Chapter 23 - Dance

(Paradise POV)

"Dammit Paradise, you keep stepping on my feet!" Emrick ran his left hand through his hair as he kept the other hand on my hip.

I sighed and placed my forehead on his chest.

"I can't do this Emrick, you know I can't. I'm just a human. You deserve someone else running the kingdom with you, not me. Maybe Angeline is right. I am nothing but a useless human." I wiped the tears away that escaped for everyone to see and I pulled myself away from Emrick and towards the exit of the ballroom.

"Awe, you've finally realized how useless you are. Maybe you should stick around so I can show you how a real queen dances." I starred at Angeline for a while and then I walked off.

I hurried up to my room and closed the door to the room. I ran some water in the tub and stripped my clothes. I poured some lavender bubble bath and some oil into the tub and settled myself in the water.

Once the water reached my neck, I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. Tears started flowing as the thoughts of me running the kingdom flooded my head. What was I thinking about coming here?

I don't belong here,

"I'm..I'm useless."

I dipped my head under the water and let my mind go. Seconds turned to minutes and minutes turned into two pairs of strong hands grabbing me and carrying me to my bed.

As I was collecting my thoughts, I could hear the mumbles and grunts from a voice as it dried me with a fluffy towel and rubbed me down in lotion.

"I could kill you myself right now Paradise." I heard. Still, my eyes remained closed as I was flipped over.

"If I would've lost you like that this whole damn kingdom would be in trouble. I would destroy everything."

I was given a good slap on the arse and flipped over. I opened my eyes when the warmth suddenly disappeared. I pushed myself up and saw Emrick in all his glory drenched in water, staring at me with his hands in his hair and his eyes glossy and watery.

I held my arms open and motioned for him to come into them. A couple of tears fell from his eyes as he stepped into my arms. His tears started to flood my naked body as his cries turned into sobs.

"Why? Paradise." He sobbed.

I took a deep breath and ran my fingers through his hair.

"I'm just a human, I can't do this. I'm useless, Emrick, I don't belong here. I'm leaving Emrick." My voice cracked, it was like hearing the words come out of my mouth broke my heart even more. Emrick's sobs silenced and his grip tightened.

"You are not leaving me Paradise. I will destroy this whole fucking kingdom if you walk out that door with packed bags." I tried to push him off but his grip just tightened.

He pushed me back with gentle force and climbed on top of me. He held my hands in a tight grip with one hand and used his other hand to strip his clothes.

"I love you Paradise, don't leave me," Emrick whispered as he kissed every inch of my body.

"Give me a week baby, give me until after the ball." He positioned himself inside of me and thrust his shaft into my core, nice and deep and then he pulled out.

"Please Paradise."

He thrust himself into me again.

"Please Give me until the ball. One week baby."

This time he picked up the pace and thrust inside of me again, repeating a motion that we both rode out together.

I started to close my eyes and wrapped my arms around him, but in one swift motion my hands were in a tight grip with one of his hands and the other hand cupped my chin.

"Keep your eyes open Paradise. I want to see your beautiful eyes." I looked up and stared into his eyes.

They looked into my soul just as his shaft pulsed inside of me. I closed my eyes and floated away as the hot liquid from Emrick filled me up.

"One week Emrick. One week," I whispered.

His body softly fell against mine as he whispered,

"Thank you," Under his breath. I muttered "mhm" and drifted off into a deep slumber.

(Angeline POV)

"You did great baby, you're a natural. Let's practice one more time and then the next time we dance together it will be in front of the whole palace." Leviticus kissed me on the forehead as we got back into our dancing positions and swayed to the music.

We danced for another five minutes and ended with a curtsey from me to him, and a bow from him to me. I kissed him on the lips and walked upstairs to our room.

I stripped and turned on the shower. I leaned against the wall and let my thoughts push through.

'Don't you ever in your fucking life talk to her like that again. I'm trying my best to deal with you and not banish you to the depths of hell where you came from, but you're pushing it dammit. You're really fucking pushing it!"

I pushed myself off the wall and walked under the now cold water.

'What's wrong with Emrick? He looked pretty mad when I ran into him.'

I wiped the water from my face and started to wash as more thoughts came flooding through.

'Why are you so silent Angeline, look at me.'

I continued to scrub my skin.

My baby, I just want my baby.

I scrubbed until my skin was pink and then I turned off the water and stepped out of the shower.

"What baby?" Leviticus asked. I shook my head and dried off.

"What are you talking about?" I asked with slight confusion in my voice as I walked out of the bathroom with Leviticus right behind me.

"You whispered something and the word 'baby' was in the sentence you whispered." He looked at me with a concerned look.

I laughed and quickly replied with a lie.

"I was thinking about this movie called 'Baby Blues' and I just whispered a line from the book." I smiled at him as I threw on a tank top and some shorts.

"You listen too hard honey." He laughed slightly and walked out of the room with me right behind him.

"You're right. Sorry baby." I jumped on his back as he grabbed my thighs to keep me from falling.

I leaned down and kissed him and whispered in his ear,

"Yes, yes you are." With that, he took off towards the garden with me on his back laughing and screaming.