Amber's pov...
Suddenly I remembered that I have something to ask Charles,
"Charles, I have something to ask you" I pulled him aside and bent to whisper in his ear,
"What...?" he exclaimed,
"do you have another pill, which you gave me that day," I whispered
"What do you want that for?"
he shrieked,
" oh shut up keep it low"
I held his arm to wave it requesting him to keep it low,
"Ahem..." Luis grunted,
" I'll be out, you can talk normally" he went out casually and bowed slightly at Charles,
"What the hell are you up to Amber?" Charles yelled at me,
" I just want the pill, can't you just lend me one?" I demanded glaring at him,
"for what? it's not something you can have just like that," he reasoned while sitting on the couch, and added in,
" it's a kind of poison, it has so many side effects if taken more than once, why do you want that by the way?"
his cool stare was giving me a threat, so I looked down as I answer,
" I don't want to attend the party" I explained my helplessness in just one sentence,
he heaved a sigh,
" Why do you think I arranged this party?" I looked at him annoyingly,
" to annoy me what else?" I reasoned as I couldn't find a single reason which is good about this bullshit,
" I did that for you, if this introduction party is done, Jameson will substantiate that your marriage is real, and he'll not place any more spies around you, and In addition to that I have my political issues to deal with, this party will help me with that" explained Charles, glancing at the mountains far away, with a slim smile on his face.
I thought it out
that made sense,
Jameson is such a bastard, he might have doubted this marriage, and I am sure he had so many spies planted around me and he can do anything, getting down to any extent to obtain what he wants,
I thought it through, I can think of something else to avoid that humiliation that my dear sisters are eagerly waiting for,
" Sign the papers and keep it safe, I'll register it once this mess is over," said Charles and stood up to go out,
" make sure you don't cause any trouble tonight" he warned me seriously,
He knows nothing about what I have to suffer before those stupid princesses,
" hmm..." I smirked at him slightly tilting my head, and he left,
A few minutes later, that arrogant slave barged in with his head down, walking straight to the couch again, I stared at him, every inch of him was filled with ego and arrogance, there is no way he is gonna help me out of my problem, I had to find something myself,
I signed the papers and took them to him,
" do you know how to sign?"
inquired, he glared at me with one of his eyebrows moving upwards,
"Nah..." he explained with just an arrogant Nah.
I was frustrated, I brought an ink pad from my study table and gave it to him,
"This might help" I smirked at him tossing the ink pad on his lap, he looked at me with no response at all, which boils my blood, that I want to kick him out of my room, but for Charles and because of that monster I had to endure this,
"put a print on it and get lost" I shrieked dissolving my anger in my speech,
he tilted his head, his eyes glaring at me, why do I feel frightened by that gaze?
I didn't hesitate and continued staring at him, though his gaze was halting me.
I was still in the same position, leaning on the couch with his legs twisted and hands folded, and his eyes half closed as if the instructions I have been giving were not for him,
I went to him and hit his leg with my leg, he didn't feel any pain instead I started screaming in pain,
" aahh... are you a human?" I commented while he didn't even show any reaction,
I went back to my bed with a painful toe,
"oh shit...!! it is swollen, I need to dance tonight, Are you made of iron?"
I shouted at him holding my leg and seeing my swollen red toe,
he got up yawning and stretching his hands and came to me,
I yanked back as his steps came close to me, he grabbed my leg and I jolted,
" Wha....what...!!"
he glared at me while holding my injured leg with his big strong hands, and twisted it to either side,
it was a lot painful,
"Aaah... " I screamed out,
He left it, but when I tried to move it after that, it wasn't painful.
I was surprised,
"how did you do it?" I exclaimed in amazement,
"I know how to straighten crooked things, princess," he said,
I gritted my teeth in anger,
"Dam... you, who are you calling crooked?" I cried out,
he turned back with that cool gaze of his, makes my skin creep,
" Now that you are awakened, put a print of your thumb and get lost"
I implied,
" I don't know how to" he nodded casually.
I clenched my fingers, closing my eyes,
Where the hell I am stuck?
how could I stay with an illiterate for a year, oh God,
I went to him with the ink pad and tried opening his fist, but he closed it so hard that my efforts were in vain,
"loosen it" I demanded,
he loosened and I grabbed his thumb to take his print, he chuckled at me as I was struggling so hard with his arm to just dip in the ink pad,
" is it something funny? do it yourself,"
I left him and stood aside,
His pride is just what I could not digest, I turned aside, and what made me most angry was,
when I stood there he took the pen and signed the papers laughing and teasing me,
" you know how to write...!" I exclaimed at his behaviour,
but for an answer, he smirked at me arrogantly,
I don't know what I will do to him now, I patted my legs to ease my anger and then went out slamming the door,
the wrath of irritation exploded in my mind, I couldn't take it anymore, but suddenly I remember I need to hide the papers before anyone else could see them,
I rushed back instantly when I saw him wrapping the papers and hiding them in one of the secret chambers of my bed, all the royal beds have this kind of chamber, only family members know about them, how could a slave like him know about that,
"How do you know about the chambers?" I asked confusingly,
"I read in a book, Princess," he said checking and left the room,
"Maybe Charles told him", I concluded,
Now the main headache that I have is the party to attend with this brute,
I don't know how much humiliation I have to undergo tonight.
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