Chapter five- moving in and out

"Aaron?" I asked as someone carried me out of the balcony.

"Shhh... it's okay go back to sleep" he said as I closed my eyes.

(...)

I woke up in a huge bed.

This isn't my bed... Oh my god, I'm not wearing anything but my underwear. What happened?

"Good morning" Aaron said entering the room with a tray of food.

"Why I'm on my underwear?"

"Don't worry, you fell asleep on the balcony...I carried you to my bed and asked one of the maids to help me undress you" he has me an apologetic look "I'm not going to touch you unless you want to"

"And I'm sorry about what happened yesterday." He said looking at my wrist.

"I'm sorry nothing would happen if I hadn't tried to scape"

"We'll talk about that later." He still looked angry "Let's eat, I brought you breakfast."

The rest of the morning went by as normal. My parents were leaving the next day so we were having a special dinner in their honor.

"Lady Rowena...the prince wants to see you in his office." A butler said while he waited for me at the entrance of the library.

He guided me to Aaron's office.

I knocked on the door but there was no response so I knocked again.

There was no response again so I opened the door.

"I want to talk to you about what happened yesterday" he said without looking at me while be checked the papers that were on his desk. "Please sit down."

I didn't sit down

"Sit down Rowena, please" for the first time he looked at me. "I want to know... Why would you want to scape?"

"Because this isn't easy, I can't marry someone I just meet and..." he interrupted me

"Do you think it's easy for me?!" he started raising his voice. "I'm sorry for everything but you can't do childish things and not think about the consequences." he said calmly.

"You have the whole country looking at you... you can't just run away." I could see how he was trying not to scream again. "Your actions look bad on all of us not only on you."

He sounds like my mother.

"I was hoping I had more time to explain... We are at war, the attacks, everything that is going on is because the people don't trust the monarchy anymore, there is a rebellion." he took a deep breath before continuing "My father hopes that with you, the wedding, our relationship to the public...things will finally calm down."

"So you only care about me because of what the people are going to say?" I spoke.

"No... Rowena I want a real relationship with you, get to know you, befriends... what I'm saying is that we both need to be careful with what we do and say everyone is watching us."

"I'm sorry I didn't think of that." I said like a little girl who's been caught.

" I know your brother thought he was protecting you but if someone else caught you..." he stayed silent "From now on I want you close not only to keep an eye on you but to protect you if it's needed"

"What do you mean with close?"

"You're coming with me everywhere I go... I spoke to my father... we think you should move into my room."

"No"

"Rowena please listen to me"

"No, I'm not going to move to your room."

"Rowena eventually it will happen... and you need protection. The attack the other day was no coincidence"

"I don't need protection, I'm not a damsel in distress."

"I know that you can defend your self but..." I interrupted him

"I'm done having this conversation the answer is no" Who does he think he is. Maybe yes he is the prince...and yes we are getting married but he can't tell me what to do. I turned around ready to leave.

"It wasn't a question Rowena" he said as I was opening the door "I didn't want to do it this way but you're moving into my room like it or not"

"No I'm not" I slammed the door behind me.

I should have left yesterday.

(...)

After I left Aaron's office I went to my room but he had all my things moved to his.

I hate him.

I'm not staying here.

I took all my things and went to search for a bedroom the farthest away from him.

" where are you going?" he asked as he saw me carry my last things away.

" It's none of your business " I answered and kept walking.

I knew he was following me so I decided not to go to the bedroom I was moving in.

"Rowena come back now!" he said angrily.

I simply ignored him and kept walking.

"Rowena I'm not going to repeat it"

"Rowena obey your future husband" my mother said as she was walking by.

I also ignored her.

"Can you please take this to the laundry?" I said to a maid, given her my clothes.

"Rowena" Aaron said.

I ignored him again.

I walked into the garden. I thought Aaron wasn't going to try to control me but he is just like everyone else.

I sat down on a bench near the fountain.

Hours past and I just sat there.

"Rowena you need to come inside." Aaron said

"you're going to freeze out here."

"Leve me alone"

"I know you're angry at me but I'm not going to let you stay here." He said "you're going to get sick"

I ignored him. A few minutes past and he sat beside me as he put his jacket around me.

"I know you don't want to share a room and that you're not ready for a lot of things, but please don't get mad I'm trying to protect you, if anyone finds out that you tried to scape they are going to send you back to the school."

"More like a prison" I said

"I'm afraid that they would beat you up to death just like they did to my mother." His eyes started getting watery "Please keep in mind that everything I do is to protect you"

"I'm sorry" I said.

All this time I treated him horrible when he is just trying to help me.

"Shh" he said as he placed one arm around my neck. "Let's go, we have a dinner to attend."

(...)

Of course my plan didn't work and when we got inside all my things were back in Aaron's room.

I didn't complained because he was right.

If i didn't acted like the perfect lady I'm supposed to be, they would send me away right after they got their heir.

"Your mother picked out a dress for you" The maid said. "I left it in the bed"

"Thanks Liv" I said as she walked out.

I walked to the bed to get the dress.

"It's horrible" I said looking at it.

It was a pink dress that covered everything including the neck.

"It is" Aaron said walking out of the bathroom, only wearing a towel. "Do you like what you see?" He asked raising an eyebrow.

I realized I was looking at his abs and I can't complain I'm only wearing my underwear and a robe.

I'm sure I'm incredibly red, I stopped looking at him.

"I'm going to get dressed." He said walking into his closet.

A few minutes passed and he got out.

"It's hideous." He look at the dress. "I have a surprise for you, close your eyes."

I did as he said.

"Now open them" he whispered into my ear.

As I opened I saw that the dress my mother picked was replaced with a beautiful red dress, it was tight to the body, and it was off the shoulder.

"Thank you it's amazing."

"I'm glad you like it, I have one more surprise but I will let you change"