The New Kings Pet

Chapter 4

With the soft moonlight flooding through the window, I could see his features as his face was close to mine. Tracing my finger down his cheek across his jawline before softly touching his lips "how can such an evil man be so handsome" I whispered softly before mentally scolding myself. "Stop, this man killed your family and is holding you captive" I'm conflicted with myself and these weird feeling that won't dim or disappear. I sighed feel the weight of the cuff on my wrist hurt, I was almost really sure that it was going to bruise.

The bed shuffled and I froze closing my eyes, pretending to sleep. I hear keys and a click before the cuff is taken off my wrist, my body is rolled to face the other side of the bed to face him. Keeping my eyes shut I feel him bring my wrist closer to his face and his lips gently touch the small forming bruise and I flinch from the pain. He whispers softly his voice hoarse from sleep "I'm sorry, my princess" his lips touch the bruise again before he brings me to his chest, wrapping his arms around me.

He drifts off to sleep again and I am still frozen, unable to fall asleep with his arms tightly wrapped around me. I lay awake for what felt like hours when his grip finally loosened, I sighed in relief and I snuck out of the bed I slowly creep towards the bathroom in hopes of either having a bath or at least change from my dirty tight dress. Flicking the light switch I tentatively look behind me to see him still sound asleep on the King sized bed, I fill the bathtub with warm water adding in a few essential oils to help relax my tensing muscles.

Stripping and stepping out of the fabric of my dress I get into the water, enjoying as it splashes against my skin. Oddly satisfying to watch as the water turns murky as the dirt comes away from my skin, I didn't notice him walk in and lean against the door frame until he coughs and I look at him covering myself he smiles sheepishly at the fact I caught him watching. I frown as he continued to stare, he looks for another second before walking back into the bedroom. I stay in the water for a bit longer, I get out of the water wrapping myself in a large fluffy towel.

I notice a nightgown folded neatly on the sink, drying myself and brushing out my hair and quickly braiding it I walk back into the bedroom. The pitch black darkness confirms my thoughts on time being around midnight, I go back to the bed finding it empty. Hoping under the sheets, I close my eyes trying to find the comfort of sleep but find the moment my eyes close the haunting images of my parent's dead bodies have my eyes wide open and my breathing laboured in fear.

Having no more tears to shed, I sit in the hollow of my body-cradling myself wishing for my mother to come and comfort me from this nightmare. I wish for my father to tell me a story until I have fallen asleep, I wish I had gotten to say a proper goodbye not just saying it to their cold lifeless body. I look around and can see a faint figure across the room laying on the ground, I crawl out of the bed and quietly walk over; surprised to find the man sleeping on the carpeted floor.

Did he leave the bed so I could have it all to myself? I wonder as I make my way back to the bed, knowing the moment I left this room without him my head would no longer be attached to my head. I sit on the bed grabbing the photo frame and putting it on the bedside table, positioning it so the photo faces me. As I stare at my young reflection I quietly whisper my apologies to my parents, hoping that they can hear my sorrows from heaven. I make a silent vow to take rule over this Kingdom just as was intended.

Although that treacherous man may think he is King, he doesn't know how to hierarchy system works. When a King marries a non-royal she is given the title of Queen, however, when a Queen marries a non-royal he is only given the title of a prince. He would be of no title higher than the children the royal couple would bare. Throughout the night I tried to fall asleep, each time I was nearly successful the haunting image of my parents jolt me awake again. 

The guilt that follows leaves me with a heavy heart and headache as the sun rises along with the birds just outside the bedroom window. I groggily get out of the bed and head into the bathroom, when I get there I hear the sound of water splashing against the tiled floor. Daring to peak into the bathroom I see the man with a towel wrapped around his waist, the large scars across his back. Gasping he turns around at the noise that comes from my mouth and I rush away hoping that he did not see me. I cover my mouth as I duck to the ground on the other side of the bed, a poor attempt at hiding.

Shutting my eyes tightly I shiver slightly suddenly feeling a looming presence over me, "what did you see princess?" he hisses in my ear and I stumble from surprise and fall back hitting him and I fall onto his wet body. "What, why are you wet?" I squeal trying to get up quickly hitting him in the face several times. "I was in the shower before a peeping tom came to watch me" he growls pushing me off him as he rubs his face, I blush at his comment before running onto the bathroom and locking the door behind me.

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Be strong in the moments where you want to be weak

Peace out, Ty