(*) : Slight R18
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(3rd Person POV)
Roxana was sleeping peacefully on a bed, without any care of the world.
Her white sleek dress was still stained by the blood that she coughed up hours ago. She had been healed by Aston but she paid a very dear price.
She won't have any control over her body. Her life and death are in his hands forever.
Her crimson eyes opened up slowly as she blinked them rapidly to get rid of the sleepiness. She got up from her sleeping posture and her hand clutched her head as she tried to remember what happened and why was she there.
Something struck her in her mind as a feeling of dread descended over her. Her desperation could be seen on her face as she earnestly wished for what she remembered to be not true. She wished that it was just a dream and nothing like that happened.
But unfortunately for her, it wasn't a dream. When she turned sideways, she could see Aston Phoenix, the esteemed crown prince of the Phoenix and a cold-blooded murderer reading a novel quietly. His rugged hands were flipping a page sleekly while his attention was focused on the literature in front of him.
Roxana taken aback for a few seconds, calmed herself down. Before Roxana could ask why she was lying on his bed beside him, Aston spoke indifferently, "You coughed up blood and fainted around 8 hours ago. And are you making yourself poison-resistant?"
Roxana said with a stutter, utterly surprised, "H-How did you k-know?"
"I treated you with the help of a royal technique. You don't need to worry about me ruining your resistance of blood against poison. I just decreased the density of the poison, it was an extremely potent one, I assume?"
"Y-Yes"
"You were too hasty with it. You can't rush things like these again and when something like this happens, I won't be there to help you."
Roxana hastened herself off the bed and smoothed down the wrinkles of her dress. Her whole attire was messed up.
The dash of pink lipstick on her lips was smudged up when Aston roughed up Roxana's mouth with his fingers while she was unconscious.
Her hair was untidy as some of those golden blonde streaks of hair were coming in front of her face. Her off-shoulder dress had some wrinkles on it. The neckline of the dress which was usually above the bust of a woman, was low currently for Roxana. A glimpse of a red strapless bra could be seen.
Her floor-length skirt was up above her leg till her thigh and her pale, soft leg could be seen glistening with sweat.
She tidied herself up while Aston was quietly reading.
While she was doing it, she was feeling slightly indignant and self-conscious when she didn't feel Aston looking at her at all.
There was one of the most beautiful women in the world alone with him in his bedroom and he wasn't even paying attention to her.
'He must be impotent. Or either he must prefer men. He is the crown prince, he can do whatever he wants. I don't know why I am feeling unhappy, I should focus on my survival and just hope he does not kill me.'
After tidying herself up, she looked better than before but not in her usual proper form as it was done hastily.
She bowed in front of the crown prince and said, "I want to thank you, your Highness, with my utmost gratitude for you saving my life. If not for you, then I wouldn't have been able to live past the evening."
"Being one of the loyal subjects of the Phoenix Empire, I am unworthy of the help the magnanimous you gave me. As one of the Agriches, I would like to compensate you."
Aston looked at her incredulously and said with a tinge of threat in his voice, "Compensate me? Is the Agriche Ducal Family so great that they think they can compensate us? Clause 187(a) of the Directory of Phoenix, states that everything within the boundaries of the empire belongs to the Phoenix Family, they have the right to seize it from the person without giving any reparations."
He continued, "I know it's unfair, but that's the law. The first heads of the ducal houses and Edward Phoenix agreed on every law of the Directory of Phoenix. Are the Agriches trying to against their say?"
"N-No, Your Highness."
"You don't have to be scared. Only the heads of the ducal houses know of these laws. It's not your fault. Anyway, I will bite. What can you give me?"
Roxana spoke up hurriedly and said, "Anything, your highness. I will give you anything as a form of gratitude for helping me."
Aston had an amused look on his face as he exclaimed, "Anything? Do you really mean anything? Do you know how big of a promise is that?"
"Y-Yes, your highness."
Aston was stroking his chin slightly as a pondering expression resided on his face.
While he was doing that, Roxana's train of thought was moving at high speeds.
'Let's just hope he asks for monetary things. Though, I don't think the Phoenixes lack anything that they might have to ask for. He might ask for us to be an ally or for the Blue Pedelian. Both things are easy to do.'
'I hope he just doesn't go into that area. Please let him be impotent, into men or both. I will be literally and figuratively fucked if he does what my father wants.'
Aston said with a twinkle in his eye, "Hmm... Why don't you stand in front of me?"
Roxana hesitantly trudged in front of him while he was sitting on the bed.
The atmosphere turned silent and tense.
Aston's authoritative voice said, "Now, kneel on both legs."
Roxana kneeled on both legs as her head was bowed down, while the worst situations were running through her mind. It was a humiliating situation for Roxana.
According to the Book Of Royal Manners, this pose was only intended for the lowest of the lows, people who were slaves in everything except in name. This was made after another class had to be added for people who were traded as livestock. Slaves were common hundreds of years ago but now they are only dealt among nobles in the underworld, very secretly.
For Roxana, it felt like she was one of the good while her future master was judging her worth. It was degrading.
Roxana had a good life before reincarnation and though she had to adapt to this cruel family, she never faced any situation where she felt so low and worthless in front of anyone. Due to her looks, no man managed to even get close to her and as the daughter of the Agriches, most people could not do anything to her.
Now, she could just clench her hands while being on her knees.
"Look up," said Aston with a snarky smile on his face.
Roxana calmed her heart and followed his order. Being on the whims of someone else while not being able to retaliate was a new experience for her.
As she looked up, Aston's cruel but handsome face could be seen. His expression seemed to say as if Aston already knew of her internal struggles and was enjoying her reactions.
He moved his hand to her face and roughly grasped her chin The strength of his hand was no joke. He was holding it not even that tightly if compared to his real strength.
He squeezed it slightly and leaned forward till both of their eyes had just a couple of inches gap between them. The tension between the eyes was dense.
It surprised Roxana so much that she couldn't think of anything. Her mind stopped functioning. It was the first time in both of her lives combined that she was in such close proximity to a man.
And then Aston leaned in, slightly more to close the gap.
Both of their lips touched each other and they were in contact for a few seconds.
He licked her lips a couple of times before his tongue entered her mouth. Aston's dominating tongue was able to easily make Roxana's lips part. She tried to close them but she couldn't muster energy to counter him.
His tongue entered her mouth and soon started ravaging it. It traced around her tongue first and roamed through her mouth without touching Roxana's tongue. Her mouth still had some blood in its corners and he went through all of them.
Then, surprisingly Roxana's tongue moved to touch Aston's tongue. Roxana started caressing his tongue from sideways gently. Aston stroked her tongue roughly, nothing like Roxana.
Roxana was so in the mood that she couldn't even think to call her poison butterflies for her rescue. She couldn't gather her thoughts properly, it was too stimulating for her.
Both tongues rolled over each other as both parties didn't seem to stop. Roxana's tongue tried to be more active as she swirled her tongue around his quickly.
Aston internally smirked at her on how her attitude started to change slightly. Before, she hated him enough to kiss him, now she was trying to actively kiss him.
Aston flicked his tongue at her's savagely and blighted her mouth. It was so harsh that Roxana couldn't even do anything. Her tongue could just stay still while his tongue was domineering her entire mouth.
Both of their salivas intermingled as Aston's tongue touched every part of her mouth. He was using her mouth as he wished. She had no say in it. It turned into an exhilarating stimulus for pleasure.
Ahn...
She started lightly moaning but due to her mouth being occupied, it couldn't be heard by anyone.
After a few minutes of being helpless in front of Aston, she started gasping for breath. It was too much for her. She pushed herself back from him and was gasping very quickly. Aston had already stopped grasping her chin.
Her whole face and her neck were glistening with sweat. Her chest was heaving up and down as she tried to breathe properly.
Mortified and Embarrassed, she stood up and dashed outside the room. Her face was blushing a lot.
And that lucky bastard went straight to reading his novel after forcefully kissing someone.
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(End of the Chapter)
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