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Touching the tender skin of her thighs thus making her squirm, Arthur lifted his eyes up to her and suddenly asked, “Are you a virgin?” 

Winifred's thighs shook at the intimacy of his question, she was so shocked to be asked such a thing right in the middle of such intimacy going on between them. At the expanse of his broad chest that was filling up her entire vision, she said “What?” 

“Your virginity. Do you still have it?” Arthur asked again without a hitch in his breath.

Winifred felt she should push him away. She felt like she had to put an end the confusing situation. She needed to set the boundaries between them and not give in to whatever game it was that he was playing. It wasn't supposed to be that hard, all she wanted was to be away from him, his kingdom, the so called beasts, this world. All she wanted was to be away from the 1700s she was in and back in the 2022 she was supposed to be in. She didn't want to feel this way; heavy, panting and all that, so lazy yet so awake and throbbing. 

But her mouth opened up and she found herself answering his question instead. “No," she said, without missing a beat even though it was a lie. 

She was lying because she didn't want to make him think he had something to take from her, if what they were thought in history classes was true then it meant that these people prioritized virginity in girls and women. So maybe, saying she was not one would make Arthur reduce whatever hold he had on her, maybe he would start to see her in a different light and just decide to let her go.

But then, his thumb moved in circles, hot and rough against her soft skin, as he says, “You’re lying.” 


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Meet Winifred.
A spoilt brat whose life has always been full of ease until things suddenly changed in a span of hours, she found out that she wasn't her father's daughter, fainted and then woke up only to find out that she wasn’t in the time zone she knew anymore, worst was she went way back in time when things were done in the traditional way and the law was especially unfavorable to women. A time when superstitions as she called them was the height of the day and the people believed in some beasts.

And even before she could settle or understand what was happening to her, things she never imagined started to happen to her. 

Meet Arthur.
He's known as the icy prince. He hates humans, he hates slave auctions but then he found himself buying one to please his father. What he didn't know was that he had bought one that had come from the future, one that didn't understand what submission or obedience was. And in the course of their back and forth, things started to happen.

Things that are forbidden and would never be accepted in their world.

Castles and the Beasts that live in them.

The preparations for Alice's wedding had started by now. It was no news that she was getting married to her longtime crush, and this made her extremely happy. Winnifred on the other hand didn't stop being herself, and the other slaves in the palace were beginning to get used to the fact that that was just how she is. They still tagged her arrogant, and also, she didn't stop talking back at the royals of the palace, including Florence, when need be.

She was on her way back from Arthur's room where she had just finished working, when she met the soon-to-be bride; Alice. Alice was smiling sheepishly before she sighted Winnifred. As soon as she saw Winnifred, her smile turned into a frown. Winnifred noticed this, but she ignored it as she was about to pass by her without a word, but Alice stopped her.

"Don't you think you're trying way harder than you should?" Alice asked, stopping Winifred on her tracks as she turned back to look at her.

Something on my face.