Delilah lay down on the floor catching her breath she sighed and looked at her skin the scales were starting to go away she brought her hands over her face wiping the sweat off and close her eyes to sleep.
" they treated you like a princess" a voice said causing her to look at the woman that stared at her with a strange look
" what"
" I mean to say that they got you what you wanted" the woman sneered at delilah ".I am a slave that would never do what they did for you to me" she further said
" that's enough" delilah warned looking at the woman who didn't feel unfazed by her tone
"because of your beauty little wonder they haven't touched you yet"
delilah closed her eyes feeling her teeth begin to grow again she shook her head trying to control herself until her teeth came to normal she turned her head to look at the woman
" what's your name then" delilah asked the woman hoping to reduce the tension between them both the woman scoffed and lifted her chin proudly like she was some important person that was treated lowly
"Bernice I was the princess of mauli"Delilah looked at the woman before her she didn't one bit like a princess but she had heard that the princess Bernice was a true beauty and was given out to marriage to a prince from one of the seven kingdoms that was powerful so what could a princess from mauli be doing here
" you don't believe me" Bernice said delilah shook her head
" if you're indeed a princess as you said why are you here"
Bernice gnashed her teeth as she looked at the walls of the dungeon putting her eyes down
" I was sold to these soldiers" she looked at delilah again " I was sold by my father who wants more power than he can get"
delilah looked obviously shocked so the rumors circulating about the princess was indeed kidnapped and sold off was true
" sorry" delilah said under her breath and clutched her knees to her chest and fell asleep tomorrow was indeed going to be rough but for now she had to sleep and think of what would happen to her.
Zane stared at his minister for war as he went through all the success of the kingdoms they had conquered he crossed his leg and trust his hand to get the scroll that his minister was handing over to him as he placed his seal now the five kingdoms under him had no control whatsoever he owned them he smiled exposing his pearly teeth
"there will be need for more governor's around the kingdoms under your rule my Lord" his minister said looking at Zane the other ministers in the chamber nodded their head
"the affairs are up to you Marcus"Zane said getting up from his royal chair as the ministers all got up and bowed as he walked away flanked by his guards he heard the trumpet blow as he got to his chamber and a servant come in
" you're majesty the princess you're fiancee wants your attention my Lord"
Zane waved his hand " send her in" the servant bowed as he walked away opening the curtains for Phoebe as she entered and hurried away leaving Zane with Phoebe
" you wanted my attention" Zane asked Phoebe " go ahead"
Phoebe crossed over the king's bed and seductively layed her hand on his chest drawing lazy patterns as she smiled when he took her hands away from his chest and placed his hands behind him as he stepped away from Phoebe who felt hurt
"you said that you want to see me"Zane asked again looking at her she tried to come close to him but he laid his hand out stopping her from coming close to him
" I'm your fiancee I have the right to be close to you" Phoebe cried as tears formed in her eyes
" unless I give you that right you don't have it" Zane said and left his chamber leaving his fiancee who was dismayed by his attitude she took hold of a vase and smashed it to the ground attracting the servants who rushed as she sat on the king's bed breathing heavily she got up and walked out of the king's chamber going to her own chamber where she sat on her bed leg crossed as her maids tripped in helping her to remove her clothes and took her to her bathing pool she entered the water and relaxed as her maids gave her a massage her mind back to what the king said she clenched her fist and angrily poured water on the maid who messaged her feet
"you stupid maid is that how to message my feet" Phoebe was angry but now she took out her furstration out on her maid
" sorry my lady I will try better" the maid bowed her head and knelt down messaging Phoebe feet her mind cast back to the king's rejection she hissed it always seemed like he loved to torture her he always went for other women ignoring her completely she got out of the water and her maids wrapped her with a silk gown letting her hair fall in waves leading her to her bed and she laid down.
Zane caressed the face of the woman who slept beside him getting up he pulled his robe as he was about to leave the woman got up holding his hand stopping him from leaving the room
"don't I please you you're majesty" she removed the cloth covering her body bare for Zane his eyes filled with lust touching her breast he laid his hand on her hip and dragged her from the bed making them so close chest to her bare breast the eyes which held lust were replaced by a nonchalant gaze
" not these time mallonia" he walked away leaving only the fragrance of his perfume lingering in the air after all each day another would warm his bed.