New day 13

I was feeling very hot, as if I was running temperature. Something heavy was lying near me. Instead of making me hate that feeling of suffocation, I was drawing closer to it. Like attraction towards a magnet. I was being pulled towards it. I tried to find the source and encountered beautiful curls resting on an equally handsome face. I jerked away from him. I was awake now, my body was of high alert. I heard a groan and curse.

The sun shining over the room, lighting everything in gold. Lucien was looking handsome and God like, raising my body heat to another level. I pinched myself to bring myself to the present and not drool over him. He was wearing a loose Rob. I wondered when he changed it to that.

He rolled over to the other side of the bed, eyes still closed. "Why did you move away? I was quite comfortable lying down with you. There are some perks of having a human whore", he said. I was seething, how dare he call me that? I will fucking kill him. "Next time you call me a whore I will cut off your balls", I hissed at him.

"You are angry because I called you a whore. Why is that? You signed up for this. Why are you acting as though you are above it", he asked me, genuinely interested. I huffed but couldn't reply. If I did,, he might smell everything out. He is provoking me into admitting things. But I won't play right into his hands.

"I told you before I had no choice. Believe me if I had any options, sleeping with a killer is the last thing I would do", I told him. "Alright. Today I have to be in court, hence doesn't need more drama in my life. Now help me get dressed, slave", he said.

My mouth was hanging open at his condescending tone. "You better tone it down prince, I won't be running after you like your maid", I told him. "I'm the prince, and you are my fucking property you will do as you are told, or I will punish you so hard you will regret the day you entered for selection", he said in a cold voice. "There's nothing you can make or that will change my mind. I won't go from here", I told him.

"I want to know why would you at the cost of your self-respect", he said? "My ego has the lowest place in my books. You can continue degrading me,, but I won't go back. Even if I can, would you people allow us?", I asked him.

"We are not some animals keeping woman against their will. Anyone can return at any point of time ", he said carefully. "To what despair? Hunger? Hopelessness? ", there's no gloom here that beats outside. "We didn't start the war. Your humans did. We had no choice but to retaliate. You lost. We won. But not without a cost. We have paid ours too when you paid yours", he told his eyes far away, maybe reliving those memories.

It was on the tip of my tongue to ask him whether he killed my father but was afraid of his answer. I sighed and moved towards the giant cupboards and threw open a door. I saw his dresses neatly folded inside. I took the first one laying on the top without actually looking or caring the outfit I selected for him. "Here", I said loudly.

"Is this how you are going to serve me. Maybe I should constitute maid of the year award in your honor", he said, laughter back in his eyes. I pursed my lips at him. He gently walked towards me and started undoing the rob. I froze and turned my back on him looking at the red painted walls, my face is matching those immediately.

I heard a chuckle and prayed that he hadn't noticed my reaction. "Is it possible that the whore I got is actually a virgin?", I heard him ask. I didn't give any reply to that arrogant Son of a bitch.

"Not really. I'm just not interested in seeing you naked", I told him shakily. "Oh! Really? I don't think so. Even though we call our virgins every year. We rarely get them. Those who we get are normally virgin on only one place, if you know what I mean", he said smirking at me.

"I just don't want to talk to you. You are disgusting", I told him truthfully. "Interesting. We have to talk about many things. Let me return after the court is done", he said. My back was still turned away from him. I felt his presence besides me. I looked at him skeptically, not sure of what I heard.

"Last night was the only night I ever slept peacefully post-war. I would like to thank you for that. But I still don't trust you because you are still not being truthful to me. We animals can smell lies from far away, so don't bother telling one", he told me. He was dressed now, looking every bit the prince that he is. I sighed and didn't say anything. Maybe my plan was starting to work, slowly seducing the prince will be not very difficult after all. But will I be able to guard myself? It was the question?

"Prince, the king demands your presence ", said a guard who was lurking on the door. He gave me an exasperated look and said something like impatient father and began to strode away. But he was stopped by the guard again. "You have to bring her as well", he said, nodding towards me. I took a sharp breath. Lucien looked tensed for a second,, but he relaxed soon. "Go put on something nice", he ordered, rubbing the back of his neck. "Alright ", I told him without moving. "Hurry, will you? ", he asked me without any politeness.

"I won't be changing here with you watching ", I said with my arms crossed. He looked as though he wants to smack me but said, "Fine I will wait for you outside courtroom ", he said and walked away.