His Other Woman

“The Imperial Knights have returned!” someone shouted amongst the people that had gathered to watch as we entered the kingdoms gates. They all cheered for us as we moved past them on our horses. A wave of relief came over me at the sight of the people and the familiar kingdom buildings, we were finally home. I turned to look at the other knights who also, moments ago had looks of depression . We had just returned from a successful takeover of another kingdom; the last few months had been difficult as it usually was when we went to war. “Another success thanks to Crown Prince Erwin.” The crowd cheered referring to the man who was at the front of the troops, leading us towards the castle. From the middle of the troops where I was riding from, I couldn’t really see the Crown Prince, just his outline as he waved at the citizens. Everyone cheered for him as they watched him in awe. To them he was their hero and their beloved prince with a reputation for being brave and strong kind. If only they knew… Once we arrived at the castle, we rode towards the wing for the imperial knights where we began to disembark. All the knights got off their horses including myself and we quickly lined up in two single files facing each other that lead to the entrance of the castle. The crown Prince was the last to get off his horse and immediately servants came to attend to him. He came to stand at the start of the two rows. We all brought our swords out from our sheaths and stuck it into the ground in front of us with both our hands holding onto the handle. With all the knights standing at attention the Crown Prince began to cross through the passage, his servants following close behind. Prince Erwin had his usual cold stoic expression on his handsome face. His intimidating and domineering aura showed from his walk alone. Just but looking at him one could tell he was the strongest knight amongst all of us a massive muscular build accompanied by towering height. It wasn't until his tall frame passed me that I realized I'd been holding my breath. Once the prince entered the castle all the knights began to unpack the equipment we'd used at war. Many of the castle servants nearby had stopped what they were doing to watch us unpack. “My goodness she’s still alive." I heard one of the servants comment. I knew it could only be me they were talking about. I was the only woman who was an imperial knight after all. “To think after all those battles, she’d still be kicking. I thought she would have died on the 1st mission." “She’s a real man now.” Another chimed in as they began to laugh. “Or maybe she’s seducing the other knights to protect her and die in her stead.” “With that worn down masculine body of hers, I doubt there’s any femininity she can use to accomplish that.” I ignored the servants’ comments as I continued to work. “Don’t you lot have work to do? a deep familiar voice asked from behind me. It was the Captain of the imperial knight. All the servants suddenly straightened up in fear. “Yes commander." "Then get to it." he told them annoyance in his voice. They immediately left and continued on with what they had been doing. “Are you alright?” Commander William asked me concerned. " Yes, I’m fine. I’m used to it now.” I reassured him. “You shouldn’t have to normalize things like this. Let me know if they continue to bother you.” He told me as he placed his hand on my shoulder gently squeezing it. “Anyway make sure you rest well before tonights banquets alright?" "Yes commander." I simply responded. Becoming the first female knight of the kingdom quite sadly had its disadvantages. I had always been a subject of ridicule amongst many, even my own fellow knights. Fortnuately Commander William had always been kind to me. Once we were done unpacking eveything and had removed our armor many of the imperial knights went to leave the castle. Waiting outside the castle gates were family members of the knights. They had come to see after many months away. I imagined some of them would be receiving the saddening news that their loved one had died. I watched as they left before turning to enter the castle and headed for the imperial knights wing. I had no family unfortunately, so no one was coming to see me. Once I reached my room I took a bath. It felt so good to finally take a nice warm bath after many months of taking cold baths in cold rivers. Once I was done and went back into my room and took a look at my body in the mirror. I let out a tired sigh as I took in the sight of the new wounds and scars that were now on my already scarred body. Many years of hardships had piled up on my body and it never got easier to look at each time.My body was my biggest insecurity, very unfeminine and muscular. I got a lot criticism for for it. However, whilst a lot of them were not all all of the bruises were battle injuries. My cheeks redened as I remebered where they came from. Regardless, I had already accepted my fate. I probably wasn't going to get married because of my body, I know. On top of that I didn't know female gender roles, I wasn't graceful, soft spoken or pretty like the other women. All I knew was how to fight and survive. It was difficult but the sooner I accepted it the sooner I could move on. Besides I was now closer to reaching my financial goal with all the money I had been saving up from being an imperial knight. Soon enough I would be able to retire and live a comfortable peaceful life alone. There was just one thing I hoped would also be taken care of by then. As I got lost in my thoughts I then heard a knock at the door. Going up to answer it Later that night…… His strong hands wrapped around my waist as he thrust into me relentlessly at a warping speed. With every thrust I felt my body ricochet in overwhelming pleasure. In an effort to muffle the screams that I couldn't contain anymore, I placed my hands over my mouth. "No, I want to hear them." he said bringing my arms over my head and pinning my hands there. "Crown Prince!" I exclaimed in-between moans. "Don't worry, my quarters are practically soundproof, you don't have to hold back." He paused his movements for a moment giving me a chance to rest a bit and compose myself. Then titled his head and looked up beckoning me to take note of how high the ceiling of the room was as well as how spacious. His mesmerizing yet terrifying silver eyes looked into mine once more. Growing shy I looked away from them and avereted my gaze to his body instead, but I quickly realized that was no better. His body never ceased to amaze me no matter how many times I saw it. In addition to his tallness, he had a well-defined muscular body in this moment as it glistened with sweat it was even more defined. His body was covered in scars much like my body but I was quite ashamedly filled with lust. Prince Erwin caught me staring to which a wide smirk appeared on his face. He then brought his head down to my neck. " We're not on the battlefield anymore. He whispered against my neck sending tingles down my body." Loosen up a little." Then he proceeded to kiss and suck at my skin. Soft cries escaped my mouth. For the past couple of months we'd had to be extremely careful whilst on the battlefield. We were living in tents that were all so close to each other. The other knights could have heard if we were too loud. It would have helped if he was gentler with me and didn't pound away like an animal but that's what he seemed to prefer. As Erwin continued to hold down my hands, he planted more kisses on my neck before moving down to my collarbone, then to the swell of my breasts then the n*****s. He was kissing and sucking everything I was gonna lose my mind if he didn't stop. Then to make things worse, he suddenly resumed his onslaught again, pounding away like an enraged animal, my screams getting louder and louder. It was never my intention to have this kind of relationship with the Crown Prince. It all happened quite unexpectedly. If I could, I would have denied but who can reject the advances of a prince? My only way out of this was to wait for him to eventually getting bored of me. Whilst I wouldn't deny that I was sexually attracted to him, I knew that I was just a toy to him and that he didn’t love me. It wasn't uncommon for noble men and royalty to play around with commoner women before ditching them and marrying someone of their class. Some were already married and were just looking for some fun. Many commoner women often made the mistake of believing that the noble men who took a s****l interest in them would eventually fall in love and marry them, only to be shocked when they are dumped in the end. Sometimes with a bastard child. Just like my mother was. In any case I never imagined I’d be in the same predicament as my mother, but I was going to make sure I didn’t make the same mistake she made. However, I had my doubts about whether it would be that easy, considering this was the Crown Prince of all people. I just had to persevere until he moved onto someone else.