Chapter Fourteen: A chain for my Monisha
Jamie watched as the devil that had her kidnapped from her home moved closer to her on the bed she sat. She stared at the chain on the bed too. it would make a nice weapon. She tried to reach it but Alexander was faster. He wrapped the chain around his fist and waved it menacing as he approached her.
Was he going to strike her with it? Jamie knew he was capable of such brutality but she wasn't so sure anymore. When he was close enough, he attached the end of the chain to a hook on the wall and simply looked at her like she was a piece of delicious cake.
"What are you doing, His highness?" Jamie questioned him.
"I am afraid, Janessa. The plan has changed. My distant relatives paid us an unexpected visit to congratulate us on our nuptials even though it's not yet legally binding"
Jamie wasn't making sense of what he was saying. What does his relative have to do with the chain hooked to the wall and the snake in the cage?
"Pardon me, his highness. I fail to understand your point."
"My point is, this morning I was prepared to introduce you to the rest of my immediate family even though you insisted you will be in chains. But now, with my cousins abrupt visit, we have to give the appearance of a happy couple and so you see my dilemma now, don't you Janessa?"
"Yes, Milord. It's quite a big dilemma since I would never play the role of the happy wife or dutiful Queen to your subjects. What are you going to do, his highness?" Jamie taunted him. She had a smirk on her face and she felt her body relaxed too soon. He needed her and it wasn't the other way around.
"Yes. That leaves us in a pickle but I always plan two steps ahead of my opponent"
"So, you consider me an opponent, his highness. I am quite honored. You see, people tend to overlook me and I have this nasty habit of making them pay"
Alexander sat down on the edge of the bed, just a few inches away from Jamie. She couldn't help but stare at him. He was the most handsome man, she had ever seen and there was something about his eyes that made him more captivating and alluring.
Jamie forced herself to look at any place other than his distracting face but it was always better to keep an eye on an enemy. Turning her back to him would be a mistake.
Alexander took her left wrist and drew it closer to himself. He ran his index finger along her hand as he talked.
"I would never underestimate you, Monisha. I know exactly what you are capable of doing. You would slit my throat without hesitation, won't you?"
Jamie nodded slowly. She wanted to think but his finger was distracting her. She decided to focus on taking in slow breaths. It wouldn't do her any good to show Alexander, how much his touch was affecting her.
"Okay. Then I will ask nicely. Will you have breakfast with the rest of my family without causing any mayhem, her majesty?" Alexander anticipated her answer even before she told him.
"No." She whispered calmly.
"No? Okay. Have it your way" Alexander was very fast. Jamie had no idea what was coming before it happened.
One second she was defiling him and the next, she was chained to the wall.
Jamie tried to break free of the chain and so she didn't see Alexander go around and attached the next chain. It was too late to do anything as both her hands were suddenly chained to the wall.
"What are you doing, Alexander?" Jamie was tempted to yell but she didn't want to attract attention to the king's room not when she was in this compromising position. And secondly, no one would barge inside the king's room to rescue her without losing their heads.
"Relax. I am not going to hurt you. It's going to be quite the opposite, Monisha"
Alexander pulled at her legs and chain them also as she cursed at him. He wondered where she learnt such profanity from. She swore like a sailor.
Jamie was lying on her back with her hands and legs spread and correctly chained. She couldn't put up any resistance even if she wanted to.
"We are going to play a game, my Queen"
"What game?"
"It's a game where I do all manner of wicked things to your body until you agree to have breakfast without a fuss" Alexander loosened the first button of his shirt and pulled it over his head. He was naked from waist up.
Jamie inhaled sharply. She had never seen such a wonderfully sculptured body before. His abdomen was like a rock with distinctive six packs ab. He looked like a god.
"Have you no shame! Undressing in front of an unwed girl. Put back your shirt on" Jamie demanded but it simply made Alexander smile. The sight of his naked body was making his bride blush.
"I don't need shame when I can have you, My Queen."
Alexander sat on the bed but he kept his eyes fixed on hers. He moved closer and closer and soon his body was only a few inches away from hers. His face was so close to her that he did the next logical thing he could think of. Alexander kissed her.
At first, his lips grazed hers slightly. And then he kissed her again much more passionately now. He nibbled on her upper lip and he went to the lower. He could hear her pounding heart and the heightened redness on her face. He heard the chain move as she struggled to deepen the kiss and push him away at the same time.
He pulled away from her mouth and ran his finger down her throat. He wanted her dress gone but they were just too many buttons. Alexander simply pulled out a blade to cut through the buttons. He never understood why so much hooks and buttons were needed for a single dress. He was about to carry out his devilish plan when Janessa spoke.
"You win, Alexander. I will have breakfast without a fuss. Just stop"