CHAPTER 11:
Having her in my arms again felt like home.
It had been so long and I missed everything about her.
How she laughed, how we would share the food that she would bring from home; the list was endless.
"I was so scared we'd never see each other again" she began to claw into my dress but I couldn't care less.
People would think we were star crossed lovers but Eri was like a sister to me.
Correction.
She IS my sister.
"Eri! I've missed you so much" I pulled away and looked at her.
She doesn't look so bad but she does look tired.
Guess she was captured in the afternoon for her to be here this morning.
"ah you found her. Thank you, Lyra" Ms. Melody voice startled both of us.
Eri seemed to be scared of Ms. Melody but who isn't?
At least not on the first day.
"and you" she scowled at Eri who was now looking at her shoes.
"I was going to let you work in the kitchen but since you've proven to be stubborn, being there will be a real handful. Fortunately, a spot opened up this morning you'll be Prince Xander's personal slave"
Eri's face dropped and so did mine.
I heard that twin changes his personal servant every three days.
Eri can be a bit of a handful sometimes so she has maybe 42 hours to live.
I wanted to beg but that was against the rules. Eri simply nodded with her head bowed.
I felt sorry for her and I wished more than anything that we would survive this together.
"Lyra she'll be sleeping in your room" was all Ms. Melody said before walking away.
That was the only positive thing that had happened in this situation.
"follow me and there's a surprise" I wanted to see Eri's reaction when she sees Nadia.
We picked up small topics like how she and her family were coping or how the village was and how she'd gotten captured.
"and this is where three of us will be staying" I opened our door for her and her face was as expressionless as mine when I'd gotten here at first.
It was time to serve him lunch but I didn't want to leave her alone.
"well I have to go but make yourself as comfortable as you can. Choose a uniform in the wardrobe, this bed is already taken" I pointed at Nadia's bed but didn't say she was the one.
"since you're new, you'll be off duty for today. You start work tomorrow so we all sleep early. You were explained the rules, right?"
"no begging, no crying, no lateness, no one should be caught after 10pm, don't look them in the eye or speak unless spoken to blah, blah, blah!" she rolled her eyes at the last part and I laughed a little.
"see you later" I waved and walked out to face my doom.
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It was time for dinner and his tray was already set on the dinning.
If this was in the morning or afternoon, I'd look through the windows to see and feel the rays of sun but for now I had to push away the thought of looking at the stars.
I wonder if Nadia was back and if Eri has seen her.
Maybe they're having a cute blood sister moment.
I was pulled out of my thoughts when the doors swung open and King Cyrus walked in.
Without sparing me a glance, he sat and I began to set up the table.
The annoying sound of his fork hitting the plate was becoming too much for my ears to take in but I had to endure it for the sake of living long enough to run mad.
When he had finished his food and huge cup of blood, he slammed it on the table.
I'm guessing he's mad about something.
I tried to do everything as quickly as I could so I wouldn't irritate or upset him.
"drop the dishes and come back" he ran his fingers through his hair and fully relaxed into the chair.
I can remember the last time he said that, I lost a lot of blood.
What more does he want from me? There were so many questions I wanted to ask but because of the darn rules, I couldn't.
As gracefully as I could, I went to the kitchen to drop his tray and rushed back in less than two minutes.
I want to get everything over with so I could be with Nadia and Eri.
When I'd gotten to the room, I didn't see him anywhere.
"urmm your majesty? Sir?" I tried to look around to see if I could spot him but I decided it would be best if I stayed where I was.
"y'know Lyra you're not like my previous personal servants" I heard his voice from behind me but when I turned around, there was nobody there.
"p-pardon me for asking sir b-but in what way?" I hope this wasn't some kind of sick game he plays before he kills a servant.
"there's something about you that's different" I could swear someone touched my shoulders but I was still alone.
Now would be the best time to make a graceful exit.
But with this situation, it would be hard to act graceful so my guess was to run to the door.
I could practically feel my fingers on the door knob but I ran into something that sent me to the ground.
That was when I realized it was a 'someone' and fear filled me.
"and I hate that I can't place my finger on what it is" he was suddenly standing in front of me.
When I stood in front of him, I was a dwarf, now that I'm sitting on my butt, I've never felt so small in my life.
I still didn't look at his face I only looked at his feet.
Beads of sweat began to fill my forehead as my heart began to pound in my chest.
"but in your case, I like not knowing" he had to squat so we were on the same eye level but I still didn't look him in the eye.
"look at me Lyra" he bellowed and reluctantly looked him in the eye.
They were still the same but I could see a tinge of mischief.
He began to crawl over me until our faces were only inches apart.
The closeness of our faces made by cheeks go bright red.
"I wonder...if you're different on the inside too" his fingers trailed down my hands that I was using to sit up.
It sent a shiver down my spine.
This has to stop soon.
"please your grace" I moved back slightly and he moved forward.
"was that a refusal?" he almost roared and I had to blink away the tears that threatened to fall down my cheeks.
"you have no right to tell me what I can or can't do" his hands traveled up my skirt and I pushed his hands away.
If I begged anymore, he might suck me dry.
Surprisingly, he wasn't angry.
He only chuckled and some strands of hair fell on his face.
"that's what I mean by different but aside from that, your blood isn't normal" he placed his hand on my shoulder and forced me to lay on my back with my eyes wide.
When he pinned my hands on either side of me, I knew there was no escape.
Not like there was in the first place.
His fangs elongated and there was a devilish smirk playing on his lips when he moved closer and closer.
Tears began to flow down my eyes like an endless river.
I shuddered when his cold hand made contact with my cheek, cleaning my tears.
"you should save these" there was a tinge of gentleness laced in his voice.
Like he could actually care about me.
"please let me go" I whimpered.
"unfortunately, you're in no position to make demands"
There was a sharp sting in my neck and I let out a squeal while hot tears ran down my cheeks.
What had I done to deserve this?
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