Chapter 5

Everything in my appearance changed in just a couple of hours. I wasn't who I was when I looked in the mirror for the first time.

I looked like I didn't belong here and should be home where my family was. These people expect so much out of me, but they don't know that I came from a world where everything wasn't easy.

The way these people treated the workers as if they are peasants. They are humans also where they should be treated with respect. I would never look down on anyone as if I'm better than them.

The stylist was sewing on a button where she kept jabbing me with the needle. I knew she was nervous by the way her hand was trembling.

Honestly, I feel sorry for her because she is so used to people yelling at her and making her feel overwhelmed.

She keeps ramming me with the needle where I think I'm going to bleed. "Ow!" I jump from her poking me, and her eyes widen when she notices she is hurting me.

"I'm so sorry you're Highness that I'm injuring you. I promise it won't happen again." She apologies as she was on the edge of crying from injuring me.

Olivia, who was Ruby's mother, wasn't making it any better for the woman. "You hurt the Queen again you will be hanging by your feet." Olivia threatens her and it makes the woman's face turn pale.

She didn't mean to hurt me, so I don't know why she has to make her more over the edge.

"It's okay you didn't mean to injure me. You are doing a magnificent job." I informed her, and she looked up at me with a glint of surprise on her face, not expecting me to be nice to her.

"Much appreciated, my Queen." She gives me a genuine smile as she curtseys to show how humble she was for me.

I smiled down at her as she continued fixing the button on my dress shirt. When she was done fixing it she helped me down from the stool.

Olivia trails me over to sit down in a chair in front of a mirror. "You don't have to be nice to her. She is getting rewarded to do whatever you command her to do." Olivia looks at the stylist through the mirror in disgust.

I bit my tongue for declaring something that I might regret.

"That's how the world works. Desperate people like her have to work to even have extravagant things knowing they can't. They kiss our feet for every chance they can get." She chuckles while fixing my dress collared.

People like her shouldn't have room to say something about someone else. She looked like a fucking giraffe by her long ass neck. Her makeup looked like she just did it in the dark.

There was a knock on the door, and a guard came in before bowing his head. "Queen, King Everest would like to see you in the garden." He informs me that the devil wants to see me.

"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." I answer, looking down at my lap.

I heard the door close by the guard and I looked back up to stare at myself in the mirror. I saw my necklace glow meaning Papa was thinking about me.

Feeling my eyes swell, I wipe my face with the back of my hand.

Olivia pulled out a handkerchief from her purse, drying my tears away, and I moved her hands away from my face. She obtained the memo that I didn't want her touching me.

Getting up from my seat, I walked nervously towards the door having Olivia behind me. Does she have to follow me?

When I stepped out the door, there were guards standing next to the door. They bow their head when they notice my presence.

All this bowing shit is getting on my nerves. "King Everest informed me to escort you to him." One of the guards notified me, and I nodded, allowing them to lead the way to my husband.

While they were escorting me, I took in my surroundings so I could make some type of plan to sneak out of here.

There were too many people here in this huge Castle so I couldn't leave without being spotted.

But then I thought none of these guards sleep so they are on high alert 24 hours. Maybe I can make friends with them, so they can lead me out to freedom.

So many unhappy workers looked like they were being worked to death. I could tell they don't get any type of respect.

One elderly lady was looking at me with her dilated grey eyes. She gives me a small smile and I shudder from her stare like she was one of those witches.

We made it outside where the intense sun hit me. I never knew how great the sun was. Conceivably because I have been locked up in the house half of my life.

Lovely flowers were blooming and I just wanted to sit down in it and capture the beauty.

My favorite flower is Daisy from the pictures I've seen. It just gives out a beautiful color, and I like how it looks.

There was a man in the distance where he was staring off into space. I couldn't absolutely identify his face by his back facing me.

He probably wasn't attractive where he needed to force someone to marry him.

"Your Majesty we brought Queen Hayden to you." Olivia spoke and Everest indicated his hand to make them leave.

I follow right behind them because they were not abandoning me with this man. Olivia shifts me around, forcing me back where I was standing before.

I was staring at his back for a minute until he turned around. He looked like a Goddess by his dark brown hair curls that were covering his face, hazel eyes that were a glint of honey from the sun and he had a sharp jawline.

He leisurely walks towards me with his eyes never leaving mine. He breaks it when he starts examining my body with steady eyes then walks around me.

I shudder when I felt his breathing on my neck.

A delicate kiss was placed on the side of my neck making me shudder again.

"You're just what I'm looking for Puppy." He whispers, and my eyes went wide from him calling me a Puppy.

"Did you just call me a Dog─" I was cut off by his hands around my neck, hauling me back against his chest.

"Don't give me that tone Puppy where you wouldn't know the consequences of it." He spoke darkly while his other hand went to my waist.

I force him off of me, making him stumble back. "Look here sir I didn't sign up to be your dog. Does it look like I bark and chase after things? I don't know how fucked up you are but I don't do that." I briefed him and he started chuckling while walking towards me.

"I didn't choose you for nothing Puppy. You were meant for me, and you need to keep your little mouth shut before I shove something down your throat that you can't handle." He threatens by pulling my waist against his.

"Sorry but I don't think I can choke on something that's the size of my pinky." I said, making his nose flare from my comeback.

I can make him mad where he can't stand me then he sends me back to California where I belong.

"You want to make a bet on that? I'm reasonably certain you won't be saying that when I have you screaming my name in misery." He grips my hair harshly, and I hiss in pain from his firm grip.

"Sorry to burst your ego but I'm not screaming anything. What you will be screaming is when I stab you to death." I rasp out and I could tell he was getting mad from his heavy breathing.

I'm going to keep pushing him until I make him explode.

Everest trails me closely where we were centimeters from each other. "You think you can make me mad, but it's nothing but going to make it hard on you Puppy. What you're thinking I'm a step ahead of you. You will never leave me and you will learn some fucking respect when I'm done with you."

Those hazel darkens as my breath got caught into my mouth. I didn't say anything from how terrified I was. I didn't want him to treat me like a fucking dog.

"I'm not your fucking dog where I have to listen to you like your my master. I don't take orders from you or no one in this place!" I screamed possessing him to grab my chin harshly where my jaw almost snapped.

"It's humorous how you think you can get what you desire. I don't think that would look pleasant when I slaughter your family." He smirks, making my heart drop from his threat. Is he serious?!

I felt nauseous to my stomach for even placing a finger on my family. He was fucking manipulating me!

"You touch my family, and I swear I'll kill you my damn self." I hiss at him and he chuckles while tenderly stroking my cheekbones.

"You're so adorable when you're all mad. It makes you weaker than you ever have been. Just face it, you're no match for me. You could prefer how you desire things. Be the good boy that you are and I'll treat you like you're the precious thing alive or remain a bad boy where I'll handle how you should be properly handled."

I try holding in all my tears that were desperately wanted to come out. I didn't want him to take control of me.

"Go to fucking hell." I bit back and he smiles wistfully but this smile was undoubtedly something that was devilish like that gave me goosebumps.

"Oh, Puppy you don't you think I came from there?"

At that, my eyes went wide as my body began trembling. I don't think I wasn't going to make it out alive by the time he was done with me.

When I didn't declare anything, I felt a pair of lips against mine causing me to go blank for a second.

I would step back, but I knew he would react so I just let him devour me. It was pleasantly alright for someone who merely threatened to kill my family.

I moaned a little when I felt him bite my bottom lip making him explore my mouth. "You're such a beautiful Pup and I'm glad that I've found you." He pulls away from the kiss, and I open my eyes to him smiling graciously at me.