Inara_Me

"You are not human, like us, are you?" The words left my mouth in whispers as my eyes glanced around eyeing the destruction caused by the two men. 

Two men who had effectively taken out Twenty guards. All heavily armed and trained. 

But now, not even one old get up. 

"What gave that away?" My companion, who I had feelings for, mocked. 

"Perhaps the strength we displayed caused her to see reality," in the blink of an eye, he was in front of me making me stumble back in fear. "Is that not true, Princess?" 

I looked to the man who was silent and ever watchful. "Why? Why were you not true?" I loved him, only him I let myself feel for. 

He glanced around and spotted Diwal, my trusted advisor. "No one is true in nature here," he pointed to my advisor, "Not even him." 

Unwanted tears came to my eyes as I glanced around me. I could die tonight and it would all be in their hands. 

"Don't worry, your highness, it's just the time for it to come to light." 

My advisor smiled and so did the other two men.

••••

A gentle yet cold bastard prince. 

The bulky, muscular King to be. 

And a Princess.

~ slow burn ~

The Princess's Dangerous Vampire Mate

"That's enough," I informed Laila who was tightening the strings of the corset. She acknowledged my reply and brought on the upper part of the dress.

It was as if I was beginning everything in a new light. Marilyn had known everything about me. She was good at performing the task that Dorothy and Laila were trying to learn. It was usually Marilyn that had instructed them on what to do and how.

It had been two days and these two had finally gotten the gripes of what anna had told them.

Dorothy completed my hairdo. Instead of tying them up completely she had left half down and half up. "Done." She stepped back. "Breakfast now, your grace?"

I nodded, playing with my rings,"In the sitting room. I would—"

"Your grace," Laila hesitantly cut me off stared at Dorothy in uncertainty before returning to me, "Ms Anna informed us that you are to have breakfast in the dining hall today."

Sorting the past - II