Kingdom of Lies

Chapter 4

HOLA MUCHACHOS
Whaddup? So I got a good response to the last chapter ( thank you again BellaSH13 😂)
There's gonna be a lot of fluff and lemonade in this chapter (with sugar,y'all nasties gotta wait for the good stuff) so beware! Or grab the popcorn, I don't judge.

LEGGO.

I wake up early the next morning,opening my eyes reluctantly.
I had the craziest dream. A dream that Valentine had finally gotten me married to some rude- yet incredibly sexy- king.
By the Angel-had the maids slipped something into my food last night?
I sigh and stretch out my arms,flinging them to the sides.
Instead of hitting my soft mattress, my left arm hits something hard. I open my eyes wide in confusion,but before I can process anything, I hear a swish of air and the bed rustle as something flies on top of me,grabbing my wrists and pinning them above my head. I open my mouth to scream for help but I cut myself off when I realise who's on top of me.

Jace. It hadn't been a crazy dream. I really was in the Herondale kingdom and engaged to him.
I stare into his sleepy yet alert face. His confused look slowly fades into a reproachful one.

"You hit me." He says. I squirm under his grasp,but he doesn't seem concerned about letting me go anytime soon. In fact-I felt his grip tighten.

"And you're still on top of me." I shoot back. A dark smile curls his lips,and I feel a ball of heat slowly starting to form in my stomach at his intense gaze.
He dips his head and lowers his lips to my ear,his hot breath tickling it. I stop squirming and slowly let myself relax under him.

"Do you want me to let you go?" He growls darkly into my ear. I shudder slightly and he nips my ear gently.
I jump-arching myself into him. I feel his smile against my neck as he ghosted his lips over my jawline. "-because I don't think you want me to."

I suck in a breath and hold it in a futile attempt to try clear my head. It did nothing,and I still felt consumed in Jace,as if I was drowning in him but didn't want air. I whimper and Jace groans sexily at the sound. I steel my nerves and somehow manage to speak.

"Yes. Yes I do." I gasp,nowhere near convincingly enough. Jace concedes,peeling his body slowly away from mine and rolls off of me,landing on the bed next to me and jumping off.
I sit up quickly before he can entrap me again and hurry into the bathroom.

I hadn't realised it yesterday,but it truly was huge. It was a little smaller than my room in the Morgernstern castle,the walls painted a delicate dusty rose. The floor was tiled gold,giving the place a strange shimmer. There was a huge counter,a small separate room with the toilet,a 6 faucet shower,double French doors which lead to Angel knows what,and a huge jacuzzi.
Jace seemed to have a different bathroom,which I was perfectly fine with.

I splash some cold water on my face,rousing me from the remaining Jace-induced fog that was left in my head. I grip the counter,my knuckles white. What was going on with me?
I had never been swayed by any flirtatious behaviour from past potential husbands,so what was so different about him? What did Jace possess that made me unravel like this?

I shook my head as if that would clear the questions. I run my hand through my tangled hair and look around for some way to contact Helen and Maia.
I find a shiny call button next to the door,which I press. They arrive quickly,as if they'd been waiting for me.

"Good morning,my lady,how was your rest?" Helen asks politely. I nod and smile softly,hoping they were more comfortable around me now.

"It was wonderful,thank you,I just called to let you know I won't require your services most days. I can undo my own dresses." I add a laugh at the end,hoping they wouldn't think I was trying to be mean.
I had only gotten help from maids when I was supposed to dress formally,which I usually didn't.
I had learned to adjust,being more casual and self-sufficient than I imagined most princesses as. Helen and Maia look confused but nod,albeit unsurely.