Attaly had laid in bed for hours, shaking in fear. What had the king just
done? Was he attracted to her? Attaly lay in her bed for hours, not
thinking, doing nothing but tremble. She was scared, very scared. She had
never known another man besides her father and brothers. A soft knock on
her door brought her back to Ardania. She stood and dressed quickly,
pulling a new dress around her. She tied the bodice laces quickly.
"C-come in." she stuttered. Raleigh walked in. Attaly drew as far away from him as she could.
"Raleigh," she whispered. "I - I,"
Raleigh strode toward her. He caught her in a fierce kiss. She winced as his teeth bit into her lip. He twined his fingers in her bodice laces, pulling them from their ties. He was breathing hard, scarcely able to conceal his anticipation. Attaly was breathing hard as well, scared by the new emotion that made her blood boil, her limbs limp.
Raleigh bore down on her, making her fall to the bed. He touched her breasts gently before moving his hands up to hold her face. Attaly began to shake.
"No," she whispered. "Stop..."
She fought to pull away from him. She rolled out from under him, pushing him off her.
"No," she said as she pulled her bodice back on. "I-I can't, I-" her hands were shaking so much that she couldn't tie the laces on her bodice. Raleigh sighed and stood to do it for her.
"It's all right Attaly. You don't have to be afraid of me." he reached out to her, but she drew away from him. Raleigh sighed and dropped his hand.
"Perhaps when you are older, Attaly."
Attaly looked away, her head low.
As Raleigh left the room, he thought, She said her birthday was next week. She will be fifteen...and older... He laughed harshly as he walked into his rooms.
"C-come in." she stuttered. Raleigh walked in. Attaly drew as far away from him as she could.
"Raleigh," she whispered. "I - I,"
Raleigh strode toward her. He caught her in a fierce kiss. She winced as his teeth bit into her lip. He twined his fingers in her bodice laces, pulling them from their ties. He was breathing hard, scarcely able to conceal his anticipation. Attaly was breathing hard as well, scared by the new emotion that made her blood boil, her limbs limp.
Raleigh bore down on her, making her fall to the bed. He touched her breasts gently before moving his hands up to hold her face. Attaly began to shake.
"No," she whispered. "Stop..."
She fought to pull away from him. She rolled out from under him, pushing him off her.
"No," she said as she pulled her bodice back on. "I-I can't, I-" her hands were shaking so much that she couldn't tie the laces on her bodice. Raleigh sighed and stood to do it for her.
"It's all right Attaly. You don't have to be afraid of me." he reached out to her, but she drew away from him. Raleigh sighed and dropped his hand.
"Perhaps when you are older, Attaly."
Attaly looked away, her head low.
As Raleigh left the room, he thought, She said her birthday was next week. She will be fifteen...and older... He laughed harshly as he walked into his rooms.