True love

"What about Lucien?"

"Lucien?"

"You once told me that you really admired him."

"I really admire him, Father. He's kind, smart and we have the same hobbies. But-"

"That's not the true feeling of love?"

"i don't know what love is like slave, I'm even more pathetic than what they say. Father, why can't we be free from this curse? Why must we always-"

"We will never be free, Disha! The curse is not something you can bargain for. When your ancestors accept the curse and it will continue for generations to come. The curse can never be broken."

"There has to be a way to break it, right? I'm sure there has to be a way to break the curse and-"

"You must kill the emperor and the crown prince, then the curse will be broken. Are you up to it?"

"K-killed the Emperor and Leonidas? But-"

"It's impossible for us to kill them. The Emperor and the crown prince inherit the blood of the lycans. They are very strong. Killing them is no easy matter. We don't have that kind of power other than the ability to continuously regenerate until the ninth death comes."

"That's why the whole clan was massacred 50 years ago? They keep getting killed time and time again?"

"Yes, they were made to be obedient slaves of the Emperor and could not refuse any emperor's orders without exception, including to die. Me and your brothers, we have been bound to the Emperor and the crown prince. But you, there might come a time when them to ask you to come to the palace to perform a special ritual." Said Commander Sheerkan while pointing at the seal on his chest. A black seal in the shape of a wolf's head with wings of fire.

"This is the seal of the pact? Can't we refuse to perform the ritual?"

"You can refuse, but they will ask me to force you to accept it. Your ritual is slow to carry out because you are a woman, they still think that women don't have the ability to go against the emperor. But after what happened, I'm sure they will immediately ask you to do the ritual-"

"Slavery? They want to make me Prince Leonidas' slave?" Ask Disha. But her father was reluctant to answer even though Disha knew that the answer was yes.

Her heart ached, she had suspected this from the start. The destinies they shared were too different to be reconciled.

Seeing his daughter was sad, Commander Sheerkan hugged her tightly. He could understand Disha's feelings because he had tried his best to fight for his love for Margaretha. But what happened to Disha is something that is impossible to realize.

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Knock...knock...knock...

Soledad woke up from her sleep when she heard a knock on her bedroom window. She was really surprised when she saw a figure behind the window.

"Your Honour?" Her eyes widened in shock when she saw Leonidas already standing in front of her closed bedroom window. Disha immediately opened it with a feeling of anxiety. She was afraid if someone saw the crown prince here.

"I was waiting for you, why didn't you come?" Leonidas' eyes looked sad because it was clear he had sent a letter to Disha to meet at the tree house.

"What are you doing here, Your Majesty? What if someone sees you?"

"Let me in!" Nicholas walked in through the window without feeling guilty. Once inside the girl he adored, he immediately hugged Disha and showed his longing.

"You must not be here, Your Majesty! What if my family hears your voice-"

"No one will know, calm down!"

"In the labyrinth you also said so, but they still found us. I beg you, we'd better not meet first!"

"Until when?"

"I don't know, maybe until my ritual is performed!"

"Rituals? What rituals?"

"The bondage ritual, just like my father and four brothers went through. I will also go through it."

Seeing Disha who seemed reluctant to meet his eyes made Leonidas want to laugh. He grabbed Disha's hand and hugged her with a little force so that their eyes met.

"You want to be my love slave?"

"Is that really what you want?"

"My father and grandmother forced me to enter into a political marriage with the Princess of Evangelia whom I had never even met. They wanted me to marry a ordinary human of noble origin."

"Sorry because I'm not a ordinary human and I'm also from a clan of slaves."

"You're mad?"

"According to you?"

"You are jealous!"

"Why would I be jealous. I'm also soon to marry a young man who will win the contest. Maybe then we learn to stay away from each other."

"You want to stay away from me?"

"Why not? As long as it dispels the bad rumors about my family. I think that's the best course for both of us." Disha looked so upset and it made Leonidas realize that Disha was jealous.

He smiles and forces Disha to accept a kiss from him. Disha tries to resist, but Leonidas is too strong for her to fight.

Leonidas fondled all over her skin and stripped Disha on the bed. Disha squirmed, she didn't understand why she liked Leonidas' touch so much that it was hard for her to resist.

"Your Highness, I beg you to stop!" She asked in a soft voice that Leonidas easily interpreted as an order.

"What are you talking about? You're already very wet in this part, Disha!"

"But, how if we-"

"You can shut your mouth and hold back a sigh, ok?" He whispered. Disha nodded slowly and let Leonidas continue his game.

Disha couldn't believe that she and Leonidas would do this again, a very unsafe place that is in her room. Even though all the family members were asleep. But that didn't stop her from worrying.

What's more, Leonidas' playing was very wild and aggressive, it took Disha a lot of effort not to make a sound.

“Your Majesty, I beg you to finish quickly!”

"I can still go on, my dear!"

"But-"

Nicholas silences Soledad with his kiss. He put his tongue in Disha's mouth so that Disha really couldn't make a sound. Disha felt her whole body stiffen every time she climaxed. Fearing that she would let out a scream, she immediately hugged Leonidas' body very tightly.

"Oh..."

Her body was shaking and the worst was that Leonidas still didn't want to end it even though Disha was starting to get weak and wanted to stop for a while.

Nicholas looked into her eyes gently, he smiled. He was happy that Disha didn't reject him even though she was afraid. He knew that Disha really loved him.

"You love me?"

"I love you."

For the first time Soledad said it clearly about the love she has. Leonidas' eyes were wet, he looked so happy.

"I love you too, Soledad. I love you so much."


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