2 CHAPTER TWO: Samantha

Samantha

22 years after...

The ocean is a beautiful place to be, I like the breeze, the calmness, the tranquillity, the ambiance, the singing of birds, the sound of the waves.

Welcome to Elltoria, the kingdom filled with milk and honey, I've heard histories about this kingdom and how the Theodore clan  has been ruling and their reign has always been peaceful. Being a part of this kingdom is the best thing any human will wish for.

My life is normal, except for the fact that my marriage with the Prince has been arranged the day I was born. I have no absolute interest in marrying the prince cos I've always wanted to be a knight, but my mother kept telling me there has never been a female knight in Elltoria and there's never going to be one.

This saddens me whenever I think about it, the law takes women to be a weaker vessel and believe only the patriarchal system can lead the kingdom. Also, less value for their women that they assigned the women only to warm men's bed and bear them children. They believe if the women start doing what the men do, they will have less authority over their wives.

I wish the law can be changed, but I can't go against the king's wish, he's a well respected man and everyone loves him. I just wish he had rewarded my father with something else, I have no feelings for the prince and I have no interest in the alliance but no one seem to care about what I think. I clocked 22 and got officially engaged to the prince yesterday, they'll soon start making arrangement for the wedding. It hurts to see that no one noticed I wasn't happy about the alliance yesterday. I stared at the platinum metal with a diamond stone in my ring finger.

I stood up and dust the beach sand of my clothes as I headed home, my mother told me to milk the cow and I have to do that as soon as possible.

Two guys stopped abruptly in front of me, making me shift back.

"Samantha" the first guy said in a hideous manner and they kept moving towards me and I stepped back.

"I'm so glad to be able to have a chat with the most beautiful girl in Elltoria" the second guy said and they laughed.

"What do you want?" I asked.

"So you're the lucky cunt who got engaged to the prince?" One of the asked as he violently stepped forward and grabbed me by my hair.

"Oh no! Don't hurt her! Else Her Prince will be here to kick our asses!" the other guy said mockingly and they laughed.

"Let me go!" I said as I struggled in his grip.

"When is the wedding? Wait, isn't there a saying that a prince has to marry a maiden?" the one holding me asked.

"Yes! That's true! Let's see how you marry the prince when you're no longer a maiden but a used one" the other guy said with a wicked grin. My eyes widened and I know I have to do something. I pretended to go still so the other guy's grip can softened and it worked. As soon as he let down his guard, I busted myself out of his grip and took to my heels, I kept running, I stumbled on a stone and I fell but I didn't let that stop me, I sprang up and continue to run. I looked back to see if they are still after me, i saw them and  I turned to face front, my body hits a hard chest, the man gripped my waist holding me to him tightly, he's in a knight's clothing and he's holding a sword. I looked up slowly and I saw Terence, the man I'm engaged to. His face is as hard as a rock and he stared at the men chasing me in anger. He clenched his jaw and returned his sword in it sheath.

He pushed me behind him and moved towards the guys and he cracked his knuckles. The guys sprang at him and tried to hit him, he gave the first guy uppercut making him return to his position as he landed with a loud thud on the floor. The second guy saw what happened and attempted to run, Terence pulled him back and tackled him, he gave him several punch on his stomach and the guy fell unconscious. He whistled and the guards came running.

"Take them to the away" he ordered in his husky baritone voice. The guards dragged the guys away and Terence faced me. He walked closer and studied my face, I bowed and played with the hem of my cloth.

"Are you alright?" He asked and I nodded.

"I said... Are you alright?" He asked again

"Yes... Yes my prince " I stuttered without looking at him.

"I've told you not to go anywhere alone, why won't you just listen? You're going to be my wife, you should know there will be several attempts from evil doers to stop our marriage from taking place" he said in frustration.

"You know what? I'll assign a guard that will escort you and keep you safe, wherever you go" he said and I protested.

"I don't need a guard my lord" I objected calmly without looking at him.

"This is the fifth time I've saved you from bullies in the last one week, you are my fiancée, I can't let you get hurt" he said and I stayed silent.

That's who he his, I wonder how he knows whenever I'm in trouble, he just comes out of nowhere and save me. He's over-protective and possessive and also likes telling me what to do all in the name of I'm his fiancée.

"I'll be more careful when I go out" I said and turned to leave, he gripped my hand and I winced in pain. He released my hand from his grip and examined it. Blood is gushing out of my elbow, I must have scratched myself when I fell.

"You are hurt!" He yelled and I wonder if he's worried or angry.

He carried me in a bridal way and dropped me on his white horse, he mounted the horse and took me to the palace on his horse.