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ISABELLE’S POV I open my eyes and look around me. I feel like I have been sleeping for quite some time. I don't know how much time has passed since I was asleep. I don’t even know what time of the day it is. There is no one here in my room except me as usual. I am thirsty. My throat is dry. I look beside me on the table and see the jug. I tried to sit up in bed which was not very difficult this time. My head is not spinning anymore. I pour the water into the goblet and then drink it. I remember what happened to me the last time I woke up. I was feeling hot. Maybe I had a fever. I am fine now and don’t feel the heat or the spinning of my head anymore. I remember the goblet falling from my hand along with the water. I look towards the floor and see it clean. Maybe someone has cleaned it. My body aches. It feels like I have not moved for quite some time. I am feeling tired too. My stomach makes a loud noise reminding me that I am hungry too. I want to eat but I don't think I have the
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ISABELLE’S POVI am standing outside the king’s room. Lillian is standing on a little distance from me. Today I am dressed in a more suitable gown. I am thankful to Edith for this. It is red and is off the shoulder. Its bright red color is making it more beautiful. The dress shows the top of my breast. It will not be wrong to say that this dress is making my breasts look bigger. I did not like this dress but it is better than last night. It is tight on my waist but I am glad that it reaches the floor.The guard whose name I think is Walter opens the door. I take a deep breath before entering the king’s room and I am feeling the same dread, and terror which I had felt the last time when I was here in his room. His room is basked in darkness with only a few candles illuminated which is not doing a good job of illuminating the dark room. There is an eerie silence around me and I feel a little colder here in his room despite the wood burning in the fire heart. Maybe I am feeling cold be
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ISABELLE’S POV“So, from now on I will live here?” I ask the king, unsure of what I heard. This room is too big for a slave like me. “Yes, my love”. The king replies and pecks me on the lips. I smile widely at him and look around me. This room is a little smaller than the king’s room but is far bigger than my previous one. It is beautiful. I move towards the window and look outside. From here I can see the vast garden which is spread over miles. It is not very visible because of the darkness but still, I love the sight.I look towards the sky. There are so many stars in the sky and the crescent moon is also visible. This black sky is so mesmerizing. I was looking outside the window with happiness when I felt the king’s arms around me. While looking outside the window, I had completely forgotten about the king who was present in this room with me. He wraps his arms around my waist and places a gentle kiss on my neck. His body is so warm against mine. My body wants to lean back and
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ISABELLE’S POV Elise and Ivy left some while ago. They told me about the new slaves which were brought into the harem yesterday and some other things as well. I was quite surprised to hear about the previous mistresses. Mistresses are in the place to take care of the king’s needs and they are at a high rank than the other common slaves like me. They live in a separate part of the harem but they are treated nicely. They can roam freely in the palace and wherever they want. Now the king has sent them to the old palace. I have been thinking about this for a while now. What could be the reason for sending them away? Has the king lost interest in them? If it is right, then I hope the king loses interest in me too. I don’t want to be here. I have heard that there are not many soldiers in the old palace. This means that escape from there is easier and there are more chances. I don’t know what is written in my destiny but I hope whatever it is, it is good. I am looking outside the window.
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ISABELLE’S POV The time continued to pass with me sitting beside my bed on the floor. It is now evening and the sun is about to set. The whole day passed and I continued to think about Esme's words and what I planned to do now. I will not back down now. I hear the sound of the door opening. I don’t turn around to look who is at the door. I am in no mood to talk with anyone. I hope whoever the person is, leaves without bothering me. “Isabelle, where are you?” I hear Lillian’s voice but I don’t answer. I don’t want to talk with her. Esme must have complained to her about me. She always lies and again must have lied to her. She loves it when Lillian is angry at me. “Isabelle, are you here?” She again asks but I don’t reply. I hope she leaves because I am in no mood to talk with her. I hear her footsteps coming closer to me. “Oh! Here you are. Did not you hear me when I called you? Leave it, I have a more important thing to tell you. Isabelle, you must get up and take a bath quickly.
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ISABELLE’S POV “Till now you have seen my love but now you will see the wrath of King Eric Leonor. I tried to be good with you but I think you will not understand the importance of my love without going through suffering and pain”. King says angrily. I cry louder at his words. I look at him with my tear-filled eyes and blurry vision. In his eyes, for the first time, I see a glimpse of that cruel king about whom everyone used to talk about. In his eyes, I see rage and the thirst to punish me for disobeying him. I wish I could do something to calm his anger down. I wish I had not said those words. I wish I had not disobeyed him. Now I have no other option than to regret my actions. “Get up, Isabelle”. He orders angrily. His voice was so cruel, cold, and filled with anger. I got a shiver down my spine after hearing his order. What is he going to do with me now? I hope he is not planning to beat me. I have heard that the king cuts the tongue of those who say a word against them. I pray
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ISABELLE’S POVI don’t know how much time has passed with me being here in the dungeon. I cannot see anything in the darkness and this has started to creep me out. Now I have even started to imagine things like a table and some other things as well. I think I have reached the level of insanity. A normal person never imagines things that are not present. Maybe if I become insane then the king forgives me.Sometimes, when I open my eyes, I see different colors. I even saw another me at some point but I know all these are illusions. My mind is playing games with me because of the darkness. I did not move from where I was sitting. I was too afraid too. At some point, I thought a ghost would appear.The temperature suddenly dropped. I started to feel cold. I don’t know how this happened. I even rubbed my arms and feet to feel warm but nothing helped. Now my body has become numb just like my mind. I stopped feeling things. I just hope soon the king comes and takes me out. I have promised my
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ISABELLE’S POV I look towards the garden. No one is here like always. I am now sure that this is that part of the garden which no one ever visits. There are beautiful flowers here. There are some flowers which I have never seen before. Flowers of every color like orange, purple, yellow, and green are present here. The only thing that annoys me is that it is empty. Why is this garden so empty? I don’t know the answer to this. It is empty just like my heart and life. This thought saddens me. I feel loneliness, emptiness, and sadness inside my heart. These are the only things which I am feeling nowadays. My heart feels deserted now. Sometimes I feel like I am in a desert alone. I have no one with me whom I can call family. There is no one here with whom I can share what I feel and what my heart desires. It feels like a long time ago when I felt happiness. Now even the word happy feels so foreign to me. True happiness has become an illusion now. I wonder where my happy days got lost? Wh
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