B E N E F A C T I O N

E A R T H

My nostrils flare and the smell is thick.

Blood.

So much fucking blood I can taste it on the tip of my tongue. Slowly I come to and when I do death surrounds me.

"Constance!" Someone calls my name but it's distant. I'm running all of a sudden, through the land. People scream and cower.

What is happening?

"Constance come back to us." My feet halt and I spin around to see Adonis running towards me. "Please goddess come back to us. This is not you." I whimper and my body slowly begins to cool from the raging heat I felt only moments ago.

"What is happening?" I cry as I fall to my knees. Something is off, something is wrong.

"You've woken up my love. Nothing more than that." Adonis reassures me. Soon Enoch, Tevilla and Steex are surrounding me. My once clothed body is naked and I'm covered in blood.

"Who did I kill? Why did I kill?"

"You killed the woman who challenged you. She disrespected you, it is law for her to die."

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT!" I scream to the top of my lungs. "And what the fuck is that delicious smell?" Inhaling deeply, my eyes zero in on Adonis and I lick my lips.

"Not here my goddess." He says with a cheeky smile. I quickly look away as I flush profusely. Everyone helps me to my feet and quickly gets me inside of the house. Once I am seated at the dining room table, Enoch leaves. He says he has to go talk with the Elites before they leave and dispose of the body.

Oh my gods.

"I killed someone." I breathe out as I try to access the last fucking hour of my life. "Somebody start talking." My eyes look up into those of Adonis.

"Why do I all of a sudden know your name Adonis? Why are you guys praising me for killing a woman? Why do I feel like I'm having an outer body experience right now? Please, somebody tell me what the fuck is happening?"

"All of your questions will be answered Constance, but that will take time." Tevilla says and my temper flares out of nowhere. I've never felt such annoyance, mixed with rage.

"Time? I don't give a fuck about time! I want to know what the fuck is happening to me! To my body! Why do I feel so goddamn overwhelmed all of a sudden!?" I demand as I slam my hands against the table. The wooden creaks from the force of my assault and the room goes quiet.

"Come with me Constance and we will talk alone." Adonis says with a smile. "I believe I'm the only one who can truly answer all of your questions." He offers me his hand and I immediately take it. My need to just be close to him, has multiplied ten folds. I look up into Adonis eyes as he lifts me bridal style and in a flash we are in his room. When he sits me down on my feet, I gawk at the beauty of his area.

Our area.

There's a large bed, with white silk sheets in the middle of the room. The wall behind it is nothing but windows looking out over mountains and beautiful valley's. There's a fireplace, a small sitting area and from what I can tell even the bathroom is majestic.

"I love it." I say more to myself but I know the King hears me.

"I'm happy that you do. No one has ever stepped foot in this room. Not even Marlie. You will be the first, the only, because you are my Queen. You always have been."

"You keep saying things like that and not giving me an explanation, Adonis. What is going on?"

"What do you remember of your life outside of this estate?"