Day 01 of year XXX
I didn't realise it was past midnight as I had been traveling with this man for long time.
The festival which was put up was for new year's and yes... The new year had started but what was I doing? Getting trapped with this man.
I had stopped struggling as it was futile. What I thought of doing was wait to see where was this gonna take me. I was sure that since I was the female lead nothing bad would happen to me.
That's why I dared to ask... "where are you taking me?"
"Why do you dare to ask?"
"Because I don't care anymore. Whatever bad has happened to me... I don't care of what you do with me anymore."
"What the hell? Firstly, do you even know who I am?"
"Yes I do."
"Why are you so fearless then? Do I look like a potato?"
"Pfft- No?"
Potato? I said suppressing my laugh. I knew he would eventually fall for me. I think he is in the process of falling for me. Haha.
"Then why are you so fearless?"
"Because I am sure you have a side to you which is like a potato."
"Is it?"
"Yes. So where are you taking me?"
"You know what? You are beautiful. I was thinking of taking you as a pretext to run away. But now you have caught my intrest. So am gonna give you something special."
"What special?"
"I have built a hut near where the forest ends. I will tell you there. "
"Ok. I can't wait"
As we were nearing he said, "I want you to spend the night with me. Your body has made me lustful for you."
"Wait what?" This was not something which I thought he would say. He was supposed to respect me. I am the female lead. No this has to be a misunderstanding. I need to leave!
"No well it's late tonight... May be some other time?"
"We have reached. Forget about going now."
He got down near a hut and took me in his arms and as usual, I wasn't able to escape he was strong. He carried me to the hut and laid me down on bed. Soon, what I feared had begun. No matter how I struggled, I wasn't able to escape... And so I was... Deflowered against my will.
The next morning I was left alone with Anasthacius gone. I had to navigate my own way back. When I went back there were numerous rumours about me in high society and so I was disowned by my mother. I was devastated to think that the woman who raised me with so much love could do this to me.
This aftermath led me to go to some other village and live again in poverty. But it didn't matter. I was determined to live a better life in this life I thought to do any job possible to make a living. I was sure that I would pull myself up from the mire.
That was when I got to know that Anasthacius was dead and Claude in his stead had taken over. I was sad the person who left me in this state was dead and I couldn't even take revenge against him.
Day 100 of year XXX
I found out that I was pregnant. I was devastated! The world which I somewhat had started to make again had started to crumble again in front of me. Being pregnant without a father in this time means that you can't even stay in the village.
Moreover I had the potential heir in my womb. The one whose seed Anasthacius planted. If it gets out then I would be killed.
It was around the same time Claude had gone into depression and was having it with random women.
It was a great time for me to fake that the child in my womb is of royal heritage and from Claude. I hence went to the palace fearless and said that I had Claude's child.
Rumours were around that he was drunk when he did it, so he wouldn't remember weather we had done it together or not.
I was positive that with this child, I had a chance to live luxuriously again. Though that didn't change the fact that I hated the child of Anasthacius.
I was using the child... So what? I risked my all and got raped for it. I don't deserve this child but now what matters is my reputation and my survival.
I am find being a concubine.
I was Threatened time and again by Claude that if the child didn't turn out to be his, my limbs would be cut and fed to the dogs.
Ha! The misery. Both brothers are the same. One brings a life in my womb and other makes it hell.
But fact was that... Time passed and soon the date of child delivery came.
Before leaving the village I asked a black magician to put some spell by which the child in my womb would look like the person I want it to.
And he did put a magic. I took Claude's name for the child to look like. This magic will be with him for lifetime and that would help him be recognised as Claude's child.
This was perfect for both Claude, the child and me.
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The child was born... A boy... He looked like Claude and I was taken in as a concubine.
The sight of child made me hate him because I couldn't get over the fact that I was deflowered for the same.
Still, it reaped me some benefits so I tolerated it. Claude seemed to like the child though he didn't show it but he sometimes spent time with him.
I don't care what he did as long as I was living well. Claude never visited me after child birth neither did I bother about him.
Everything seemed to be going well now. Did you think that? I thought that too.
But the happiness was only short lived. It lasted for three years because after that she came...
Diana... The dancer...