Prince Mayo’s Secret

Finally, I've spotted him. He's right there. Come quickly; I need to catch up with him now that it's quite early before people notice. I don't want anyone seeing us together and starting a rumor. It could cost my father his position as chief," Soma said quietly to her maid before adjusting her headgear, ready to follow the prince.

"What do you think would happen when I tell him he has to marry me instead? Would I look too desperate, or would he say he feels the same way?" 

The maid opened and closed her mouth, knowing better than answering Soma's questions because that would only put her in danger. But not answering could also mean she was judging Soma.

She wanted to say something in agreement with Soma when she quickly said, "Don't answer that! I know he doesn't want to end up with that Silly Zeep when he can have me," she continued, raising her long robe to walk quickly and unlike a girl from a noble home, just so that she could meet up with Prince Mayo.

"Where do you think he is headed so early in the morning?" she asked again, receiving only silence from her maid, which earned her a menacing glare from Soma.

"I don't know, my mistress. I apologize for not responding."

"Keep your apologies to yourself," Soma suddenly turned, causing her maid to bump into her.

"I am truly sorry, please forgive…"

"Shh and listen to me. This is an important mission that determines where my family will be in the future. If you are judging me in your head or plan on telling anyone about what I am about to do, then you will suffer greatly for it!"

"I don't have that in mind. Haven't I been loyal to you, mistress, since you were a little girl?"

"Don't ask me stupid questions. Keep moving. We need to meet Prince Mayo before everyone wakes up or someone decides to join him. He's alone and with just a guard; this is the perfect moment to have a private chat with him."

Everything rested on her ability to get Prince Mayo to see she was the right woman for him. Not that silly and loose Zeep. 

She bit her lips out of frustration . 

It was just a few days before the royal celebration when the king would announce Zeep the next queen and shatter the hearts of other chiefs. Her father had made her understand that she must use all of her girly charms to make Prince Mayo want her and only her. It wasn't something new for her to seduce men and make them want. She had tried severally with lower servants and even some noble sons of chiefs. And now she must use it on Prince Mayo.

He was tending to his crop when Soma walked in. He was startled at first that someone had caught him doing something as menial as farming which was below a prince, but when he turned and saw Soma, smiling, his heart was filled with delight. A beautiful girl in a lonely place so early in the morning just with him.

While everyone thought Denna was the worse of the two, he was equally as bad. Seeing the daughter of a chief all alone with just her maid filled his mind with dirty thoughts. His eyes lingered on Soma, whom he had noticed following him on numerous occasions. He wondered if she knew his father had chosen someone else for his wife, but that wasn't his concern.

"Could we have a private chat, my prince?" Soma asked in a soft voice, batting her eyelids and gazing deep into the prince's eyes, clearly aware of his attraction to her. He beckoned her to come closer, and they ventured further down the road, while their servants stood frozen, awaiting their return.

"Prince Mayo, I have no idea if you know my name, but I believe we should know each other better and maybe I can be your woman," Soma declared boldly.

Mayo smiled boyishly. Though he had been intimate with maids before, he had never been involved with a noble chief's child. They typically acted prim and proper, and here was the beautiful Soma boldly offering herself to him.

"I know your name. How can I not know when your name is just as beautiful as you are?" he said, pulling her into an embrace and sealing their lips with a moist kiss.

"Did you enjoy that?" he asked, and she nodded.

"Then I must continue. You have made my miserable morning by showing your beautiful face and gorgeous body to me, dearest Soma."

"You sound like you truly love seeing me here."

"I do. Let me show how happy I am, beautiful one. Isn't this what you wanted when you asked for a private chat with a man alone in the morning?" he asked, pressing more kisses all over her tantalizing lips.

She didn't have the time to make him understand that she intended to be his wife. He was already kissing her passionately, and she couldn't say no to him. It was so intoxicating, and besides, she could get him to see why she's better than Zeep by doing the outrageous thing others couldn't.

It was the sound of footsteps and the clearing of Prince Mayo's guard's voice that stopped them from continuing their intimate affair.

Prince Mayo smiled at her, and Soma was certain she had captured his interest. But as they walked out together, Nemere, the servant girl, saw them both smiling at each other from behind the tree where she hid after taking her morning bath. She wondered if she should keep what she had seen to herself or tell Asha, her only friend in Maribah about it.

"I hope to see you again so we can continue where we stopped," she heard the prince say to Soma before they each went on their own path.

Whatever it is they were up to certainly wouldn't be anything good, and she may have to tell her only friend since she couldn't keep it to herself.