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Nova
My heart was pounding and my breathing turned erratic.
He nuzzled my neck and inhaled deeply. He kissed the crook of my neck, which sent a shiver down my spine. I tried pushing him away, but he didn't even budge as usual.
He glared at me with his dark silver eyes as a warning and continued trailing kisses on my neck up till my jaw. It felt really good and I hated myself for that.
"N-Nicholas, please...please stop" I breathed out, coming back to my senses.
Instead he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer, crushing me against his rock hard chest. I fisted my hands and started hitting against his chest, in an attempt to free myself, but he tightened his grip and his hands started exploring my back, slowly making their way downwards. I dug my nails into his back and clawed really hard enough, so that it bled. He paused and looked at me, loosening his grip on my waist. He had an amused expression on his face while I glared at him angrily.
"So the kitten got claws, hmm?" he smirked.
That's it! I lifted my knee up swiftly to kick him in the groin, but he caught my knee as fast as lightning with his large hands.
What the hell is he? A vampire? I was pissed because there was literally nothing I could do against him. I looked up and saw his face and only then I realised he was furious. I gulped in fear.
"Wrong move, princess" he said in a low deep voice and gripped the sides of my waist painfully hard and pulled me closer.
"Let go! You're hurting me" I cried out as he dug his fingers in my skin. His eyes turned pitch dark and stared back at me emotionlessly. To be honest, I was afraid and I couldn't look into his eyes and meet his intense gaze. I turned my face sideways and shut my eyes cause I'm pretty sure I'll be dead now.
"Look at me" he said in a deep tone full of warning.
I didn't respond, which made him angrier than before.
His hand travelled to the back of my neck and he roughly grasped a fistful of my hair and forcefully turned my face towards him.
"Open your eyes"
I squeezed them shut more tightly and bit my lip in fear.
"OPEN. YOUR. EYES" he growled near my ear which made my feet tremble.
I slowly opened my eyes and looked at him. All I could see was a cold, heartless monster who had wrecked my life.
"Listen to me carefully princess, I'm your King and your betrothed. You have no right to deny my touch" he growled.
"What about my consent?" I asked angrily,
"Consent?" he chuckled.
His hands moved from my neck downwards and he held both of my shoulders. He looked into my eyes and said,
"You are a woman. Your duty is to serve and submit to your man, to please him and bear his children" he said seriously tucking a strand of hair behind my ear,
"Sooner or later, you need to give me my heir and I am eagerly waiting for that moment" he whispered the last part in my ear deeply.
My eyes widened as I realised the gravity of the situation. I need to get out of here, as soon as possible. He shoved me backwards roughly, releasing his grip on me and proceeded to walk towards the door. I being bold and stupid couldn't stop myself from talking back.
"You are a selfish monster, who doesn't care about anyone's feelings. Now you listen to me! You are not getting your filthy hands on me and before you realise I'll be gone, far away from here and you'll never find me again" I yelled out in anger, without thinking.
He stopped in his tracks and turned back. He let out a loud growl and I knew my words had enraged him. He marched towards me and pushed me against the wall. He stalked towards me slowly with a predatory look on his face. He gripped my jaw harshly pressing against the wall as he leaned towards my face.
"There is no escape from me, princess and you know that. I own you and I'm very possessive of my belongings. Don't try anything stupid or I'll bring your parents here and bleed them to death, while you watch" he said in a low threatening voice.
I wondered how could someone have no remorse. Taking lives is as normal to him as eating tacos. And yet again, I am helpless and defeated, having no choice but to surrender to the Devil.
"I am expecting a reply, princess" he said deeply, tracing my lower lip with his thumb.
I looked up and saw him staring at my lips.
"I won't do anything stupid. Please, don't harm my parents" I begged,
"Hmm, Good" he replied, gazing at me.
He brought his face closer to mine, his eyes still on my lips. I knew what he was going to do and I had to stop it, without getting him angry. I slowly brought my palm towards his face and he observed my every moment intently. I hesitantly placed my fingers on his lips, slightly pushing his face backwards. He looked at me with amusement, contemplating my next move.
"You cannot kiss me" I said blankly.
Tension rose in the atmosphere again and he grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards him angrily. Before he could do or say anything, I continued saying,
"I need time, I-I need to...uh...get to know you first. I've never done this kinda stuff, so please understand" I said hesitantly.
Of course, I needed time, to get the hell out of here, to runaway.
His eyes softened as he looked at me intently.
"So you are one innocent little thing, hmm? I am going to enjoy ripping all that innocence away, bit by bit" he whispered, caressing my cheek with the back of his hand.
I shivered hearing those words. Hopefully, things wouldn't come to that.
"I'm pleased to know that I'm the only man who has ever touched you and I'll be the only one who'll continue to do so" he said, eyeing me up and down.
I felt strangely excited and nervous. My body is reacting weirdly to his words.
Damn! What's wrong with me?
"Be ready at dawn" he said deeply, before walking out of the room and I was still processing everything that happened.
I plopped down on the bed completely exhausted.
Why did he ask me to be ready at dawn? Where is he possibly taking me?
Maybe, he wants to kill me tomorrow in discreet, by sticking a knife through my heart.
But he would have done that already right?
I sighed softly. I am stuck in this horrible place, where my fate is sealed by the Devil.
I missed home terribly, I missed my old life and I still missed my parents.
Before I knew it tears started streaming down my face. I hugged the pillow tightly and cried myself to sleep.
I woke up abruptly from the very nightmare I've been having since my parent's death.
I wiped the sweat off my forehead and got off the bed. I looked out of the window and It was still dark outside. There's still plenty of time before sunrise. I decided to work on the machine for a bit. I locked the door and began my work.
My mind wandered to last night's events. I cannot believe he said my purpose was to serve him and give him an heir. No fucking way!
He's bat shit crazy if he thinks I'll follow these 16th century womanly duties but for now, I have to play pretend with the Devil.
After a while I heard a knock on the door which alerted me.
"Bella dear, open up! I've to get you ready, as per Nicholas' orders"
Thank goodness! It's just Ada.
"Just a minute, Ada" I shouted, and hid the things quickly.
I rushed towards the door and opened it. Ada looked at me in suspicion.
"Let's get started" I said quickly before she asked any questions. She nodded and say anything for which I was grateful.
I got dressed in a beautiful pale blue gown. It was simple and not too catchy.
I liked it! My hair was kept in it's natural waves and I put on a star studded tiara. Ada couldn't stop saying about how stunning I looked and how Nicholas is deeply smitten by me. I just thanked her, forcing a smile.
I heard a knock on the door. I opened it and saw Nicholas standing there looking devilishly handsome as always. I couldn't help, but stare at the perfection in front of me. He was dressed in black like always. His hair was messy and a light stubble defined his jaw giving him a rugged appearance.
Then his deep voice brought me out of my trance.
"We can proceed, if you're done staring at me" he said smirking at me.
Blood rushed to my cheeks in embarrassment and I quickly averted my gaze and replied,
"I wasn't staring"
"I don't mind. You can stare as long as you want" he said cockily with a grin.
"Let's go" I said putting a stop to the conversation. Arrogant jerk, I cursed in mind.
He nodded and started walking.
I followed him out of the castle gates. He walked towards the direction of woods. I followed closely behind.
"Wait up, where are we going?" I asked nervously.
"You'll see" he replied curtly and took my hand in his and continued walking.
I tried removing my hand from his, but he only held it more tightly. I couldn't help but think of all the scariest scenarios that could happen.
"Are-Are you going to kill me, in those deep dark woods? If yes, then please kill me right now, cause I don't want to be eaten by the wild beasts" I said anxiously.
He stopped abruptly and turned around and gripped my shoulders. He looked annoyed.
"What makes you think I want to kill you? Do you think I'll let you go that easily?" he growled angrily.
"Then why do you always look at me with hatred and anger, like you would snap my neck any moment. Every time you look at me, your eyes turn dark. It's scary really" I ranted out.
He inhaled deeply and looked at me.
"You have no idea of all the things I want to do to you, princess but killing is certainly not one of them" he said deeply, his eyes turning dark every second as he slowly tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear.
What things? I wanted to ask. But then, I remembered.
He's the Devil. He probably wants to torture me, stabbing me with his pitchfork and burning me in the hellfire.
Haha, my imagination is fantastic, isn't it?
"And about the wild beasts, the only wild beast who will ever eat you is me, love" he whispered huskily in my ear.
"Huh? You eat humans?" I asked curiously, and he shook his head and sighed,
"So fucking naive" he muttered under his breath and continued walking, dragging me along.
Did he get offended because I asked about his diet? Whatever, he's an idiot.
I kept quiet, just looking around the woods. After a few minutes he stopped.
I lifted my head up and got greeted by a breath taking sight. It was the most beautiful waterfall I had ever seen in my life. There was so much greenery around me, and the water cascading down gracefully, meeting the calm lake. The flow of the water and the music of the birds, were the only sounds heard. I stared in awe and fascination.
"Do you like it?" I heard his deep voice from behind me. I turned around and saw Nicholas standing dangerously close to me.
"I love it, it's so peaceful and lovely here" I said and smiled, slowly stepping away from him.
I was confused.
Nicholas hasn't done anything but hurt me all these days, and now he's caring about my likes and dislikes. He's just like other guys, Nova. He'll take what he wants and dispose you off. You cannot trust him, I said to myself.
"I used to come here with Carter, when I was a young lad. We used to swim for hours, until one of us gave up. It used to be Carter, always. Of course, I was the better swimmer" he said proudly.
"Wow, I didn't know about this" I said and continued,
"And Carter always says don't underestimate me Bella, I'm one of the best warriors in the Kingdom" I said imitating Carter and speaking in the manliest voice possible.
I heard a hearty laughter, from none other than Nicholas.
Wait what? Did he just laugh? Oh My Goodness, is that even possible?
I am still figuring out, why the heck is he acting strange today? Did he wake up on the wrong side of his bed?
He's not angry, and last time I checked he was angry all the damn time and now he's laughing like a mad man. He looks cute tho
Shut up mind, he's anything but cute. Yeah right, he's hot
Ugh! Why am I getting these stupid thoughts?
I took a deep breath and composed myself.
"So Nicholas, why have you brought me here?" I asked carefully.
He stopped laughing and looked at me with his intense silver eyes.
"Last night, you wished to know me first. This place is perfect for us to get to know each other" he said in his deep voice.
Oh crap! Did he take that seriously? I just said that so I could get rid of him.
He extended his hand towards me, and I nervous placed my hand on his. He leaned closer towards my ear and whispered deeply looking at me with those dark silver eyes,
"Shall we begin, love?"
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