As usual, the beautiful sunrise did not fail to show up in abundance at the land of Sitian.
It was the beginning of a new day and everyone in the land woke up with different aims to achieve. Life was fortunate for some, and others lived in hope that a day would come where they will better their lives some day.
Rose together with the other servants that worked in the royal palace had woken up early as usual so that they could continue with their cycle of life. Serving the rich, and ensuring that they did not get into any sort of trouble.
Together with Stella, she walked through the corridors that she was now familiar with and once they came to stand at a place that led to three different places, both girls stopped and turned to look at each other.
"Take care of yourself Rose." Stella stated. It was like a warning to Rose who was still new to the palace. And although Stella had not slept with the king, she had heard tales from those servants who had. The king was a vampire after all and all that mattered to them was power, sex blood and money and even though he was a king, he never cared if he would turnish his reputation with all his actions. He would make a woman who he had a slight interest in feel as if she was the only one but after getting what he wanted, he would be back to his aloof and intimidating self and Stella was worried about Rose. She was just an innocent young girl who had a life ahead of her and working as a personal maid of the king did not give her any good feeling.
"I will. You don't have to worry so much about me Stella. I am a grown woman and I know what is good for me, and he's not." Rose eased her friend who in turn nodded and walked away and after a second or two, Rose headed towards the king's quarters.
Rose who was going to his room for the third time tried to calm her nerves but no matter how prepared she tried to be, she never did it right because the closer she got to his room, the more nervous she became.
After knocking the door once, she got inside and closed the door behind her. Drawing the long dark grey curtains that lightly swept the white floor, light flooded the slightly dark room and not spotting the king on the bed, she headed towards the bathroom but before she could twist the door knob, she heard splashing sound of water from the inside and slowly let go of the knob.
She had been told that she would be the one to make sure that the king had taken his bath, his room was cleaned and also to inform him about any other basic information concerning him and his well being but it seemed like someone else had taken up the roles which made her somehow and remembering that she had a pending punishment, she turned around so that she could leave but at the same time, the bathroom door was opened and the king who had nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist came out
"You are late." He said while walking past Rose who had her head bowed.
"I'm sorry your highness. I will not repeat that again." Stella and others had woken up at the same time as her which made her wonder if she was supposed to wake up an hour earlier but she did not verbalize her words and rather silently waited for his next words.
"You haven't even spent a week here yet but you keep on doing things that I really don't like Roselyne. I'm still thinking of a suitable punishment for you and trust you me....." He trailed while back and walking towards where she still stood and lifted her chin using his index finger. Rose wanted to look away but it felt like his steady gaze on her had imprisoned her. He had not let go of her chin and Rose was well aware of his finger on her and she tried hard not to slap his hand away from her face.
"I will enjoy your punishment but I am not sure if you will. I want you to dry my body." Rose who had fallen into a trance started moving when he let go of her chin and once she got a towel from the bathroom and headed towards the bed in which the king sat while following her movements.
He had not forgotten how her petite waist felt on his hand and his jaw ticked at the rememberance. Today her hair was neatly tied into a bun revealing her long flowless neck that he so much wanted to kiss and sink his fangs.
In his eyes, she was a perfect. Her face revealed it all even before she could open her pretty mouth to talk and just by looking at her, all he would think of was the need to shed that innocence that was in her brown eyes and occupy every single thought in her mind but he also wanted something else. He wanted her to feel the same way as he did.
Rose who was now standing in front of him did not know where to start and the grip on the towel was very tight as if she was clinging onto it for support.
"Are you going to stand there the whole day? Because I don't mind watching you but unfortunately I've got work to do."
With his words that did not sound serious at all, Rose took a step closer to him as he was seating at the edge of the bed and when she lifted her hands so that she could dry his hair, the man held her wrist and in a soft movement, she was now laying on his bed with her back against the soft mattress and he was on top of her.