The King's Mistress

Chapter 1

In a land of knights and kings was a mistress. Her name was Mai, mistress to King Leo. Leo was of 22, a young king who had his heart set on power. Leo was heartless when it came to the poor people of the land. He would lie to get what he wanted and loved who he wanted. Leo never stuck to one girl. He spent each night with a different woman. The king fell for Mai and wanted her. He prepared a feast for all the wealthy people of the land. Mai was the daughter of Sir Henry, a great knight who was closest to the king. Leo made sure that she got an invite to his feast for he knew of her beauty. Mai was not the only one invited he sister came as well all 3 f them. They all were beautiful but they had each a special well issue.

Lilly the eldest was beautiful but she had a bit mean spirited.

Lindsey was second and was a bit stubborn and slightly hotheaded.

Gwen was the third but still she was beautiful but she was stuck up and very rude.

Mai was quiet and was stuck to her books and lost in her own world. She had manners and was loved by many.

Mai was always used by her sisters they trick and teased her. They hated her for her long brown hair and her gentle green eyes. Mai took it though everything they did to her. She wouldn't cry or argue she would just do as she was told.

When her invite came she was so happy to know the king wanted her there. She dressed up in her green ball gown. Her father took them to the feast but as they travel to the castle the sisters talked of how they will win the king and live in his castle. Then they looked at Mai.

"Don't expect the king to lower himself to you. Your not worth looking at" Lilly said.

"King Leo will pick on of us because we are older and more filled out than you" Lindsey said.

Gwen laughed.

Mai just looked toward the castle dreaming of Leo. She never heard her sisters mean words.

At the castle Mai walked behind her sisters as the walked the halls to the feast. They had to meet in the thrown room first to bow to the king to show their loyalty for attending.

Walking through the castle was something out of Mai's books. The red painted walls and the marble floors. Paintings after painting of beautiful queens and dashing Kings and princes. Mai noticed Leo's portrait. She stopped to look at it. His light brown hair was painted as if the painter had counted and brushed each piece of hair. It was detailed down to the design of his crown to his detailed cloak. His electric blue eyes stared with sort of a hypnotic control to them.

Mai was shaken by Lilly harshly and told to come on. Mai walked away from the painting but looked back to hold that image in her mind.

On the way to the thrown room they walked down the isle to the kings thrown while the other guest stood on ether side. Mai looked at the king and felt her heart flutter at the sight. His painting didn't do him justice. His face was clean with no pimple or mole to be found. His ice blue eyes were still electric and hypnotic all at once and they seemed to be stuck on her. His red cloak was shimmering with gold and his crown was a golden wreath of olive leaves as if he was from Greece. His face was showing signs of interest for Mai.

Bowing slowly she looked up to see the king in front of her. He sat with a smirk on his face. She came up slowly while her father greeted him. The kings eyes never left her's as her father spoke to him. He look at her father and answered something that Mai didn't hear. She was frozen in his beauty. His hypnotic eyes still held her and she didn't move. Leo stood up and walked to Mai. He kissed her hand and spoke softly to her. He spoke of her beauty and how he had never in all his years seen a woman so beautiful. He lead her to his thrown to sit beside him on a smaller chair. In front of her she saw his father smile and bow lowly. Her sisters watched with angry eyes as their sister stole their king from them. They walked off and joined the crowd leaving Mai with the king.