CORION'S BETRAYAL

It was time to head to the prince's quarters and while the other maids might be thinking I was fulfilling his princely duties, they didn't know that it involved a secret room where I got tossed around for his amusement. My mind was filled with unease as I made my way to the prince's quarters for the night. This time I was going to be training with his silent but deadly companion.

But with what he did last night though, he doesn't seem that deadly. He was kind to me and I felt some comfort when I was with him, so he would probably go easy on me right? I asked myself as I walked down the dimly lit corridors of the castle which felt eerie, maybe because I was walking alone.

The only sound was the soft shuffle of my feet against the cold stone. I tried to shake off the nerves and focus on the task at hand but the impending training session weighed on my mind. As I turned a corner, I was suddenly ambushed by a guard who appeared out of nowhere.

My heart leaped into my throat as I stumbled back in surprise, my hands instinctively reaching for my waist where I always kept my dagger but all I could grab was just air. Right, I work in the castle now and the maids weren't allowed to carry weapons! I thought to myself as I glared at the guard advancing towards me.

"Hello, little mouse!" The guard said and I instantly recognized him with bushy brows.

"You!" I snarled at him as I stepped backward when I suddenly hit something.

I looked up only to see another guard standing behind me, leering down at me with a creepy smile on his face. Great, not only did I run into bushy brows but now I met bad breath Larry too!

"You are mine now!" Bush breath says and I arched a brow up at him.

"I'm sorry but in what part did I sign a contract offering to be yours?" I asked him but he just continued to smirk at me. With a slight shake of my head, I made a move to step away from the guard but he stepped in my way blocking my path.

I stared up at him, starting to get annoyed. "You know I am a maid who serves the prince and he is going to be expecting me any time soon."

Bushy brows just smiled, not at all bothered with the piece of information I just said. "You know, you are actually kind of pretty." He says reaching out to trail a finger down my face but I smacked his hands away, my gaze burning with anger as I glared at him.

"Do not touch me if you still want to keep that hand."

"This one's got quite a mouth on her for a human!" Bad breath Larry said behind me, "I reckon she won't be a boring fuck like the kinds we are used to." He added and I felt my skin crawl at his tone.

I decided not to let my fear show as I stared as I glared at the guard in front of me. Their intentions with me were quite obvious and they were backing me into a corner. I wasn't going to let them touch me though, I'd rather burn my body with hot coals than have their filthy bloody hands on me.

"Let me go, or I'll scream!" I threatened, figuring if Corion heard that I was in danger he would come running.

"Well that's okay, I like when…"

"Finish that sentence and I will knee you in the nuts so hard, I imagine even that must hurt too for a werewolf!" I hissed out loud starting to feel more anger than fear and I was just about to act on it when suddenly my hands were restrained behind me. "HEY!" I protested as I struggled against their hold while starting to feel fear coursing through my veins.

"Not so strong now are you?" Bushy brows started to reach for me, his hands dangerously close to my chest.

No, no, no, I felt a surge of panic and desperation as I tried to get away from his touch while hoping that someone would come for me. And then, like a miracle, I saw him! Corion!

Relief flooded my face as I locked eyes with him, hoping beyond hope that he would intervene, that he would save me from this nightmare. A small smile crossed my face, his name on the tip of my tongue to call out to him but I refrained from doing so. The guards seemed to notice I stopped struggling because they turned to stare at the prince who watched us with a blank expression on his face.

Oh, you both are fucked now! I thought to myself with a small smile as I stared at the guards. But then the strangest thing happened, instead of coming to my aid as I had predicted, Corion merely stared at me with a blank expression, his eyes betraying no hint of emotion, and then without a word, he turned and walked away leaving me with my fate.

"What?" I breathed out unable to hold it while the guards snickered turning to look at me with malice in their eyes but I was still dumbfounded.

He saw me, I know he did! But he turned away and left, the motherfucking bastard left, and yes, I mean disrespect to the queen cause how the fuck did she birth such an emotionless arsehole? I thought to myself just as bushy brows stared at me.

"Oh, I'm going to enjoy this!" He cooed reaching for my top.

"Over my fucking dead body!" I snarled before I decided to do the one thing I was good at which was taking care of douchebags!

I felt a surge of anger and defiance rise within me. Without another thought, I raised my leg and stomped hard on the bad breath Larry's foot, relishing in the satisfying crunch beneath my heel. As he recoiled in pain, I swiftly raised my knee and delivered a sharp blow to the other guard's groin. The sound of his groan echoed through the corridor and I knew I had to act fast. Without hesitation, I turned and fled my heart pounding in my chest!