CHAPTER ELEVEN.
1856 Words
CHARLOTTE’s POV..
I gently opened my eyes and I was suprised to find Ariel beside me, she had a worried look on her face as I dragged myself to a sitting position.
For a moment, I was trying to remember what had happened and when it occurred to me, my eyes opened wide as saucers.
I was just on the balcony on my own when that vile princess came up to me and decided to have a talk to with me, the rest was history.
“How are you feeling now?” Ariel asked me, her voice laced with concern, “you were out cold and…”
“What actually happened?” I asked again and the door pushed open to show Victoria. She had a sneer on her face like she wanted me out of her face and life forever.
“Adonis said to meet him in the hall when you are awake”
“Pray tell me, why?” I asked back, I was actually not in the mood to even see that vile man. Since the day I stepped foot into this England forsaken place, he has done nothing but hurt me time and again, i actually didn’t want to see him.
“You must have forgotten the abominable thing that happened to you back at the king’s house, giddy up and don’t keep him waiting” with that, she turned on her heel and walked out of the room while my whole focus went back to Ariel who had an expressionless look on her face, it seemed like she was hiding something but the look on her face gave her away.
“You know if he is about to punish me, I should be prepared right?” I asked her.
“I don’t think so, Charlotte” she replied while leaning forward, “here” she handed me a scarf, “you should cover your face”
“What exactly are you not telling me, Ariel?”
“You were almost killed today, Charlotte” she finally let the cat out of the bag and this was when reality dawned on me.
What happened back at the palace became fresh in my memory and I couldn’t help but almost puke. How can one woman do that to another fellow woman?
The thoughts of it almost made me blow up in shame and embarrassment.
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Three hours earlier.
I was standing at the balcony of the house while the ball was raging beautifully in the room, a glass of wine in hand and my thoughts were running far and wide, I was badly missing my home town and all the beautiful things that were there to see, the fact that I didn’t even know the name of this place made my blood to boil. The more I thought about it, the more it felt like I was in a cage.
Even with all this happening, Adonis had to bring me here and call me his mate, something he never discussed with me before? I was quite aware of the fact that my father owed him something but was that a criteria for him to treat me like this? The more I thought about it, the more I hated him.
My musing was cut short when someone walked up to me and tapped me gently on the shoulder, as I turned a fake smile appeared on my face when I saw who it was.
“Princess Estella” I bowed to her gently.
“England?” She immediately went straight to the point and i almost rolled my but I had to be respectful towards her. Even I was a princess but since I was not in my hometown, I couldn’t do that.
“Yes, I am from England”
“I see” she sneered, “that is why you are unusually pale, I have not been to England but I have heard a lot of stories about them.
“Oh” I was genuinely uninterested in the conversation but when I looked back and saw Victoria staring back at me, I had no choice but to continue with the fake conversation.
“It must be pretty good stories then”
“Obviously not” Estella rolled her eyes, “I can’t believe you call your guards infantrymen” she scoffed, “I mean how did you guys even come up with such names?”
“It was our ancestors before” I wasn’t going to let them disgrace my homeland like that, “I am sure you also have your funny names” by now I was staring deep into her eyes, “right?”
“Hmmm” Estella hummed but didn’t say anything while gulping her wine a little, “how did you come to Armenia? I mean I don’t think we have anything in common and what more, you are Adonis mate?”
“Armenia?” The name rolled out of my lips, so this is the name of this country?
“Charlotte” her voice filtered into my ears and I jolted back to reality.
“Of course, we found each other and here I am” I immediately answered, “is that not a good thing?”
“Of course” a fake smirk appeared on her lips, “it is just a shame though, I have always wanted to be Adonis mate. I trained for years to be able to take control of my wolf and one day, you come along and suddenly you are his mate. I mean it is only right that I feel a little bad right?”
“I don’t think that speaks well of your virtues, my dear princess. Throwing yourself at a man is not ladylike at all”
“Oh” Estella scoffed again, “i forgot you were raised in the four walls of your little country, you don’t know how rough it gets for people like us”
I actually don’t understand what she was saying but right now I think I have had enough, my leg was hurting badly and I was beginning to feel dizzy.
“I think I will leave you to your thoughts now my lady”
As I made to move, Estella grabbed me by the hand and flashed me a smile.
“Why don’t you take a walk with me, Charlotte?” A look of a thousand disdain followed but I didn’t decline, I didn’t want Adonis to have me punished.
“Sure” I also flashed her a smile and we both walked off.
After walking for a while, we came to the back of the building which was somewhat quiet. The ball was taking place at the main hall and she wanted to stay here? I was wondering what exactly she was thinking about.
“I think we are far from your ball”
“Oh let them enjoy” Estella replied me, “I want to talk to you away from the noise.
I was not so sure but I still obliged anyways.
“Tell me”
With a smirk on her lips, she lowered herself on one of the chairs while her whole attention was in me.
“Tell me, do you know what it means to suffocate and choke in the outhouse?”
“Pardon?” I was not sure what she was trying to say at this point.
“I am a very possessive woman Charlotte, I hate to share what belongs to me especially when that thing is Adonis. I have worked all my life to have him and I can’t let you steal him like that, you understand me, don’t you?”
“Look my lady” I tried to talk bur she halted me with a wave of her hand,
“I do not want to disrespect you as I will take you as Adonis guest but I think you should stay away from him, am I understood?
“Of course my lady” I didn’t want to get into any trouble with her, for all I know Adonis was going to take care of her, “let me use the outhouse for a minute”
“Of course” but that was the biggest mistake I made, the moment I entered the room, it was jammed from outside.
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With a heavy sigh, I pushed the door open and sauntered into the room, luckily it was not as filled as it should be but everyone I hated was in the room.
Adonis looked like he was about to devour me whole while zeth and Victoria both had sneers on their faces. I was the one who was hurt and they were the ones who were mad at me? Really funny.
“Why did you walk away on your own?” Adonis immediately went straight to the point as his huge frame leaned forward from his chair.
“Lady Estella asked me to walk with her, I couldn’t refuse”
“I thought you are a princess, so anyone can demean you?” Victoria hissed.
“Silence!!!” The big man hissed before turning his attention back on me, “what did I tell you, Charlotte?”
“You said I should not do anything that is against your orders”
“And what did you do?”
“It was not my fault” I tried to defend myself, “i thought you were going to get mad if I had refused, I didn’t want to be punished by you again”
Adonis stood up and walked up to me, his tall figure towering above me and I can’t help but gulp, he was really pretty.
“Because of your negligence, you will be punished Charlotte”
I wanted to say something but zeth glared at me and I halted, I was the one who was almost killed and I was the one getting punished?
“Victoria” he called out to her.
“Yes master”
“Make sure miss Hawkins stay in her room for the whole of tomorrow without food or water, do you hear me?”
“Yes master”
With one last look, he turned from me and made to walk out of the room.
“I thought you wanted me dead anyways, it doesn’t matter if I leave or die?”
Before the words could even fully come out of my mouth, he yanked me closer and his hand tightened around my neck in anger.
“I own you Charlotte” his eyes staring deep into mine, “your life is only over when I say it is over. Do you hear me?” His face was just inches away from mine and if not that he was holding me in place, I would have actually fallen on the floor. My knees were already weak looking at him like that, how can a villain be this perfect?”
“Did you hear me, Charlotte?” He hissed again.
“Yes master” I managed to answer and he shoved me off before walking away in anger:
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