I would have updated sooner but my nap took a little longer than I thought. I had a weird dream...

Chapter 26-

Isabella quietly helped me out of my corset before we went outside to celebrate. It was like a breath of fresh air after being in the sewers all day. Sooo good.

"I don't know why you where this thing anyway." She says throwing the fabric across the room, trying to reach the trash pail but failed terribly- hitting the window instead. "I swore them off years ago. I actually enjoy being able to breathe."

"They're lady-like." I stuck my tongue out at her. "Unlike you." I admit I sounded like Marie when I said that. I hated the thing with a passion, but I'd gotten so used to hearing that I was expected to wear one, I couldn't help but repeat it. Isabella smirked shaking her head.

"I won't faint from lack of air. Unlike you." She shot back, playfully. "You shouldn't wear them anyways. I like you how you are." Her hands were back around my waist again. She was suppose to be helping me fix back my dress, instead she placed feathered kisses across my shoulder.

I shiver at her lips. We actually hadn't had sex in while- a long while- and that thirst wasn't going to stay tamed for much longer. I spun around in her hands and kissed her lips hard. Sex seemed like such a good idea right now, but we did have other things to attend to. Such as the tons of people waiting outside to celebrate 'us'. How do you celebrate 'us' without us? Still, I continued to kiss her with as much passion as I could.

"We should do this later." I tell her, but I don't stop her when she's pulling down my dress even further exposing my black lacy panties. The kind Marie would disapprove of. "People are waiting for us."

"So what? Let them wait. They wait on us. Not the other way around. Who is going to actually yell at their king about being late?" She had a point, who was going to yell at us? Really who? No body we couldn't punish and I'm sure Isabella would take great pleasure in doing just so.

And oh gods she felt good, rubbing her knee against my center. "We can be fast if you want." I shook my head.

"It's wrong to behave like an ass just because you have power Isabella. Lets not taint it. Sex will still be here when we return." It was hard, but I managed to will her hands away from my hips and her lips away from mine. She pouted, sadly. Hell, I did to. Even I felt a little disappointed.

"You're a controlling little thing." She whispers. "Nothing wrong with that, you just don't use it when I particularly want it." She peaks my lips then kindly helps me with my dress. "Fine, My queen, you win this one, but you owe me. I intend to be repaid."

"And I intend to pay..." I promise her.

Isabella slumps in her seat, completely un-entertained by the show going on in front of her. I told her to smile about five times previously, but each one lasted about one minute before she went back to being sour.

The performers weren't that bad, she had probably seen better, but I hadn't and was completely fascinated with everyone who was brave enough to step before us and perform. After each act no matter how good or bad I stood up on my feet and rewarded their hard work with a round of applause and laughs.

Isabella just pouted and nodded at them when they bowed. I'm sure I could think of about one hundred things she'd rather be doing now. She wasn't being fair though. How do you get bored at a celebration that was meant to honor you?

Especially when you had performers coming in from all over the kingdom to perform something...for you. Or even when there were shirt-less whores running around, enjoying themselves. I didn't like that part but it wouldn't be so bad if she at least acknowledged them. So that way i know something caught her attention.

"Smile, My Love." I tell her- again. "Please. It hurts seeing you look so...sad."

"I'm not sad." She whispers back. "It's just that none of them interests me. I'm bored."

I sighed. I didn't want her unhappy at her own party. Even if I was enjoying myself, today was about her too.

"And what would interest you?"

"There are street fighters here tonight as well Isabella. Some of the best. Maybe-" I scowl at Brice. What was wrong with him? As if Isabella didn't have a problem with violence enough as it is.

"Let's not encourage violence!" I snap at him, but it was too late. A smile had sprouted on my lovers face and she sat back upright.

"No. No. Let him bring the fighters here. I would love to see that." Brice realized his mistake and took a step back from a semi-angered me.

"Bring out the street fighters." He told someone- who then ran off into the crowd.

"Isabella, My love. Are you sure you wouldn't much rather see something else? I mean, there's a guy here who eats fire. Can you believe that? Fire! He eats it. Like candy." Out of everything, that was the act that amazed me the most.

The man- or boy- wasn't a Lycan, nor was he fully grown, maybe about fifteen if not younger and yet he still swallowed a stick lit of fire. Pushed it down his throat even. I was convinced that would be the death of him but he finished his act unharmed. I had clapped extra hard for him.

"I've seen fire eaters before My love. I'm glad you enjoyed that though. The act gets kind of old after a while. But a good fight? Never." Her eyes gleamed as the names of two men were announced. The crown spread apart giving them room to, well murder each other.

Isabella was on her feet and stepping forward before the fight had even gotten anywhere. She loved every bloody minute of it. Her smile and fascinated look never leaving her face.

The both men were the same height and equal in weight and muscle size. So they couldn't use those factors to help them win. The winner would have to solely be determined by who was the more skilled fighter.

I tried not to watch most of it, but when I did look back up, I was sadly looking at the endings outcome.
Man with the darker beard had the other in a head lock. He was screaming and roaring, blood and spit came flying from his mouth as he declare: "For our King. For Isabella." And the snapped the man's neck. I could hear every bone that broke. He was dead in a second, but it didn't stop there. This was Lotus. Of course it didn't stop there.

The man then used his bear hand to pull and tug at his dead opponents head. When that didn't work, he borrowed a sword from a guard and cut out his head, like slicing through meat and not another man.

The crowd went wild. Isabella went wild. Her hands clapping together quicker than I thought possible.

"Very well done." She compliments him. "Wasn't that well done Alice?" She turns back to me with a bright smile on her face. My hands shook in my lap, but I nod to make her happy. "See. Even my tender-hearted love believes so. Congratulations. Another!" she calls. "Lets see another."

I was going to be sick. How could she enjoy that? How could anyone enjoy that? I looked over the crowd to see if anyone looked as I felt and was relieved to see that most of the faces now wore horrified masks.

It was even worse knowing that people actually did that for a living. What was it like waking up everyday knowing if you don't win you'd die without a second thought?

What about the people who didn't have a choice. Maybe they had hungry families and had no other choice.

A cold splash brought me out of my thoughts.

"Ugh." I curse. Everything went silent. I opened my eyes to see that the splash was nothing more than water and then the horrified face of a young girl. I recognized her curls immediately, even though we hadn't actually met.

Maggie looked like she was ready to pee herself. "My queen. Forgive me. I-I..." She looks down at the half empty pail in her hands then back at me. "I tripped."

It was an odd sight. I've 'seen' Maggie look terrified of me before, but never this scared. There were shackles around her ankles that seemed to be the root cause of all this.

It was a little hard to believe it was me she was so frightened by. A girl that was suppose to share the same cell as her once. Me, someone who just as easily been in her place if it wasn't for my luck.

"It's-" I start, but Isabella has a grip around her hand before I can continue shoving her to the ground.

"Are you stupid slave? Do you know who you stand before?" She spat. "Or do you need a reminder? My poor love hasn't even been queen for a day yet and already you disrespect her?" She hold her hand back and slaps Maggie across the face. I cringe.

That could have just as easily been me.

"No, my ruler." Maggie chokes out, tears starting to line her face. I'm sure it was because she was so scared she had been reduced to crying. "I -I..."

"Is there something wrong with your mouth? Are you too stupid to speak? Apologize to her!" Maggie looks up at me even more frightened. Really? She was more scared of me than of Isabella?

Why? What the hell...

"I'm so sorry My queen. It will never happen again. Please have mercy, Please forgive me." I didn't get a word in before Isabella.

"You're right it won't happen again. Alice, may be kind enough to spare your life, but not me." Isabella began to draw her sword and that's where I finally found my voice.

"NO!" I shout. "No. That isn't necessary. Isabella please, I'm sure the poor girl meant no harm. Please..."

Isabella glares at the girl but softens her expression to look at me. "Fine. It is you she has wronged. You punish her." Her face became expectant. I knew she wanted me to draw her sword and kill the girl myself but I just couldn't.

"Lock her in the tomb. It's hell in there at day. The metal burns hotter." It was torture but it wasn't death.

And at least poor Maggie would get some time off her feet for once. She let out teary thank yous as the guards pulled her up.

"For how long?" One asked.

"Until I think Alice has gotten her justice." Isabella spoke. I know what that meant.

She would probably forget about Maggie in there until she was brought word of her death.

And...phew.

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