3 CHAPTER THREE: Possessive prince

Samantha

we rode into the huge palace of Elltoria, he took me in and yelled at the guards to get a physician as soon as possible. He dropped me on his bed in his room and paced, awaiting the arrival of the physician

"It's... It's just a small cut, my lord" I said

"That small cut can endanger your health what will happen if that wound gets infected, stay there, the physician will be here soon and that wound will be treated" he said and ran his fingers through his hair.

I wonder why most ladies and few men are so envious of me, if only they are aware that I don't even want to be called the Prince's soon to be bride, if only they know I'm only in love with my dreams, if only they know all I want is to achieve my dreams and not marry the prince.

These people don't even know what I want, they are only concerned about what they want. I want to be a knight, a warrior not a bride or a wife or a Queen. I want to serve my kingdom not a man.

My father is only concerned about the high status he'll be when I marry the Prince. My mother doesn't have any say, she obeys whatever my father tells her, she's scared of my father, she's more of a slave than a wife. A voice jolted me out of my thought

"What are you thinking about?" I heard the Prince say.

"Nothing, your highness " I said and he sat beside me and sighed.

"I've told you, you can call me Terence, my name is Terence" he said calmly. He has told me that times without numbers but I feel less comfortable when I call him by his name. I really wish he can stop this marriage from happening.

"I dare not say your name your highness" i said with my head bowed which made my blond hair cover my face. He was about to say something when we heard a knock. He stood up and opened the door for the physician.

"You are here Galen" he said and the physician treated my wound by putting many herbs. He closed his wooden box.

"Get enough rest, I'll come check it in the next two days" Galen said.

"No! come tomorrow, come check it tomorrow" the prince said.

"Okay, my lord" Galen said and left the room.

"I'm perfectly fine, you can't keep disturbing the physician because of this trivial injury" I said without looking at him. He bent in front of me and lifted my chin.

"Anything about you isn't trivial to me and please, when you talk to me, I need you to look at me, I don't bite" he said and removed his armour. He tried to remove his cloth in front of me and I stood up.

"I'll wait for you outside" I said and attempted to leave but he drew me back.

"Why? Stay there! I'll take you home" he said.

"But... You want... You want to change" I said.

"Doesn't matter, you are my fiancée and we are getting married soon anyways" he said and took off his shirt, his body is full of muscle and a trailed six packs abs down his torso, I looked away when i realise he's about to take off his pant. Terence is an handsome man, dirty blond hair, pointed nose, high cheek bone and red lips. His Adam's apple that made him more charming when he talks, he's every woman's dream, but I don't want to get married to him, I don't love him and I doubt if he loves me, he has no reason to love a commoner like me.

"I have to do something, I have to find a way to make him tell me he doesn't want this marriage either" I thought and I heard him clear his throat.

"What are you thinking about again? Your mind is always elsewhere when you are with me even during our engagement ceremony yesterday" he complained.

"Actually, my mother ordered me to milk the cow and I've not done it yet, I have to leave now" I said.

"We'll leave now... Wait a minute" he said and we went out, he put me on his horse and rode to my house. He lied to my mother that he came to pick up and he apologised for my lateness. He said he would join me in milking the cow, my mother refused but he insisted, we went to the barn and I took a container to milk the cow, as i attempted to milk the cow, he stopped me and told me to sit that he would do it.

I know he's good at everything, archery, sword fighting, horse riding but I doubt if he can milk a cow, milking a cow requires gentleness not manliness. I watched him as he tried to milk a cow, he kept pressing the cow's nipple and the cow kept moaning in pain.

I went closer to him and bent.

"The cow's breast is going to burst if you keep pressing it that way" I said gently and he sighed.

"Guess I'm not good at this" he said.

"Let me show you" I moved closer to the cow which means I'm closer to him, I expected him to move away but he didn't, he stayed still with his faces inches away from mine, I faced the cow and I milked it, I can feel his eyes on me but I don't have the gut to look at him or stop him. I milked the cow till it last drop and we stood up, he kept studying my face and later cleared his throat.

"Make sure you don't go anywhere alone, and I'll come pick you tomorrow, Galen has to check your wound, is that okay?" He said.

"Yes, your majesty" I said with my head bowed and he left reluctantly after that.