Saved by the Bad Boy

Chapter 5

For the next day, Einar forces me to stay in our room. Says he doesn't want me to mess things up for him. But I don't like being forced into things. I lay on the bed reading a book I convinced Anne to give me and I am so engrossed I don't notice the door open.

"Caliga, the leader needs to speak to you." He says, putting a hand on my shoulder. Scared, I jump up and put my hand out shooting ice. He dodges it and grabs my wrists pinning them to my chest and holding them there from behind, his body pressed against mine. I freeze realizing it's only Einar.

"Calm down princess. It's only me, jeez you sure are scared easy." He says in my ear.

"Well, that happens when you've already been kidnapped and forced into marriage." He lets me go and I turn around and glare up at him. He looks amused at me. I put my hands on my hip. "What did you come in here to say?" He sighs.

"The leader needs to talk to you, he thinks you should start training." I groan.

"Do I have to?" I whine, putting out a pouty lip, giving my best impression of a child. He shakes his head at me.

"Come on, leader doesn't like to wait." I sigh as he pushes me out the door. I go down the hall, avoiding eye contact with anyone who passes. They all walk quickly past me. I too walk quickly, both scared of what the other can do. I walk down a few hallways before reaching the control room where the leader always is. I open the door quietly, trying not to make him any angrier. He turns when I come in. 

"Well look at my future daughter-in-law." I glare at him, "still not happy with him. Well, I'll talk some sense into him." He says, and I tense up having a bad feeling on what that means. 

"What did you want to talk to me about?" 

"Oh, yes. You should start training. "

"For what?"

"Just to start practicing your powers, and if you ever need to use them, Einar isn't going to be able to save you every time." I gulp.

"Alright." 

"Perfect, now follow me." He says and I follow him to the room I woke up in, except now there is a man there. "This is Lawrence, he's going to help you manage your powers." He bows at the leader as he leaves.

"So...what are we going to be doing?"

"First, no talking, you listen. And that is all." I gulp and nod, "You sit." I give a look of confusion and sit down on my legs. "Oh for Pete's sake child no! Criss-cross." I bite my tongue not wanting to get on anyone's bad side. Especially with my brother's life on the line. 

"Close your eyes." I do as he says, "Now, find your powers and try to just feel for them." I do as he says. "Now, touch the ground beneath you, push that power to your fingertips." I feel the ground grow cold as well as the power I hold. I could kill this guy with one breath. But my brother's life is on the line, they could kill him if I kill this Lawrence guy. I sigh and let the ground all around my freeze, I enjoy my power I want more. I start to freeze the whole floor. I take a deep breath and concentrate pushing my powers. I feel snow land on my forehead and in my hair and the room grows colder. I lift my hands from the ground and move them in a dancing, swaying motion creating ice in front of me making snowflake decorations all around me on the floor and on the walls and on the ceiling. I'm snapped out of my thoughts and realize that he's been yelling at me.

"Stop, stop this instant, girl." I turn around and put my hands down.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize-"

"This is a disgrace, I didn't sign up to teach a girl who's never been taught to listen. I flinch as the door slams shut. My heart sinks and everything around starts to grow colder. Tears roll down my cheek and I walk from the room, scared of what they might do to me. I'm on the verge of tears and quickly walk through the halls. I walk as fast as I can, trying to stay strong. But I can't handle living here anymore. I open my door and close it quickly leaning my head against it and closing my eyes. 

"Have a good lesson? Pouring your heart out? Telling him how horrible I am?" I jump at his voice, forgetting I live with him. He glares at me from the other side of the room. I gulp.

"I didn't-"

"You told him."

"No, he guessed."

"You are so stupid, I told you not to let him know. I told him we have to at least act like we're growing used to each other. I told you, you're so stupid. You just had to open your big fat mouth, didn't you?! And now? He went straight to me. He..." He shakes his head, running his hands through his hair. I bite my quivering lip. I can't even be good around the assassins, who should be eviler than I am. I gulp, nervous and scared. 

"I'm sorry, I know, I screwed up. I know, you can hate me all you want. I'm sorry, I'm sorry that my brothers your enemy, I'm sorry for whatever I did, I'm sorry for never being the person you wanted to marry. I didn't ask to be born okay, I didn't ask to be stupid. I don't want to be, I'm sorry." My voice shakes and I run into the bathroom and shut the door. I cover my mouth to stop the scream but I can't. I let out a choked sob and tears start coming, I can't do it anymore. I can't. I turn on the shower, hoping to drown my sobs. I take off my clothes and step into the cold water. I turn up the water if only cold water could kill a person. I cry out, trying to keep quiet so Einar doesn't hear. What did I do? What did I do wrong? Why do I always have to mess up? My brother is probably dead now. My parents probably hate me now. And I can never tell them sorry. I'll never make up that pain they feel. 

"I'm sorry mom. I'm sorry dad, and I'm so so sorry Arther." I sob into my arm. I turn the shower colder. I don't want to be here. I don't want to be a wife, I could never be loved like that. I told myself this a long time ago. And what did I tell you, he hates me? And he doesn't even know me. I said I hated him, but know, I'm just sorry. I feel like somehow this is my fault. I shake my head.
"Why? Why did he have to save me? Why couldn't they just kill me?" That would've kept all of this to happen. It could have stopped the pain.