Your whip is my command

OH! How wrong I had been.

His Majesty was indeed missing. It wasn't just some prank and their only suspect was sweet little ole me.

Now my wrist was shackled in chains descending from the ceiling as I waited for Dominic in this rotten cell. It had already been an eternity and my arms were starting to hurt. Not to mention how uncomfortable the fluffy gown felt.

The uneven stone, supposedly the bed of this cell, was enticing me to lay down on it. But the amazing fragrance of vomit, blood, and dead rats was teasing me so much so that my breath hitched the moment I was forcefully pushed into this dungeon by four guards. Even though they managed to shackle me, I did give them some marvellous return gifts in the form of a few punches and a kick to their much more vulnerable parts.

Another eternity later, which must have been a total of few hours, in reality, I heard the cranking of the metal bar door opening.

Prince Dominic entered, his face stoic and calm. But there was a slight hint of a smile which made me feel like a lamb waiting to get slaughtered. My eyes fell towards his hand. He was holding a whip.

He isn't going to use that on me, is he?

His eyes met mine, they were calm but had something dark in them that I couldn't pinpoint.

He circled my shackled body.

" You still have the last chance. Spill whatever you know and then we might not have to use the whip, " he whispered. I could feel his warm breath on my neck. Though his voice felt like he was itching to use the whip.

This would have been so hot if only we weren't in a prison cell. I mean he did have an intimidating physique -

The sound of a whip cracking on the floor made me come out of my trance. He was standing in front of me now. His way too calm eyes were starting to get on my nerves.

" Are you going to speak or shall I begin with my method, little girl ? " he smiled and began circling me again.

Did he -

Did he really just call me a little girl?! How dare he!

" Who do you think you are, monkey? Calling me a little girl -

Air left my body as the whip connected with my back. The spontaneity of the act made it worse than the pain itself. I closed my eyes and tried to focus my breathing. It felt as if a plethora of ants were biting my back.

This was so not hot.

He grabbed my jaw firmly, forcing me to look at him with blurry eyes.

" Ah! I apologize, it seems like my whip didn't have any interest in your nonsense. Would you like to try again? Perhaps more sensible words this time ? " he smiled. He whipped me, only to smile like he was strolling in a garden with the love of his life.

Perhaps the Prince of Ravaryn Kingdom is mentally unstable. Or did the news of his missing father screwed up a few wires up there. I couldn't even decide what I should be feeling right now.

Pain?

Fear?

Disbelief?

So I decided to do what a sane person would do in this situation.

" Are you mentally unst-

" P-Prince Dominic ..... Y-you need to look at this, " a panting knight interrupted me from asking such an important question.

He left me immediately and took the letter, at least it looked like a letter from where I was shackled. The pain was still vibrating through my back. How I wanted to just sleep, to get out of here.

Nevertheless even I felt somewhat disheartened over the disappearance of King Rudolf. I don't know much about him but he was a very sympathetic and kind King. Unlike the Viceroy I was about to kill, King Rudolf was very much deserving of his title.

Dominic crumbled the letter and strode out of the cell. It could have been my imagination but his eyebrows furrowed a bit after reading whatever there was written on the letter. The knight stood awkwardly for a minute, staring at me, then locked the gate and marched out. I couldn't even tell him about my innocence.

My arms felt tired and I wanted to sleep desperately. If only he would have heard me instead of calling me a little girl. Soon the walls of my prison managed to bore me enough for me to drift to sleep even with the amazing fragrance of vomit and blood surrounding me.

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I woke up when I heard the shuffling of keys. I had thought Dominic, I have decided not to denote an unstable man as Prince, would come back to interrogate me and I would be able to give my explanation. Instead, a guard was now opening my sweet cosy cell.

He came inside and saw me with mocking eyes. His eyes showed an evil glint while he checked me out. I shuddered as I realized that perhaps he is here to torture me.

Or more like take advantage of you.

Said a nagging voice in the back of my head. I mean he did look like a vulture in the Sahara Desert waiting for his prey to lose hope and die so that he can feed himself.

Though this gave me a sudden idea. I can easily take on this single guard and run away. I will have to move to another kingdom but that won't be a problem.

But I can't do anything with my hands bound. I will have to act docile to catch him off guard. I am not even sure what are his intentions, hopefully, he will unshackle me. He moved behind me and kept both of his hands on my waist, his breath on my neck. Just unlock the shackles for once, you bastard.

I tried to wiggle him off me, I knew it was futile but I couldn't stop my reflexes. He chuckled. "There is no way out of this. Bad little girls get punished. " I gritted my teeth. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH ALL THE MEN IN HERE AND THEIR OBSESSION WITH THE WORD 'LITTLE GIRL'.

He slowly starts moving his hands upwards. Groping me. Soon they reached my shackles.

" Unfortunately we will have to continue this in the other cell. " He moved closer towards my left ear and whispered, "And there won't be any shackles to protect you."

Hallelujah!

He removed his hands and then I heard the shuffling of keys. He unshackled my left arm and then the other. I wanted to dance and gauge his eyes out at the same time or maybe kick him where the sun doesn't shine. But for now, I will have to relax and wait for the right moment. Before running I need to make this bastard of a man regret his whole life.

He took my wrists in his hand, a smirk plastered on his pig face. We left the cell and came out in the hallway, here the smell of rust, sweat, and blood was even stronger than that in the cell. Oh, I suppose this amazing fragrance won't be leaving me soon. It was suspiciously empty in here. But I don't have time to think about all of this. I decided to start with my plan before we reach the stairs to the exit of the dungeon.

I stepped back, balancing my weight on my left foot, and kicked the back of his knees. This caught him off guard and he lost his balance. His grip around my wrist loosened as he looked back at me with shock. I smirked and snatched my wrist back. My fists clutter on his face a few times without giving him a chance to react. I grabbed a handful of his hair in my fist and looked into his drowsy eyes. His nose was bleeding like the Niagara river, his eyes squinted in pain. Good for him.

"There aren't any shackles to protect you."

He opened his eyes in fear and shock as he pleaded, " P-please. I am so-...

I scoffed and banged his head on the wall. The dungeon became quiet after the loud thump.

That felt good.

I looked around the dungeon, a few prisoners had witnessed the commotion. Few were shocked pressing their faces against the bars trying to see better, mostly looked like they had given up on life and wouldn't give a damn even if I start stripping.

Since I myself wasn't much keen on going naked in the middle of a prison, I started moving forward towards the stairs after I grabbed the keys from that bastard's pocket. Another problem could be if anyone saw me coming out of the dungeon.

The dungeon gate creaked as I peaked out. It was dark outside and it seemed empty. I slide out swiftly and lock the dungeon door to not make anyone suspicious. If I reach the main hall it will become child's play for me to escape. But till then I need to be careful. I hope Dominic won't find me in the way, I will kill him if I see his annoying smile again.

I start speed walking towards the main hall. I heard some footsteps behind me. My heartbeat increased as I passed through the hallway.

Just the turn and then will be out of his line of sight.

Thankfully I increased my speed and reached the corner. I took the turn and pressed my back on the cold wall, breathing heavily. I peaked back to look into the hallway, a guard was standing in front of the dungeon gate with his back straight.

Phew, I got lucky.

" Hey! "

I froze.

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