"Good morning." Darien whispered in my ear softly making me groan out in frustration. "Did I wear you out last night?" He asked me softly making me wake up fully. I opened my eyes to see Darien's face so close to mine and I freaked. I looked down to see that we were in his bed with no clothes on and in an intimate embrace. I untangled myself from him as I backed away.
"What's wrong?" He asked almost in pain. I felt tears come to my eyes as I ran into the bathroom and crawled on the counter.
"Serena?" He called out as he walked into the bathroom finding me on the counter crying. "Tell me what's wrong."
"No!" I screamed at him when he reached for me. "I never meant for this to happen! I can't even remember it! Oh god please tell me it isn't true!" I cried out in angus. I sensed Darien's confusion.
"What is so wrong about last night?" He asked me. I sobbed at his question.
"You don't understand!" I screamed out at him in frustration. "I was born with a curse! Because my mother ran away with a different man on the eve of his wedding, I was cursed to fall in love with the man that took my virginity!" I yelled at him in anger. I sensed his turmoil and anger towards me.
"By what means?" He asked as he sat on the counter along with me. I tried my hardest to calm myself down before I answered him.
"I will not love anyone else but you. Even if I can't be with you." I whimpered out as I wiped my nose and eyes. He sighed as he rested his head back closing his eyes.
"Do you even remember last night?" He asked me softly not bothering to look at me. I bit my lip to hold down my sobs.
"All I remember is waking up in the middle of the night in the bath tub with you holding me. Then I wake up and we're both naked and in bed. This can't be happening to me. Oh god nooo!" I cried out once more feeling helpless. He didn't say anything when he hopped off the counter and walked back into the bedroom. I was too freaked to even care what he did, all I was worried was how I could fix this….
I walked into the bedroom to see it empty, I sighed in relief before I searched the floor to get my clothes and put them on. I then went to his desk and found a plan sheet of parchment and sat down and drew a picture of my previous dream.
As I finished I looked at the picture and frowned. It showed three figures, one of me and one of Darien, but the last one must have been Darien's father because of the crown on its head. The picture showed Darien and me reaching for each other but his father between us separating us. Items floated over our heads, such as a mirror, a sheet of parchment, and lastly a bloody sword. I studied the picture for a moment before the door opened. I panicked and clutched the picture to my chest as I turned to Darien in the doorway with a fierce glare steady at me.
"What is that in your hand?" He barked at me making me stand up in fear. I wasn't use to this cold version of Darien. I backed up when he approached me.
"I, I just drew my dream from last night." I stuttered as he backed me into the corner. I felt my heart thud in my ear once he reached out and yanked the picture out of my hand.
"You don't hide anything from me!" He ordered as he looked over the picture for a moment before he tore it to pieces. I felt my blood boil in anger as I watch him tear my picture.
"Who are you to bark orders at me! You take me away from my home and kill my loved ones and you think you can control me?!" I screamed on the top of my lungs shocking him. "I'd rather die than be forced to stay in the same room as you, you, you monster!" I screamed before I ran to the bathroom, my little haven. I slammed the door behind me and slid to the floor heaving in anger. I quieted down when I heard the door slam in the other room.
Hours past before Darien came back to the room quietly. I heard him shut the door quietly before I heard him approach the bathroom door, making my heart thud in panic.
"Your food and new clothes are on the bed, I will present you to my father tonight so you won't be in my room any longer." He ordered coldly through the door. I froze unsure of what to do.
"I'll be back in thirty minutes, be dressed." He yelled before storming away and out of the bedroom. I waited a second before I got up and opened the door to check that he wasn't there. I then ran to the bed to see a bowl of stew, making my stomach growl out in hunger. I quickly ate the food before I turned to the costume on the bed, if you could even call it clothes. It was one sheet of cloth that ran down the front and back but left the side bare, it was held to me with a simple gold chain around the hips.
Once I put it on I looked myself over and felt like I could scream, I was basically naked, the sides open wide and the cloth being gold and shear like his bed curtain. Underneath the costume was only a small piece of cloth that didn't cover my but and two simple cloths that were too small to cover my whole breast, it being held together by only string.
I jumped when the door slammed open to show a Prince Darien still extremely pissed off. But when he noticed my attire he froze stiff. I could feel this heat coming off of him but I could understand it completely. He slowly took one step after another toward me making me feel nervous and scared a bit. I fumbled with my chain as he neared me. Once he stopped in front of me I could hear his breath get heavy and his eyes were dark in turmoil.
"Prince Darien?" I stuttered softly. He swallowed loudly.
"I can't." He whispered looking away. I froze in confusion.
"You can't what?" I asked softly bringing his stare back me, boring into my soul.
"I shouldn't." he whispered slowly leaning into me making me freeze as his hands grabbed my arms pulling me into him as he captured my lips, I froze at the feeling I was getting as he slowly kissed me. I don't know what got a hold of me when I found myself holding his shoulders as I kissed back slowly. I was to lost in the moment to notice his hand move to my waist and slip into the cloth and hold my lower back pushing me even more into him.
"We" "shouldn't" "be" "doing" "this" He whispered in between kisses. I didn't hear him as I tried to match his height by getting one my toes. He gave in as I combed my fingers through his hair making him grunt into the kiss. I groaned out as he nipped at my lower lip.
"Get off me!" I yelped as I pushed him off when I felt him grab my ass. He backed away and shook his head in shock. I backed up into the wall as I tried gaining my breath as I felt his emotion change from confusion and heat to anger. I lost my breath when he looked me in the eyes with a fiercer glare than ever.
"Don't think so highly of yourself." He snapped coldly. I stiffened as he grabbed my arm harshly making me yelp in pain.
"Oh be quiet, I didn't hurt you." He snipped as he dragged me behind him and out the door and down the corridor, making me practically run after him. He stopped suddenly yanking me with him.
"Now don't say anything unless asked." He ordered sharply before opening the door and yanking me through first. I froze as I looked at the king sitting behind his desk full of papers. He had the same dark blue eyes and thin lips as Darien, but he differed with his button nose and fair skin. He also had Darien's fierce glare and hatred toward me. I could practically feel his anger radiate off of him.
"And you are?!" He barked out to me, making my jump a little. I walked forward and kneed down to my knees before I stood up again and answered him.
"My name is Serena, the sorceress." I spoke softly with a blank expression. I could feel his anger double.
"And what makes you think you could work for your king?!" He shouted out. I tried my best to keep the blank stare as I answered.
"I am renowned through out to the kingdom as a seeier of the future. In my dreams I see pictures of the future, and I can sense danger from ahead, but I'm really good at sensing moods." I coolly replied. His mood softening and slowly turning into the same heat Darien had before he kissed me.
"You are a very beautiful woman, sorceress. I look forward to more visits from you." He spoke softly as he demised me and Darien. Darien took my arm and walked me out of the room. Once the door closed he pushed me away from him making me fall to the ground.
"Your new room is the one to the left of mine, now leave before I change my mind about keeping you alive." He barked at me as he stormed off, leaving me on the ground. I slowly got up and tried my best at navigating my ways through the castle till I finally found his corridor and walked down the hall and stopped in front of my new room. I turned towards his door and I could sense him in there in disgust, most likely towards myself.