chapter 22

"They deserve it." He said.

She looked at him speechlessly." They deserve it?" She said inwardly. "Your Highness, its not everyone who deserve to be mistreatment."

"So your father is among them?" He asked directly.

"Yes, my father is not a bad person."

He looked at her challengingly." Really. "He asked and she nodded her head. The devilish glint was still in his eyes." Fine ,if you think your father is is not a bad person then prove it."

"What?" She asked.

"If you can prove to me that your father is good and noble as you claim, then I'll personally apologize for my behavior." He said.

Reina stared at him numbly, he was willing to apologize to her father if she just prove him wrong. Wait a second she knew the kind of person he was and he would never do anything for anyone without having something in return, but maybe he wanted to see if she was right and he was wrong.

She signed ,she'd had to clear her suspicion before agreeing. "Milord the offer seen very catchy." She looked at him." But, what are you benefiting from this."

He looked back at her with happiness. "Satisfaction."

"What?"

"Am benefiting satisfaction. Of proving you wrong and also teaching you a lesson."

She garbled at him. "Sometimes, I wish you would probe me wrong."

Looking at her angry expression it didn't take him a minute before he knew what she met. "That's what am going to do." He said grinning widely.

"No ,not about my father. But you ,you have never proved me wrong about yourself and I'll gladly prove to you that my father is kind, noble and caring unlike you." She said.

He smirked." So where would you classify me?"

"Your crude." She said.

He looked even more amused." Go on."

"shameless, irritatingly annoying, and don't give a damn about anyone."

"That is where you are wrong, yes I don't a damn about the rest." He stroked her face with his fingers. "But I care about you. And surely that must be an an exception?" He asked.

The sensation of his fingers was more than disconcerting. She pulled back not wanting him to touch her again least he'll distract her.

"Perhaps." Although she was loath to admit it, he was right.

"So do we have a deal?" He asked.

"Yes we have a deal." She responded. "But don't think that I'll be going with you to the palace in the next two weeks, I'll be going home to send the holiday and i wont be with you in the same carriage." She stated.

He bust into pearls of laughter. "Don't make me laugh." He said." I'll love to prove you wrong in this too."

"I'll like to see you try." She snapped.

A side of his lips pulled up to a smile. "Game on."

*****

Alex could fell Reina's angry eyes on him, as the carriage moved through the forest his gaze was looking at the tress and the bright sky.

"The weather is lovely today." He stated and this made him win a growl from Reina.

She still couldn't believe that this shameless and barbaric man had forced and particularly dragged her with him. Since she had dared him that he wouldn't be able to take her along with, She had thought that she could easily escape from him when the bell for dismissing them for the holiday had rung she had quickly carried her load she had packed last night ,outside to her waiting carriage that was at the entrance of the school. But was surprised to see not only Alex but he was standing besides his carriage which was already there. And her carriage was no where to seen.

"Going somewhere?" He asked.

God give here strength she prayed silently. "Your Highness." She bowed her head." As you can see, the school is dismissed for the holiday and I was hoping to see my carriage. "She said.

He looked at her deviously." You seen to forget my little cat, that you are not going home for this holiday." He said." And your carriage has already left." He added.

She turned pale as he said this, her carriage had left her. No." It can't be your Highness I am still here at the academy. And my ride cannot go if I had not left."

"Well your carriage had left, due to the fact that you are not going home today."

"I told you that am not going with you." She said through clutched teeth.

"Your ride have left and I doubt that you'll find a ride home." He saw that she was having an internal battle with herself and he couldn't help but smile."Don't worry my dear, you can always ride with me." He said.

She gave him a dirty look." I rather walk than go with you." She said firmly.

He chuckled. "Go ahead , I'll like to see how far you'll go." He turned and entered the Carriage and sitting down looked at her with his blue eyes.

Wait he wasn't seriously going to leave her here, she wouldn't make it far if she decided to walk.

On one would give her a ride because to them she was a walking plague. But not in heavens name would she give him that satisfaction of her obeying him. She walked and was moving towards the but diverted at close range to the left which was the road leading to the outside of the school. She saw the shocked expression in Hus eyes and couldn't help but smile.

She hadn't walked a few step when she felt an arm warp around her waist , she didn't have time to even think when Alex lifted her up and placed her on his shoulders, she kicked ,screamed,screened and wrenched violently in his grasp. But it seemed not to affect him as he carried her into the carriage and dumped her into one if the seat and sat down next to her , the carriage door closing as he entered and stared moving.

He looked at her face, she looked like a scared and angry little kitten. She moved towards the door in her side but he picked her up and placed her on his laps before her hands could reach the door.