Sophia's Pov:
On our way back to the palace, I kept looking at him without him trying much. He kept stirring feelings I don't know I have out of me. Sometimes I will keep looking at his lips longing to feel them on mine, "what is happening to me?"
All those things that my family deprived me of, as a child and gave my sister, the expensive beautiful dress, pieces of jewellery, shoes and coming to an expensive restaurant for dinner, Xavier made it possible without me asking.
"Hey"
"Is anything the matter?" Xavier asked
"No, my king, nothing is wrong"
"Why then do you keep staring at me like that?"
"Did I do anything you don't like?"
"No, you did nothing to me"
"I… I don't know how to say thank you for the gift you bought for me, nobody has ever done that for me" for once in my entire life I feel like I matter to someone.
He brought my head to rest on his shoulder while running his hand through my hair. "You smell divine" Xawhisperedeperd, I relaxed more on his body it felt like I was at home. I feel safe around him.
When we reached the castle, he came down from the car when the driver opened the door and bowed his head for him to get down. He stepped out and the driver closed the door with me still inside the car. The next thing I noticed was Xavier holding the driver by his neck, choking him to death.
I think I saw the king's eyes change to red with something like fire in the middle. I rushed and opened the car door immediately and stepped out running towards Eda. People that were present stood and did nothing to stop the king except the king's right-hand man who came and was pleading with the king to let go of the poor man
"You would treat her, the same way you treat me" Xavier growled "Yes my king!" the driver said in a terrifying voice. Xavier looks terror-stricken right now like he is ready to kill anyone who stands in his way
Tardily when Gregory, the king's right-hand man succeeds in calming the king down. He asked the driver to leave the king's presence if he still valued his dear life. The man thanked him and took off
Xavier angrily moved to his room while dragging me with him. Immediately we entered his dark room, he pushed me to the mattress and sealed his lips with mine "This is your punishment for leaving my side" he said when he eventually removed his lips from mine.
I was shocked, and at the same time upset with him. We just shared our first kiss, and my first kiss was with him. I enjoyed the kiss. and I liked the way he held my face while kissing me. I am upset because when I wanted more of the kiss, he stopped
"What?" Xavier asked in a calm voice. As if he was now regretting the whole thing, I was still trying to understand what just happened between us and the next thing he said surprised me the most. Because never in my life would I have imagined a king saying that he is sorry. "I am so sorry Sophia I shouldn't have kissed you without your consent, I am just angry because you left and ran to Eda's side when it was supposed to be my side" Xavier explains looking dejected.
I couldn't bring myself to say anything, even though I wanted so much to tell him that I was okay. But the only thing that came out of my mouth was that I wanted to return to my room. without waiting for him to permit me, I stood up and left his room to my space.
On my way to my room down the stairs, I saw a woman who looked exactly like the one I saw in the painting inside Xavier's room the first time I came to the palace. Seeing her in person she looks more younger and beautiful. Everything in her screams royalty, the way she dresses and walks, you will not need anybody to tell you that she is born royalty.
I wondered who she might be. Could she be the king's girlfriend or maybe his wife? The mere thought of him and her together in the same bed brought a sharp pain to my heart like my heart has been ripped off from my body. "Why then, did the king ask me to be his woman?" A lot of things were now going through my head.
I was still looking at the beautiful woman from my hidden place when the king came out from his chamber looking unhappy but immediately he noticed the woman he quickly rushed to the woman's open arms hugging the woman very tight as if the woman was his life-giver.
Anyways, who am I to question the king of our kingdom? Am only a sex slave! I ran out of where I was hiding and went to my room. I sat on my bed, thinking about everything that has been happening in my life, why are the gods so cruel to me?
Around midnight, I woke up with a heaviness in my heart and sweat all over my body. I had a terrible dream and in that dream, I saw a beautiful woman with long hair just like mine. She also has the same birthmark I have around my left hand. She looks the same as me. I don't know the woman, but something about her feels like I have known her all my life.
When I came closer to where she was seated I noticed that she had been tortured beyond recognition. She held my hands and said something I didn't quite hear, but I think I heard her say "You're the chosen one, you must do what you have to do, but please don't allow them to get to you!" She told me before I could bring myself to ask her what she meant by me. She pushed me away and turned her back on me, asking me to leave the place.
I woke up drenched with sweat, one would think I ran a goddamn race in the dream. I stood up from the bed and went into my Ensuite-bathroom to shower but the dream I had kept popping up in my head.
I was still lying down when Eda came to inform me that king Xavier wants me to join him in the garden. At the mention of the king's name, there was this feeling of happiness that rushed all over my body. Then, I remembered that he has a girlfriend and those feelings immediately ceased.
"I am not feeling too well," I told Eda when I saw her with a different set of outfits for me to choose from. Eda's expression changed and she rushed to where I was lying, she touch my face and other parts of my body "The king must hear this"
"Eda, No!!!" she left…..
I felt Xavier's hands touching me, I turned to look at him, "Oh, hey Sophia, how are you feeling?" he asked
"Normal" I replied, closing my eyes not to look at him because the way he was staring at me with his silver eyes was creepy. I wanted so much to ask him who the woman was, to know my stand in his life.
I know I shouldn't be having feelings for him, but I can't help myself. I don't think I can stop feeling this way even if he asked me to.
He stood up and drew me towards him, "What?" I asked "Come with me to my room, I will call the royal doctor to attend to you there," he said
"But… I'm okay, he can come and attend to me here" I said because I know very well that he slept with the beautiful woman I had seen yesterday in his room.
"That is not a request but an order!!!! he said in a very calm voice but one could feel the weight of the command.
I didn't want to disobey him, so I followed him to his chamber on getting to the room two heavily armed guards stood at the door. One of them opened the door for us.
Immediately we entered the room I saw the woman Xavier put me down on the bed and went to where the woman was sitting and kissed her on the forehead the woman returned the kiss by kissing him on the lips
Did he bring me here to make fun of me? Why did he bring me here since they knew that they were going to be shameless? I looked away in anger, praying that the doctor would come immediately so I can go back to my room
Xavier came to where I was sitting and held my hands. I was surprised and removed my hands from him. He wasn't happy and did as he hadn't noticed what I did and took my hands again, this time he held them so tight that even if I want to remove my hands, I won't be able to
The woman was looking at us with eyes similar to the king's, the surprising thing is that she has a smile on her face instead of anger. " Mom, meet Sophia my… before Xavier could finish what he wanted to say the woman gathered me in her arms and kissed my forehead
"Mum?" I asked in an embarrassed tone "Yes" he said in a mockery tone.