My mate, my b*****e

CHAPTER SIX.

After Ariel had helped me to clean up my wounds, it was now time to wear the clothing that Victoria had brought.

As Rose spreads it out on the bed, i almost puked in dismay, this was litle compared to the kinds of clothes I wore. I could already imagine my own nakedness in this.

The red dress had a slit running up to the thighs and without any corset, how was it going to have a fitting on me?

“I can not wear this” I immediately voiced out and the two of them turned their attention to me, a look of suprise written on their faces.

“You don’t have a choice, charlotte” Rose answered, “like Victoria said, you do what you are ordered to do”

“But i can not wear this” I insisted, “this is not the type of clothes I wear back at England. This is too exposing and beneath my person, i sure will look like a clown in this attire”

“You don’t have a choice here” Rose flared up again and I almost flinched in fear, why must she look so scary and angry all the time?

“That is no way to talk to her, Rose” Ariel spoke up again as she grabbed the clothes from her, “she is new here and she doesn’t know how things are done here for now. We should at least be nice to her”

Rose scofffed, “why don’t you go on ahead and do it?”

With that, she rolled her eyes at me before making her way out of the room while Ariel turned her attention back to me with a smile lingering on her face. I know for a fact that, that smile is fake. I have just made two lovers fought and ……

“I am sorry” I told her, “I didn’t mean to…

“It’s okay” Ariel responded, “I will help you get dressed. You should be back in the hall by the time the light dims out”

I turned around and look at the huge candle seated on the table and i heave a sigh, it was about to go off anyways.

“You will have to meet with Adonis again” she announced again and the look on my face changed, I sure don’t want to meet that man again. He turned my whole life into a nightmare just in a day, something I wished was all a dream.

“Why? Pray tell” I demanded.

“I….” The words hung in her throat when the door pushed open again and Rose entered, she had a sour look on her face while a bottle of alcohol is gracing her hand.

“That wine was produced in England” I told her and Ariel bursted into laughter while Rose’s forehead creased into a frown, “it is one of the many wines my father has made for the royal house” I added and the frown on her face deepened.

“You shouldn’t laugh like that” she told Ariel, “it is making me vexed”

“Sorry” Ariel mouthed, “it is just so hilarious”

“So Hawkings” Rose turned to me again, a mocking look is gracing her face, “he owns a winery in England?”

“Yes, he makes wine for the royal family of England, he produced this two years back. I didn’t know you drink wine here, i would have asked my helpers to pack some. Forgive my negligence” I paused for a while then my eyes lit up, “is he a member of the Ton?”

“Ton?” Rose was a bit confused, i could see it in her eyes.

“More like the elite people of the society” Ariel explained and she nodded after a few seconds.

Rose smirked, one part of her lips curving into a mocking smile,

“I can see you are bustling with life charlotte. Well In a few days, I will be seeing you off to the academy and I hope you keep bustling with life even then”

After she was done, she turned her head towards Ariel and says a few words in a language I do not understand and walked out of the room while Ariel heaved a sigh.

“Adonis wants you back soon”

With that she began to dress me up, her hands working swiftly and I can understand. No one wanted to annoy that i***t of a man.

After a while, I turned to the mirror and I can’t lie, I was amazed.

The gown is clinging perfectly to my body and even if my thighs are a bit exposed, I was happy that I didn’t have to wear a corset again. The bandage running across my leg made me a little uncomfortable but it was not like I could yank it off and it will magically heal on its own.

“You look really pretty, charlotte” Ariel told me, “you made this dress your own”

“Thank you” I flashed her a smile and turned my attention back on the mirror. How I wished Mother saw me like this and will stop forcing me to wear heavy corsets under my dresses.

“Can I get a bonnet with this dress?” I asked Ariel again and a look of confusion flashed through her face, I am guessing she doesn’t understand what I meant,

“A bonnet is a hat made for women in England, Ariel. You said…”

“I know” she interrupted me, “Adonis will not allow it” she said after a while which made my sigh in anger, what exactly was his deal with English people by the way? What did they do to him?

“So I will have to leave my hair like this?”

“Look charlotte” she grabbed a hold of my hand gently, “you should do what it takes to live, don’t allow Adonis kill you for nothing. Okay?”

I nodded after a while and she flashed me a genuine smile before picking up a scarf from the bed,

“I don’t have a bonnet to give you but this should help”

I collected the scarf and can’t help but feel more thankful towards her.

“I will surely reward you when I get back to England Ariel, I promise”

“I will hold you to your promise then” she responded, “for now we should get going”

Glancing at myself one last time in the mirror, I followed her out of the room and we make our way down the hallway.

*****

Now dressed in another pair of outfit with the male corset sitting beautifully on his body, Adonis had a glass of wine in his hand when I entered the large hall again and his lips curled into a smile when he saw me.

Victoria was behind him and she had her hand snaked around his neck which creeps me out. Where I come from, women were not allowed to behave like this.

“Seat” Adonis ordered but I didn’t move from where I was standing, I couldn’t allow him to order me around like I was some stray cat.

“I will stand” I said after a while, moreover the injury on my leg was hurting so bad, “I will stand until you tell me what you want to do with me”

I was threading on a wrong path but I didn’t want these people to think that I was afraid of them for even a second.

I was the daughter of one of England’s most noble man who also turned out to be a wolf, how could I become scared easily?

The highest thing this man could do to me was kill me which I certainly doubt he would.

“Seat charlotte” Ariel whispered to me but I was keen on standing my ground.

“Pray tell me, mr adonis. What have I done to warrant such behavior from you. I am not my father who has done something to you, I am just but a noble maiden. Tell me, what exactly did my father do?”

A murmur erupted from the crowd and I could see the way some of time turned to each other in awe, it was not like I did something wrong. As an English women, learning how to speak up for myself was one thing I was taught right from the young ages.

Adonis kept looking at me for what seemed like ages, he didn’t say a word and I was already wondering what was going on in his mind.

His eyes traveled around my body for a moment and the smirk on his lips disappeared as he stood up and made his way towards me.

“Drop it” he said again but I was determined to stand my ground, I was not going to give these people the luxury of seeing my almost bare body.

“I said drop it” Adonis thundered in anger and before I could say Jack, someone yanked the scarf away from me while he grabbed my neck.

“What did I tell you, charlotte?” His breath was fanning my face and for a moment, I couldn’t help but get lost in his eyes. His beauty and everything surrounding him made me almost want to hug him tight. He was treating me in a way not befitting of a man but somewhere deep in my heart, I was loving it. I didn’t know what I loved more, his attitude or his beauty.

Adonis leaned forward, his face buried near the crook of my neck and he began to talk,

“If your father does not bring you what I asked of him in a week, I will personally kill you”

With that, he turned around and when I thought he was going back to his chair, he swiftly got a hold of my long wavy hair and slashed a good part of it off.