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Eleanor's POV

I clenched hard on my teeth, wincing out in pain when the doctor dabbed in a ball of cotton wool that had been soaked into the tiny spots in my arms.

Andre had given orders that he didn't want me ending up with scars, so she was doing her best just to make sure that didn't happen.

“You should abstain from any work for some time, at least until you are better. '' She had a smile on her face as she placed the scissors down before walking, wiping her hands on the towel.

“Thank you” I whispered, standing up to walk out of the room when she asked,

“You seem pretty close to the king, how are you related?’’ I swallowed because I didn't know what else I was going to say, Andre wouldn't want anyone knowing I was his mate.

I was barely twenty and he had Phoebe. “ Just someone” I shrugged, that sounded better. A word and talk would be all over about how I was being mistreated by my mate.

She stared at me through the mirror, a lopsided smile tugging at the edge of her lips. “If you say so, you can go now”

Bobbing my head, I walked down the vast hallway, making my way to my room when a maid stood in front of me. “You are supposed to be the one serving the king, what is happening? It is way past dinner time, and you should make yourself useful while at it” Her eyes roamed through my clothes, disgustedly.

She scoffed. “ Do you think that just because you were a princess, you would be exempted from carrying out your duties? Or just because you work for the king, you would get preferential treatment?” she pushed on.

Inhaling deeply, I took in a mouthful of breath to calm myself because it wouldn't make sense if I lost it. Not here at least. “ I will leave now” I took steps away from her when she held my arms.

Something jolted through me because she had pressed hard on the same spot where I was injured. “ When I am talking to you, you stand still and listen to me! Do you want me putting you in your place also?”

“Can you let me go? Andre wouldn't want me wasting more time than I already have,”

Her brows knitted," Andre? You call the king by his name, how dare you? Don't you know that is treason? Perhaps is he fucking you? No, that can be. Phoebe would skin you alive!"

It was taking everything in me to stay calm. “You are free to have whatever thoughts you want to. I have to leave” I pushed her away, sauntering down to the huge dining hall.

I stood with my fist clenched, before pushing the huge door open. My heart flipped at who I was seeing.

Phoebe sat on the table, donning a see-through gown, and Andre was nowhere to be found. “Ahhh, you are here” She twirled around on the chair, holding a grape that had been soaked in honey and was dripping down.

“I am not supposed to be here” I let out a grunt, wondering what exactly I was supposed to be doing here. Andre wouldn't want me here.

She placed both feet on the ground, her heels echoing as she made her way to me, I stared at her, a horrified look on her face when she hooked her arms around mine. “Why are you standing there? Come over and serve the dish. Andre would be here soon, and he wouldn't like to be kept waiting”.

“ Let me go” I pushed on, this didn't make sense and I didn't know what was going on, but I would rather not be part of anything that would be going on here.

“It isn't like you have a choice, when I tell you to do something, make certain that you do so without any question, what do you think you are doing here aside from being my breeder and Andre's slave? Do you think that he wanted to?"

“ Hahaha haha” she burst into laughter, one that sent fear down my spine. Her eyes trailed to her well-manicured nails, which must have cost quite a fortune to make.

“ Andre does whatever I want him to do, so if you want to get into his good books you have to go through me”

My eyes pivoted round the room, I didn't know what needed my attention here. I couldn't find any.

“Let me go, please,” I flicked my head when she held my chin.

“Are you going to stand and act as though you aren't listening to what I have just said?”

“ Please don't”

She took steps backward, before dropping to the ground, as she burst into tears.

I was lost while trying to understand what was happening. “What is happening here!” Andre's voice thundered behind me. His eyes burnt with fury when he raced past me, holding Phoebe in his arms.

“Andre…..she…pushed me… All I did was…”

I shook my head to the side when Andre stared at me. His eyes were so cold that it sent cold down my spine. “I didn't… I would never do that, you know that,”

“ How dare you!” He growled while walking to me. “Who the eff do you think you are? You are a breeder that should know your place, so how dare you!”

I flinched when his hands hit my cheek, my cheek tinged and my eyes burnt with tears that threatened to drop, but I couldn't let it. “Andre…?” I whispered when our eyes met. I could see the hurt in his eyes before he glared at me.

“I am sorry that you have to go through that, Phoebe, I am sorry,” he scooped her in his arms, placing her gently on the table.

Phoebe leaned against his chest, feigning tears. I bit hard on my lips, in pain, when she raised her middle finger at me and Andre's hands moved on her lips.

Kira groaned as she wept in tears, seeing that my presence wouldn't be needed, I tried to walk away when Andre's voice came through. “Stay!"he commanded.

“ I can't… I can't stay and watch you make love to her. It would break me and…”

“ That is why I want you to stay. So it would break you, Eleanor. So you would know who has my heart and how I wouldn't give anyone else my heart. Being my mate doesn't mean you will have my heart. You would never get it”.

“ Why?" I squeezed my eyes tightly, tears streaming down my face when I heard his belt clang for another woman who wasn't me.

“ So you would know your place, Eleanor" his fingers ran on her skin tenderly, their eyes locked onto each other. “ And next time, you will know all you would be to me. A breeder, while Phoebe would be my queen”.

I shuddered when he slammed into her, her moans echoing through the room, as tiny needles pricked me. A part of me died when I watched them.