Caspian lay awake in his chambers as he remembered Aurora's eyes, from the encounter that they had.
Her surprised at him being so close to her and blushing when he had touched her face fascinated him more and drew her more to him.
He didn't know what he wanted from her as her eyes had made his mind go blank and he had gotten lost in them.
He had been with beauties before but the way she was so reserved made him want to crush her resilience all the more.
He would have his way with her, it was a matter of time before she succumbed to his charm, she was already flustered with a bit of attention from him.
The previous maid was more than happy to be in his bed the minute he had set his eyes on her. She frequented his bed when he was willing to entertain her.
Yet Aurora had not made a move or given him fake doe eyes or tried to start a conversation, or seduce him at that.
This was the first time a girl had not come willingly to him, he could chase her a bit not that he needed to do much.
A few of his tricks and she will be begging to get in bed with him. He had all types of girls before so if she wanted to be innocent or play innocent he could play along with her.
He knew that she found him attractive to the way she had reacted at looking at him, yet her eyes had lost their initial reaction and they were replaced with obedience.
He knew that she would come to him on her own accord, a few words to coax her and he will have her in his grasp.
A good massage would be great for him so that he could relax a bit more, he stood up and went to his door, and there were two guards as per usual.
Their stance changed once they saw him,
"My Prince." Both said as they bowed their heads,
"Get me a masseur."
"Right away My Prince."
He went back into his chambers and a few minutes later, he came in. Tonight he needed a strong hand to massage him thoroughly, his muscles ached a bit.
He waited as he set up ointments and the table he had for this,
"This way My Lord."
Caspian stood up and lay on the table, he felt his muscles unknotting and his muscles were feeling so much better.
He would require this as he was training every day in horse riding for the polo match that would be coming up soon,
The weekend derby would need him to be at the top of his game, he had a lot of people to impress and show that he was ready to succeed the throne.
Yet the people he most wanted to impress were his parents, they were very strict and everything was supposed to be done according to the rules, and most of all perfectly. His parents wanted no-less. Mediocracy was not an option to him.
He was lucky to have Douglas as his best friend and the son of a duke, they had met each other at a very young age.
They had their arguments and bickering but their friendship grew stronger because of that and they became inseparable.
He switched off all the candles after the masseur had cleaned up everything and he went to bed.
Aurora woke up the next morning and did everything she normally did and went to the servant's quarters after she had gotten her food she sat down with her friends.
"You look enthusiastic these days Aurora," Ella remarked.
"Of course, I would, I am not dying of labor every day."
"If you get any delicacies you should save some for us." This time it was Agnes.
"Of course, I will if the opportunity does arise."
"I wonder if we will get any time for the festivals?" Barbara asked.
"Not a chance, who will serve them and carry the umbrellas and make sure they don't get dehydrated, carry their parcels and serve them food," Evelyn remarked and the bitterness in her voice was very profound as she did not try to even hide it.
"I hope they treat us to good food as we can't take time off or spend it with our families." Said Lucy.
Aurora knew where the girls were coming from, she would also love to wander around the festival even if she did not have much money, but getting a break from work is a different type of fresh air.
They rarely were given any days off that is how selfish they were, and most of all it was to prevent the maids from getting knocked up or galivanting with men.
They finished their breakfast and it was time for her to go clean she did not know why her heart beat fast.
She got to the chambers and the door was closed which was rare, she knocked on the door, and Aurora was surprised when a girl walked out hurriedly, and her hair was a mess.
She did not want to know what had transpired in the room her duty was to clean and not question.
Aurora walked in the room cautiously, and she immediately turned around when she found Caspian in only trousers.
She had caught a glimpse of his muscles and she was blushing profusely,
"You don't have to hide Aurora."
His voice was cajoling and she was surprised that he felt no shame in making advances towards her when he just entertained another girl.
"You can turn around, I am fully dressed."
Aurora did and he was dressed,
"I have to go for breakfast don't miss me too much." He winked at her.
Aurora set on cleaning immediately so that he would not come back and try to seduce her. She finished fast enough and she was out of the room with his dirty laundry and she took it to the laundry room.
Lunchtime came and she had gotten a plate and saved a table for her friends. She dug into her lunch as she was famished.
"So how was Adonis today?" Lucy asked teasingly.
Which earned a glare from her,
"Or do you prefer we say, Apollo?" Evelyn added dramatically.
One thing about her friends is they could keep the ball rolling once they started,
Aurora told them everything that had happened before breakfast and just thinking about him not fully dressed made her face warm.
"How lucky!" Ella remarked seeming to be in a day dream from her story.
"You can say that again." This time it was Agnes.
"Why don't you play with him a bit Aurora, there is no harm in that," Barbara remarked.
"Yes, you should have some sweetness in your life." This time it was Ida.
"No thanks."
"Live a little Aurora," Ella responded.
"I don't like him that way first of all and what will happen when a higher up uses you and discards you as if you are nothing. You lose everything just for temporary pleasure."
"I am sure he was warming up the bedsheets with Constance, so you will last for a long time," Agnes commented.
"Who knows what will happen when Constance is back but we all know she will get her position back and you would have missed out on having an extravagant fling," Lucy added in.
"I don't care for all that."
"Before you knock it try it, this is maybe the only male interaction that you will have as we do belong to the palace." Said Barbara.
"Just enjoy a bit Aurora." Evelyn piped in.
Aurora nodded there was no point in arguing with her friends, once they made up their minds on something and it is all of them one could not win.
There was no way in hell she would give that playboy a chance, when lunch was finished, Aurora went out to take a walk so that she could digest her food.
The wind blew in her face and she soaked it all in, this was something she would savor whilst she had it.
This position was not forever so she would take every free time she could have to enjoy and be in the moment and not slaving away as she used.
When tea-time came she grabbed her tray with goodies and a teapot, the delicacies on there were something she had never seen in her life.
Yet the sweet waft of them made her mouth water, the decorations were all so beautiful and way too pretty to be eaten.
When she made it to his chambers she wanted to groan out, why was his door closed when he knew she would be coming at this time every day to serve him tea.
Aurora balanced the tray in one hand and made sure not to spill anything, she lightly knocked on the door.
"You may enter."
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