“Prince Darius. I did not expect you to join us at this afternoon tea gathering,” Lady Regina said with evident surprise before she curtsied politely to the prince.
The other maids had bowed deeply to show their respect, and I quickly did the sa before drawing even more trouble and unwanted attention to myself. However, it seed like it was already too late for that. My body froze, and I didn’t dare look up when I felt the prince’s cold gaze land on . Why is he staring at like that?
“You’re bleeding...” the prince stated matter-of-factly.
“Oh...” I murmured as my eyes glanced up into his face.
My eyes t his cold grey eyes, and I was imdiately overwheld by his presence. What am I supposed to say?
He was, in fact, co because of the thorns of the roses; my hands and my arms were bleeding. However, the cuts were not deep and weren’t a big deal. I quickly hid my arms behind my back and smiled a little in sha. This was all my fault; nothing would have happened if I had been more careful.
“I am sorry for what happened...” I apologized again, my hands fidgeting nervously behind my back.
“Show your arms...” the prince commanded.
His tone was so resolute that I did exactly what he wanted to do without hesitation. He’s so scary...
When I showed him my arms, his long fingers gently circled one of my wrists. I watched in shock as he brought my wrist up close to his face. He bent his face down towards my wrist, and I felt his warm breath brushing the delicate skin of my wrist. He seed to inhale deeply. Was he slling and my blood?
I wanted to pull my arm away from his loose grip, but that would have been entirely impolite, and he might kill for it. It took everything in to resist the urge to yank my arm away from him.
“Co with for a mont,” the prince commanded sternly.
I nodded in reply, thankful that he had let get off my wrist and that my arm was free again. The prince turned to walk away, believing and trusting that I would follow him obediently.
“Wait, Prince Darius...” Regina said before trailing off.
“Lady Regina, if you are fine, please enjoy the party...” Darius said coldly before he turned away from her.
Lady Regina stood with widened eyes as she watched the prince’s back as he walked away. As instructed, I followed him as he led out of the garden where the party was about to start officially. By then, many won in fancy floor-length dresses had entered the garden. I could feel their eyes on the prince before falling on as I tried to keep up with his long strides. The won all looked beautiful and alluring in their colored dresses, and I knew without being told they were honorable maidens.
Despite the polite greetings offered to him, Prince Darius didn’t respond with a slight nod. I could feel the eyes of those won on my back as we headed out of the garden. I couldn’t help but wonder where he was leading , but I had no choice but to follow him. It was a short walk before the prince entered a building I had never been to.
“Follow ,” the prince instructed emotionlessly.
I started feeling a little nervous, but I decided to follow him into the building obediently. My heart began beating faster as I followed him along a long hallway. The sll of disinfectant filled my nostrils. Finally, the prince stopped in front of a white wooden door. I wanted to ask him why he brought here, but I didn’t dare speak up. His presence was just too intimidating, and how his beautiful grey eyes stared down at made nervous.
“Don’t look so scared. I’m just going to ask a royal doctor to look at your injuries,” the prince said without emotion.
Before I could say anything to him, the prince opened the door and gestured for to enter before him. I nodded at him in thanks before slowly walking into the room. The room was small, and there wasn’t anyone there except for a man who appeared to be in his fifties, judging from his greying hair and the deep lines on his face. He was dressed in a doctor’s uniform, and he presented with a warm smile when he laid eyes on .
“Welco. How may I help you?” he greeted warmly.
His smile froze, and he stood up imdiately from his seat when his eyes spotted Prince Darius with . The door closed firmly behind the prince before he ca to stand at my side.
“This little maid got injured, and her arms and hands are bleeding. I would appreciate it if you could help with her injuries,” the prince stated.
“Yes, Your Highness. I will tend to her imdiately,” the doctor said.
He gestured for to take a seat before he busied himself with preparing all the necessary tools and dicine required to treat my injuries. There was a slight stinging pain in my cuts, and the doctor applied dicine to my wounds. However, I was too distracted by the prince’s presence close to and his eyes as he stared intently at my injuries for to feel much of the pain. My cuts were nothing major, which was precisely why I couldn’t understand the severe frown on Prince Darius’s handso face.
“Thank you so much for your help, Doctor,” I politely thanked the doctor after he had applied dicine and bandaged my cuts.
“You’re welco,” the doctor said.
--To be continued...
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