Seduced by the king into submission

Chapter. III.

'Tick... Tack.. Tick.. Tack.. Tick.. Tack

I was now staring at him like he was some crazy psycho who ran away from a mental hospital.
I looked back at my parents to see them unable to look me in the eyes

"Mum.. "

"Mum! Look at me, look at me and tell me this guy's crazy! "

"H... Honey please don't be rude, I beg you" she said fighting her tears

"S.. Son.. Please calm.. "

"No! No dad! This must be a joke right? You want to scare me to punish me for my grades right!? L.. Look I 'm sorry dad I 'll work it out. I'll make you proud, I'll study.. I'll do anything" I said before catching my breath looking at dad hoping to find something, a smile, whatever sign to tell me it was just a joke to scare me to make me realise the need for me to handle my life better.

The truth is I new better than any one how my best friend sudden death affected my life. I was now empty, void of any dreams, the only need I felt since then was the need to be left alone, to shrug deep into a hole and stay there forever, the need to just become transparent, the need to disappear and while those thoughts constantly played in my mind I couldn't find the courage to leave mum and everyone behind because I knew how much it hurt to lose a loved one.

I didn't want to be that selfish but despite my efforts I was.. And my grades were now the proof of this chaos my mind was perpetually in.

He closed his eyes fighting tears "Son, believe me if I could change anything I would.. I'm so sorry son, I 'm a failure as a dad.. I can't even protect my own son" tears were now making their way out..

" no, darling.. Please don't" mum said tears rolling down her cheeks her hands placed on each side of dad's face..

Now I felt shity! I was making my parents look so miserable both crying in front of me and it just tore me apart... I put my head down tears dropping on my black jean..

"B.. But why me? " I wishpered

"Their are tons of beautiful girls out there and even guys so why me!? Out of all the teens in this freaking town! " I said slamming the table with my clenched fist

"30 years ago, the daughter of Knowles was chosen and it was then decided that our family would be next in giving a bride to the royal family" mum said wiping her tears away my dad sobbing his head down and his face buried in the palm of his right hand.. Mum always became strong when her husband would be snapping

"And so today you're going to accomplish your duty as a member of the clan and that's final Orion! " she rarely called me by my name but when she did I knew that they were no room for me to argue

"M.. Mum"

"That's final! " feeling the intense gaze of the man claiming me as his future bride, I just snapped.. Abruptly standing up, the chair I was sitting on fell.

I made my way to where he was sitting and just like that I slapped him so hard I thought my hand was bleeding but I couldn't careless about the pain I was feeling there because my heart felt way more painful to me.

"This is all your damn fault you crazy bastard! Are you satisfied now!? "

What was that!? It wasn't even the man's fault, the agreement was certainly on before his birth but too clouded by my despair and my anger I just hit the man risking to break the agreement sending many lives to their deaths!

"Orion! What have you done! " mum screamed abruptly standing up.

"What a disgraceful sight" the old man said