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BPOV

I opened my eyes, finding myself on a cold stone floor. It took me a minute before I realized I was in the castle dungeon chained for slander against the prince. Alice was right, I needed to work on being discreet…

"You look familiar." a voice came from the darkness.

I laughed trying to keep calm, "I get that a lot." I mumbled, just loud enough so he could hear. Looking at my shackles I searched for a piece of metal or twig that would be the right size to begin picking my way through the lock.

The man's footsteps became louder as he walked toward me, "Are you saying you don't recognize me Bella?" I looked up at the man to find his was the uniform of the Captain of guard.

I shook my head and smiled, "I think that's a good thing though, if I recognized you it would mean I've been here more than once no?" he chuckled, his face still hidden by the shadows.

"I suppose your right." I nodded and laid my head back on the wall, trying to ignore the way the metal cut at my wrists. "I could get in real trouble talking to you." he said, it seemed to have been more to himself than me though, so I pretended not to hear it.

I looked back over to him, "Hmm?"

He seemed to have shaken his head, "Nothing."

I nodded and laid my head back once more, "So tell me, what's a Captain like yourself doing with a criminal like me?" I asked truly curious why a man of such status was down in the catacombs of the castle. Usually men like him were too girly to visit such a place, they were so used to their nice plush life.

"Well, the prince doesn't trust you…" he trailed off, shaking his head like that explained everything.

I raised an eyebrow, "So he condemns his captain to watch this boring chained up prisoner?"

He laughed without humor this time, "Well, he doesn't trust me either."

I couldn't help but giggle and look at him full on, "Looks like we should start a club, I bet there are thousands more members to be made." he chuckled again.

"I suppose so." loud footsteps echoed through the halls as someone new approached our little party.

I sighed, "Goody, company." closing my eyes once more I rested my head on my knees, making sure my hair covered my face. To anyone except Mr. CapE-tahn over there, it would look as though I was still asleep.

"Where is she?" I recognized this mans voice from somewhere, I think it was the man from the market. The one that made the initial announcement that sent my nerves on a frenzy.

There was a rustle, possibly the first man pointing his arm in my direction, "Over there sir." with another swift rustle of a probable salut and footsteps soon followed. The main problem now was figuring out which man left.

"You've been causing a lot of problems." the voice from the market told me, I looked up and smiled.

"Well, considering I have fooled no one so far. That doesn't seem to be the case." I smiled a little wider as my hands found a small metal object near my resting place. It felt like a perfect fit for my shackles.

He chuckled, I seemed to be the amusement for the guards today. "I guess you are right. We are smarter than you thought then?"

I played with the metal object trying to figure out if it wolf break or not when I began picking at the locks, "No, it's more of the independence that I'm surprised to see." I commented not really thinking about what I was saying.

"What do you mean?" he took a step closer to me. His face now in the light. It was in fact the same blonde man that was with the prince in the market.

I sighed and leaned back putting both hands in my lap, and out of view. "It is nothing of consequence." I stated and began picking at the lock around my right wrist.

He moved again, this time leaning against the wall, his face was once again swallowed by the shadows surrounding us. "The prince requests an audience with you." he told me while playing with the edging on his sleeves.

This news peeked my interest, "Why's that?"

He shifted his weight from one foot to the other, "He and the king would like to question you about a matter that has been bothering them for quite some time now." he told me in a matter of fact way.

"What's that?" I could feel I was getting close to freeing one of my hands from the metal grasp.

"The outside village, the one full of rebels." he told me. I gasped, my hand slipped and the lock came undone.

Quickly I tried to cover up my reaction with a laugh, "Those people? Why is the king threatened by them? There are few in number from what I hear." I commented trying to play my reaction down as much as I could.

The man walked over and knelt in front of me, "Tell the king everything you know about that place, those people. It will make things much easier on you and them." he pleaded, worry in his eyes.

I whispered back, knowing anything louder than a whisper will give away the fear I now felt for my people, "What if I don't know anything?"

He chuckled quietly, "Oh, they know you know something. By the way you talk and hold yourself, you must know something. Your very essence screams of rebellion." Alice was right, I really need to be more discreet with how I go about saying things.

"Tell your prince I know nothing, and if he hurts any of those people. He will have me to deal with." I spat and turned from him, now working on the chains around my left wrist.

"Why don't you just tell him yourself?" another voice came from the shadows. A velvety voice that could only belong to one man.

"Because he is to cowardly to waste my time and breath on." I told him, unlocking the restraints finally.

He took a step from the shadows, bringing another torch to light the room. "Leave us." the blonde man stood and bowed before leaving the stone confines. "You my dear girl are quite annoying. Are you aware of the trouble you have caused me?" he knelt where the blonde man once did and forced me to look at him, "Hmm?"

I smirked, "Well, who doesn't want the crown prince's attention every now and then." he studied my face, not seeming to take full notice of my words.

"It's nice to have my attention so highly valued by such a lovely girl." he stated, looking into my eyes. Searching them for something, I wasn't entirely sure what though.

I pulled my chin out of his grip, "So what would happen if I were to escape?" he sighed and moved back, not leaving his kneeling position.

With a grave face he told me, "You wouldn't." the expression in his eyes scared the living daylights out of me, but I wouldn't let that show. He would not hold any power over me.

His eyes were mesmerizing, I leaned closer to him, trying to intimidate him, "What makes you so sure?" I whispered.

He moved so our noses were nearly touching, "Why would you want to leave, when you finally have the attention you wanted?" it didn't slip my notice that his eyes shifted to focus on my lips momentarily before they went back to my own brown gaze. He began to lean closer , closing the distance between our lips.

Panicking I pushed him away, and bolted for the door. Glad I had unlocked that last shackle in time. But in my rush to run away from the prince I didn't notice the guards posted outside the wooden doorway. They grabbed me before I could get any further, yanking me back into the cell.

"That wasn't very clever or nice girl." the prince spat, circling me like some bird of prey.

"I have a name boy." I barked back, soon wishing I could take the words back.

"She's got a point there." an older man's voice came in my ear as a mumble. I looked his way and noticed he seemed to be holding back a chuckle. I instantly smiled thinking this must be the man that had been chasing me yesterday.

The prince sneered, "Oh? And why should I care?" he looked me up and down, as if sizing me up.

I laughed, "That's the point though, isn't it?" he raised an eyebrow at me, as if questioning my sanity. "You don't care. And that is why I… am the way I am." I continued, keeping myself from saying what I really wanted to say. But the words came out as a mumble, not wanting to stay locked away in my brain any longer. "That's why I hate you." I knew that there was punishment for those words, they would be my death sentence. With how I've acted, and what I have said so far it astounds me that they haven't figured it out yet. That i am the leader of the rebels. And once I get out of this God forsaken place, they will have the rebellion they have been waiting for.

He smacked me and walked out, but not before whispering in my ear, "You will regret running." and instantly I wanted to know why. Was there another lash in it for me, or was he mad for some reason? Because I had found a way out of those chains perhaps. Or because he hadn't… no that can't be it. That was just the tension of emotions in the room at the time. I didn't want to kiss that bastard, and he would never want to kiss a peasant like me.

Or would he..

EPOV

I can't understand what came over me.. Why would I even want to look at that hideous girl!

Because she's beautiful...

I kicked the nearest wall, leaning my forehead against the cool stone. It helped soothe the headache that has formed in the last few minutes. She's just a smart alec wench who deserves the worst punishment I can cook up. She should learn never to insult the prince, and to show such rebellion in her ways was absolutely forbidden in my book. I needed this girl out of here, but I couldn't let her go with how she is now. She would probably go looking for the head man of the rebellion and ask to join, and they would try to bring my family down. I have to show her and the people of this God damn kingdom that no one resist the rule of this royal family without being properly punished for their slander.

She will pay. She will leave here fearing me. Envying me. Respecting me.

Loving me.

Wait... what?

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