heart instead of your brain. I bet I could offer to kick Zayn out and you'd refuse"