We rode very fast in silence and I felt very uncomfortable with it because it gave me more time to think about my fears. I thought about the wedding consummation and I shook in fear. I was still a virgin and what if. ... Just stay calm i assured myself.
Your highness.
Yes?
How many brothers do you have?
5 he answered. I wanted to ask if they were all married but i restrained myself from doing so.
Your highness
Just call me Alex. You can call me that when we are alone.
Soon the carriage stopped and i realized we had arrived.
Alex stepped down and gave me his hands, i took it and came down too. We walked hand in hand inside the halls of the castle.
Your highness aren't we going to greet the king and queen? I asked curiously. My mom is dead and there's no need going to greet the king he said calmly and began to walk away while I followed him closely.
Two maids came before us
Welcome "your highness, Milady. they said with a bow.
Your highness shall we take care of her highness? They asked. What did they mean by taking care of me? He gave them a nod and released his hold on my hands.
I was taken to a dressing room. The two ladies helped me out of my wedding clothes and helped me put on a pretty purple nightgown with a matching robe. They let my hair down and sprayed some perfume on me. I was about to stand up when they asked if I needed some sort of herbal tea.
"What is it for?
To keep your body fit tonight milady.
Fit for what? I asked then I realized what they meant and fear gripped me. i don't need it just take me to the chamber. I could see the look of pity in their eyes as they stared at me. I ignored their stares and started walking away while they hurriedly came to show me the way.
I entered the room and scanned it with my eyes. It was very large and well decorated i sat down on my bed with my heart beating hard against my chest. Bad images formed up in my head and i could feel sweats in my palm. After what seemed like a few minutes the door opened and Alex walked in.
why are still sitting aren't you tired?
I'm your highness em i Alex. Let's sleep then he said and lay down in the bed i lay down in my side cautiously making sure to create a distance between us.
Alex looked at the scared woman who looked like she could fall from the bed any time soon. She looked so scared and he wondered if she was scared because of the rumors she heard about him.
Anyway he couldn't blame her because even his own father feared him.
He knew he was different and have come to know what he could do at the age of 8. He could remember what happenedwhen he was a little boy. Then he was being bullied by his brothers and then he suddenly wished he had a tiger who could fight for him whenever his brothers bullied him. And to his surprise a tiger came from no where and started fighting his brothers and the same thing has happened other times. He could also remember when his brothers sent someone to kidnap and kill him while he was 15 he called for fire and soon fire consumed the men who wanted to kill him. After that incident he realized that he possessed magic. He learnt his late mother was from Enchancia a place where magic was practiced but no signs of of magic was found in her.
The only people who didn't fear him was his men they where strong and tough men who didn't believe in rumors but he could only discuss business matters with them. He had no one he could pour his heart to. He stared at the woman on his bed and smiled he now had a new family. she seemed bold at a moment and scared at the next. But she was an interesting one though, maybe he wouldn't get tired being with her.