~ELOWEN~
My heart pounded hard in my chest as I walked toward his room. I had to pause for a moment to take a deep breath because I was overwhelmed by what was happening.
Every time I come close to him, somehow, I feel there is a connection between us. There is always a spark, a shiver that I feel throughout my body, and it makes me feel like a complete fool in front of him.
Because he could read my mind, I stopped thinking whenever I was with him because my mind was filled with dirty thoughts about him.
Thoughts like the taste of his lips, how his body feels under his robe, and how good he smelled. If he should catch me thinking like that, he would forever tease me about that, and my father would roll in his grave.
I had to keep reminding myself that Voridian was an enemy who had destroyed my family and people, and no matter how I lusted after him, I should never allow us to be together. Maybe it was because I had not been with any man all my life since I spent most of my life being sheltered or because he was too hot to resist. Those were the reasons why I felt that way anytime he was around, or maybe there was something much more that I didn’t know about, or he had brainwashed me.
Those were my theories, and even though they might not be the truth, I knew that one of them would be true.
‘’What are you doing standing there!’’ One of the guards behind me shouted at me as I stopped to take a deep breath. The reason was that Voridian’s room was just in front of me, making me remember the night I had spent there on his bed. Even though my memory of that night was foggy, I still remembered how I felt when he touched me.
‘’Move!’’ The guard’s angry voice brought me out of my thoughts as he pushed me forward. ‘’stop standing there and move forward!’’ he yelled.
" Alright," I shouted back at him. "I am already moving, so stop shoving me," I started walking towards the door while straightening my robe and adjusting my hair. Even though I had lost my position as the princess of the humans, I still remembered my upbringing and how I had been a perfect princess for years, and if it had not been for the attack, I would have become a queen.
I took a deep breath as I reached the front door. Once the door opened, I started questioning why I had agreed to follow him when we could have spoken in the hallways.
‘’Make your way in, human,’’ The guard behind me pushed me Into the room, and I landed on the ground right in front of Voridian.
What an epic fall, I thought.
‘’Epic indeed,’’ he responded as he could read my mind and then walked away, pretending he had not seen me fall to the ground. ‘’ Are you going to stay on the ground all day, princess?’’ he asked as he sat on the chair in his room.
Heat rushed to my cheek, and I lowered my head in shame as I managed to stand up from the ground. I had a lot of things to say about him, but since he could read my mind, I blocked all thoughts away.
‘’why am I here?’’my question were direct. I had no time to start asking questions about why he had saved us from the dungeon or why he prepared a feast for us. I wanted to know why he had invited me to his room.
Voridian folded his arms and beckoned for me to come forward. I looked behind me and then pointed to myself. ‘’ Didn’t basic education teach you that when someone points at you, it means they are asking you to come forward?’’
I took a step forward. ‘’ And didn’t your training as the alpha king teach you how to call people properly, or you werewolves don’t communicate in words!’’ I fired right back at him and raised one of my brows at him.
‘’Touche,’’ Voridian chuckled and stood up. Immediately, he stood up; I felt my body react quickly like I had been electrified. ‘’ I know that you are wondering why I had brought you to my room when I could have spoken to you outside,’’ he took a step towards me and stopped when it was three steps to reach me.
‘’why?’’ my voice was low, and It was because I was scared of what might happen to me if he moved any closer to me, and he did anyway. When he took another step toward me, my body felt like it was on fire. A fire of pleasure, and I could feel my insides bursting with excitement. I felt the urge to jump into his arms and kiss him.
‘’ well, princess, I am always available if you want to kiss me,’’ he said, winking at me.
I gasped and covered my mouth, realizing that I had just let my thoughts out again in front of me. I couldn’t understand this emotion and why it made me act like a complete i***t. ‘’wha…’’ I stuttered like a fool, having no control over my feelings or the words I wanted to say.
‘’look at me when I am talking to you, princess,’’ he was now in front of me, and his hand was caressing my face. The tension between us changed quickly as he raised my chin to face him. His closeness was intoxicating, his warm breath fanning my neck as he leaned in. I felt my n*****s hardened, pressing against the fabric of my clothes, and I felt my things grow damp, my core aching with a hunger that had nothing to do with food.
Voridian’s gaze locked on mine, and I couldn’t resist. I slowly raised my hand to touch his face but stopped when he spoke.
‘’ Now that I have given you humans the building to stay and the feast, you are now under the werewolves as slaves.’’ He stated, ending the s****l tension between us. I took a step backward to process what was happening and now ignore what I had felt a few seconds ago. This was a more serious matter.
‘’what are you trying to say?’’ I asked him.’’Are you trying to make the humans…’’ My body trembled, and I couldn’t speak as he moved closer to me while I took another step backward until I tripped and fell to the ground.
Voridian watched me as I fell to the ground, not bothering to help him, even when I stretched my hands forward for him to catch. He just pretended as if he didn’t see it. ‘’I didn’t stutter, did I, princess? If you want your people to be saved, you do as I told you, and one of the things that I want is for you to become my slave.’’
I remained on the ground staring up at him, and then he walked away from me and moved towards the bed. ‘’Let's test if the princess can work. Look at my bed,’’ he pointed towards it. ‘’Lay it perfectly.’’
A frown formed on my face as I didn’t see anything wrong with the bed, but I was wrong. Voridian threw down the bed covers, pillows, and the sheets. ‘’ Take care of my bed, princess. I will be back,’’ he winked at me and walked past me out of the room, and then his voice sounded in my head. ‘’ Tick tock, princess.’’
‘’Narcissistic man!’’ I shouted right back at him as he walked out, and then I stood up from the ground and headed toward the bed.
"Why does he affect me like this?" I groaned as I placed her hand on her racing heart. "This shouldn't be happening," I yelled, pulling the white sheet from the ground. I spread it again and tucked in all the sides.
After arranging the bed cover, I raised my head and looked around the room. Then I realized that his desk was disorganized, and the books were scattered. Some were on the table, and some were on the ground.
Even though he didn’t ask me to arrange them, I found myself heading towards the table and arranging the books while humming a song. One particular book caught my eye, and I opened it and read the title. "All You Need to Know About Werewolves," I read aloud and turned to the first page. "They are animalistic in nature, and they..." I sat on the couch and continued reading, forgetting I was supposed to arrange the table. I knew the time was counting down, but I had forgotten all about Voridian. I was so engrossed in the book that I didn’t hear the doors open or someone entering until the book was snatched from my hand.
‘’who…’’ The words in my throat were cut short by a loud slap on my face, and it came from the woman I had noticed beside Voridian at the arena.
Another slap landed on my face before I could comprehend what was happening. "What the hell are you doing in the king's room?" she demanded.