Aurora woke up well-rested and with a new purpose in her and to be the girl that she was in the past. After getting dressed and getting to the servant’s quarters, she got her food and sat by her friends.
She greeted them as per usual and she could tell that her friends were confused by her change of pace and mind.
None of them fussed her or prob her and she was grateful for that, she did not feel like talking and the fact that they gave her space and an option to speak if she wanted to made her appreciate her friends.
“So are you still not in the mood to talk about, you know who?” Lucy asked.
“I’m afraid that there is nothing to tell from my side besides that I am dedicated to my work.”
“I thought you were having issues with him,” Agnes added.
“Nothing I can’t handle.”
“How is it serving him?” Ella asked.
“It’s great and Princess Nadia is so beautiful, with grace and everything we are not.”
They all burst out laughing at her statement, he friends had a good sense of humor. They sat there and chatted like their old selves.
When they were done, she went to Caspian’s chambers, she was glad he was not there, she did not want to be part of his games anymore,
She was finished cleaning and ready to take the laundry to the washing room when Caspian walked in.
“Morning My Lord.”
“Morning Aurora.”
His voice dragged out and he must be having fun toying with her, and she was upset as to how she reacted when he called her name. He was pulling her in,
“If you may excuse me, my Lord.”
“Not yet.”
Aurora was surprised he had refused for her to go.
“Why the rush Aurora?”
The way he said her name made her a bit weak but she could not back down if she hoped to get all of this and him from her mind.
“I have other duties to tend to My Lord, and I have finished my chores in here.”
“What are the other duties Aurora?”
“I have to take these clothes to the washing room.”
“That won’t take very long, I need you to keep me company.”
Aurora’s cheeks reddened from his words, she was shocked that he could ask her such a question but he was the prince and no was not in our vocabulary.
“I can request someone to perform for you My Lord.”
“I can do that myself, I want you to entertain me.”
Aurora gritted her, he really was a piece of work.
“Why are you looking at me like you want to kill me.”
Aurora’s face paled, “I could never My Lord, I was thinking of a way to keep you company but I’m afraid that I am not good with that.”
“How do you know that you are not good at it?”
“Most find me boring.”
Caspian nodded his head, “Well we all have different tastes so I will have to draw up a conclusion myself based on how you keep me company.
Aurora didn’t like this at all, she was supposed to get over him, and here he was toying with her bit by bit.
“Do you go horse riding?”
Caspian’s question removed her from the thoughts that were plaguing her,
“No My Lord.”
“And why is that?”
“We all don’t have such a luxury when it comes to our upbringing.”
Caspian looked at her fully this time and his flirtatious and fake façade seemed to have fallen,
“So you think that I am spoilt and ungrateful?”
Aurora could see that his words had come out from a place of hurt and sadness,
“Not at all My Lord, we all suffer in our own different ways.”
Caspian walked up to her and took her hand and placed it on his cheek,
“You think so?” He asked and she could see that at this moment he was very vulnerable, like a little boy lost.
“I do believe so My Lord.”
When her heart was beating too fast she pulled her hand back from his cheek, but he grabbed that hand and pulled her into a tight embrace.
Her heart beat faster and faster, was she being held by a prince right now? Was she dreaming? She heard his sigh as his head rested on her shoulder.
“Give me some time to rest a bit.” Said Caspian.
Aurora stood there not doing anything, his scent was alluring, his muscles were very strong as they wrapped around her small frame.
She was trying to not make it known how she felt but her heart was beating fast and her cheeks would be as red as cherry tomatoes.
How long would he hold her for? She wondered how this would feel if she could do this on a daily basis, if he were hers, and hers alone?
“Am I interrupting something?”
Aurora pushed out of his arms,
“No, My Lord.”
“What do I owe the early visit, Douglas?”
“Can’t a friend visit their friend without a reason?”
“Fair point, sit.”
Aurora picked up her laundry basket and she scurried out of the room without turning back.
Douglas sat opposite Caspian with his eyebrow twitched up, “How is it going with the new maid?”
“She is a tough one to crack I must say.”
“Your charms aren’t working anymore,” Douglas replied.
“Nadia wanted me so badly that we even ended up dodging the guards.”
Douglas, “Of course she would, I must say Nadia is a rare gem.”
“She is, and then Aurora does not want to be anywhere near me, the irony of it all. I’m wanted by a princess but being rejected by a maid.
“This day had to come with the way that you use women.”
“When I try to talk to her she is blushing, when I pull her into my embrace she stiffens and her heart beats fast, and I don’t know if it’s because of her liking me or is it fear.”
“Why not just forget about her and get new maids?” Douglas asked.
“I do, I have a lot of maids and maidens who I sleep with or who want to be in the position to sleep with me, but when I see Aurora her innocence draws me in.”
“Can’t you find virgins?”
“That is not the point Douglas, I just want to know why she is not falling for my charms?”
“Not everyone will find you attractive and this is your first time so you will get used to it at some point.”
“Not with Aurora, I need to crack her and have her begging for me on her knees.”
“I suppose so, but does she maybe not have a suitor? That would explain her dodging your advances.”
“At first that’s what I thought but the more I spoke to her and the more I saw that any male attention makes her blush profusely, made me realize she doesn’t have one.
“All you have done is embrace her?”
“I kissed her.”
“How did that go?” Douglas was curious about how the story would develop.
“Let’s just say mutual feelings weren’t reciprocated and I earned a slap.”
Douglas burst out laughing at his words, “I would pay all the gold dust just to see that.”
“Of course, you would, besides that this was the first time I embraced her and she was stiff. It seems as if she does not have a relaxed fiber in her body.”
“Enough of her, how are things proceeding with you and Nadia?”
“They are going smoothly, Nadia liked me a lot and she agreed to come to a second function.”
“What is going to be the next event with her?”
“Horse riding she said she does enjoy that.”
Douglas grinned, “Will you let her win?”
“It depends on what mood I am in.”
“Remember flattery takes you everywhere in life.”
“Except for Aurora. Seems as if she doesn’t care for all of that and just wants to be in the shadows.”
“You are really hung up on this maid, I don’t recall you ever being this obsessive over any women.”
“I know Douglas and that is why I am evaluating all this, I just need to get her off my system.”
“Have you tried to have sex with?”
“Yep, but she does not want to, and you know the rule I have, as I never force any woman to have sex with me but it depends on them wanting to.”
“So what have you figured about Aurora?”
“Nothing much except that she has so much mysteriousness in her eyes. She is here but not here.”
“What do you mean by that Caspian?”
“She is here but her mind is usually distant, once in a while she comes back to her senses, after passively listening.”
“How does she respond to you?” Douglas asked. He seemed to be also invested in the story.
“She is now very good at it. But I will make her acknowledge me no matter the cost,”
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