The next morning, Reign made sure she didn't make any noise as she woke up that day. She didn't want anyone rushing in to help her dress up. To be honest, she was embarrassed that they got to see all her scars and marks and just hoped they wouldn't tell anyone about if not, her cover would be blown. She needed to get Anna and Jess over here and the only way she could do that was to plead with Ares.
She immediately had her bath then she walked over to the closet and picked out a blue embroidered gown that had a corset.
She groaned as she tried to tie the lace of the corset but it was very hard because on a normal basis, this was done with two to three people because It needed to be tight.
She sighed as she gave up. At the end of the day she still needed the maids. She walked away from the closet and was about to open the door when Ares opened it.
"Oh your highness! I didn't expect you to be here so early" He didn't answer her, rather he noticed that her corset wasn't tied properly.
"Need help?" She gulped then shook her head.
"I was just about to call the maids. Do not worry, you don't have to help me" He closed the door behind him then motioned for her to come to him.
"Come here" She was about to argue but the look in his eyes warned her not to. She took small steps towards him then raised her head to stare into his eyes.
"Turn around," He murmured. She took a deep breath and did as was told. She was about to move her hair out of the way when he stopped her.
"I'll do it" He gently moved her hair out of the way and his fingers mistakenly grazed her bare shoulders which sent sweet shivers down Reign's body.
It was easy for Ares to tie the lace. When he was done, he turned her around to face him.
"Would you like to go somewhere with me?" Before Reign could reply, a knock sounded on the door and Ares surprised Reign by groaning.
"Who is it?" He called out before Reign could say anything.
"Oh your highness! I didn't expect you'd be in there. I came to wake Milady because it's time for her embroidery classes. The princess and Queen Diana are waiting for her arrival" Reign's eyes widened. Embroidery? She didn't know how to do that. Yeah she knew how to sew but it was just normal stitches.
Ares sighed then turned to Reign with a smile.
"Another day then. Let me walk you there?" She really wanted to tell him she didn't want to go but she couldn't find her voice. Instead, she nodded.
He opened the door and she walked out and smiled at Williams who had a cheeky smile on his face.
"Good day, Sir Williams" He bowed his head at both of them.
"Good day Milady, Your highness" Ares nodded then turned to Reign.
"Let's go, you don't want to be late" Williams immediately nodded then led the way. Ares and Reign walked silently behind Williams, no one uttering a word but there really wasn't anything to say.
Williams stopped in front of a huge door then turned to Reign.
"You can go in, Milady, I'm sure they are waiting for you" Reign nodded. She bowed her head at Ares then took a deep breath before walking into the room.
Mirabel's and Diana's eyes immediately turned to her.
"I'm so glad you're here, take a seat next to me" Mirabel muttered excitedly and Reign smiled at her then bowed her head at Diana.
"Your highness," Diana smiled.
"Take a seat so we can begin," Reign nodded, then took a seat next to Mirabel. She was instantly handed a hoop, a needle and thread.
"Shall we begin? Let's do a rose, that shouldn't be hard" Diana said with a smile then she began along with Mirabel. Reign almost scoffed out loud. The best she could do was a straight line and now they wanted her to do a rose? This was going to be a very long day.
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Ares sat down on the chair with a sigh.
"So what did he say?" He questioned his friend, Julian who sat opposite him. They were both in Ares' room.
"It's James, he was the one who paid him to kill Andrew" Ares clenched his fist. Why was James testing his patience? It seems they didn't like when he wasn't causing havoc.
"Were you able to save Andrew?" Julian nodded.
"Fortunately, he wasn't dead by the time we saw him. Why is James doing all these though? He is going to become king" Ares smirked.
"Because he knows If I wanted to become king, I would become king but the thing is I don't want to become King. I've seen first hand what power can do to others and I don't think that's for me but if he keeps testing me, I'm not going to hold back and I might just reconsider becoming King" Julian nodded.
"What are you going to do to him? If you don't do something, he's going to try it again. You know the rumors going around town about you right?" Ares nodded.
"I could care less about the rumors but him touching my men is crossing the line. Capture one of his men and bring him to me, make sure it's one that's always with him, I need to send him a message" Julian smiled.
"Okay so now, about your Fiance?" He wiggled his eyebrows at Ares which made Ares roll his eyes.
"What about her?" Julian sighed.
"What do you mean, what about her? Give me details like is she beautiful? Is she nice? Have you gotten to like her?" Ares furrowed his eyebrows as he thought over that.
"She is beautiful and I'm definitely attracted to her" Julian's eyes brightened.
"Oh my! I never thought I'd see the day that the Tyrant prince would agree to being attracted to someone. She must be very beautiful" Ares rolled his eyes.
"That's enough. Go carry on the task I gave you" Ares murmured as he stood up from his chair. Julian smirked.
"Why are you in a hurry? Miss her already?" Ares turned to him with cold eyes and Julian immediately choked.
"I'm sorry, I'll go now" Julian muttered as he stood up from his chair and ran out of the room. Ares shook his head at him but couldn't ignore the fact that he did want to see her but was it because he missed her because he wanted something else?....