3. Chapter Three.

"Where are you taking me?" I questioned.

My hands were bounded while Dimitri held onto my arm pulling me along with him. Instead of answering my question I was taken to another room. This time a more larger room well decorated for a king I might add.

It was almost more magnificent than my father's. Key word being 'almost', his taste was rather rich leading me to believe that Dimitri was exceedingly wealthy.

Dimitri removed the cloth from my wrist.

"You'll be staying in my room going forward. Avoid doing something that could result in your death." I was rather shocked when I stood in front of him and peered up at him.

I then pouted. This was not the outcome I had expected. I thought he was going to release me but now I was going to be stuck in this dangerously handsome man's room.

"When will I be released from your custody?" I dared to look up into his now-softened ocean green eyes as they warily scrutinized my hazel ones.

"When I believe your not a threat to me little one." He said disappearing into a room which I suspect was the bathroom and I heard water running just shortly after.

I took that time to assess his room. Glad that I was no longer tied down to a bed unwillingly.

His room looked quite amazing, even though it was exquisitely decorated in black. It shouldn't have been pleasant to be in a place with such an odd tint; it should have been oppressive, frightening, dull, or just plain darn ugly but it wasn't.

It appeared as though he had just moved in because the room was devoid of any artwork, photographs, etc. I secretly looked through all of his drawers, closets, and other spaces in his room quickly, but I couldn't find anything that would have helped me get away or provided me with any additional details on the man.

The windows were unable to open and based on the material it seems it would make no sense trying to smash it and there were guards scattered on the outside which meant escaping was off the books.

I needed Dimitri to trust in me if I was going to escape from this predicament, but I wasn't prepared to compromise my principles or way of life in exchange for his trust in me.

When I switched on the TV, I was unsurprised to see that there was no news about me or that I was missing. They wouldn't, of course.

They would diminish their image as Asentrix's king and queen if they did that. Their tyrannical daughter, who was a princess there, has now escaped since they were unable to control me. They would probably try to return me clandestinely to prevent alerting the whole country and causing a stir that would harm their pathetic status.

They most likely believed that I fled and would show up again shortly. I sat back down on the bed, flipped the TV off, and threw the remote to the side.

When Dimitri emerged from the restroom, he was only sporting a towel around his neck and waist. I could clearly see his lush physique and untidy hair that was dripping with water.

The sight of his physically imposing quadriceps drenched in water was completely exhilarating to see. My, my. Creating a pool of heat between my legs, I crossed one leg over the other, as I inadvertently thrust my tongue out to lick my lips.

Quickly understanding what I had been doing after almost getting caught, I hurriedly glanced in the direction of the window while clearing my throat.

What the hell was I doing?!

Get your damn self together and stop being such a damn slut!

"Did you enjoy snooping around my things while I was gone?" Dimitri spoke and I reared my head around watching as he entered the walk-in closet to put on his clothes.

Unfortunately.

"I most definitely did not! I'm a woman of honor." I lied as my face turned to the shade of a tomato with such an accusation from him.

Dimitri exited the walk-in closet now fully dressed handsomely. I closely watched as he took a seat in the corner of the room taking a call on his phone while speaking Italian before briefly hanging up.

Dimitri was just about to leave the room in which case I quickly spoke up.

"I understand that I am a prisoner here under your orders, but am I permitted to leave your room even for some time?" I summoned the courage to question him.

He walked right through the door but not before casting a last glance at me and shut it without saying anything, leaving me completely dissatisfied with his lack of people skills. I knew he didn't have to explain himself, but the very least he could do was respond.

His attractive stature certainly did not match his rather rude personality.

I made up my decision and reverted to watching TV, but the door then opened, displaying what appeared to be another guard, although he was much younger and appeared somewhat strange at first glance.

He had a boyish grin and short brown curly hair; he was around five feet six inches tall, which I still consider to be very tall; and he had a very slim build. He appeared to be someone who should be at school, and his character didn't seem to fit in with these dinosaurs here.

I pouted wondering what the hell he wanted.

"Hi! I'm Gabriel, but you can call me Gabe for short. From now on, I'll be your eyes and ears, as well as your guide to the ins and outs of this place."

"You seem very..... chirpy." I stated still a little taken back about his attitude.

How could one be this chirpy with this many murderers in one location.

"I have to be when there's a bunch of Vampire's around here ready to blow my head off on target." He concluded.

"Well let me cut to the chase Gabe, I need you to help me break out of here." I wasn't looking for a friend especially one that resided around these places.

"Oh love, have you not met Dimitri? Does he look like a man you can escape from?" Gabriel chuckled like it was the funniest thing he had ever heard.

I rolled my eyes while folding my hands together, I could see that he was going to be useless to me.

"Let's have a walk shall we." He grabbed a hold of my hand before pulling me outside the room door.

"So, have you done the dirty with Dimitri?" I immediately withdrew my hand from his.

"Ew, obviously not, a woman of dignity, grace, ambition and common sense would know not to." I frowned as I looked about the place trying to see if there was nowhere to escape to.

But all I could see were big bulky men cleaning their guns. I quickly wrapped my hand around Gabriel's hand in order not to seem out of place but after everyone's eyes turned in my direction, I knew that I was doing a terrible job at it.

"A woman of dignity and grace? You're the first weird woman I've come across in quite a long while." I ignored Gabriel's insult before asking a question of my own.

"Why is everyone staring at me?"

"Well, if you must know, Dimitri has never brought a woman to his room. He's always ever just taken them to a guestroom until he has his way with them and then he disposes of them." I gasped immediately letting go of his hand.

"Disposes?"

"Yep." Gabriel popped the p.

"But don't worry, they think you might have a fighting chance of living since you're in his bedroom since...." I noticed how Gabriel immediately stopped.

"Since what?" I questioned further.

"Since several years ago." He joked but I could see there was something more to it but decided against further asking him.

"I seem to notice your Italian voice, you're not from my country of Asentrix are you?" I questioned him.

"No, we're here on business meeting and once we're done then we'll be heading back to Italy." Gabriel explained.

"Don't worry you have a lot of time in winning over Dimitri's trust and getting out of here. Take my foolish advice Rena, make him trust you by doing whatever he wants." Gabriel spoke nonchalantly leaving me to scowl at him.

I walked along the corridors noticing that there were a few ruthless looking men approaching us with very heavy machinery.

My breath caught in my throat, and I struggled to breathe thinking they were about to do something horrific to me as I stopped in my tracks.

I could hear Gabriel trying to get me out of my trance and after coming back to my senses I scrambled back into the direction of Dimitri's room and making sure to lock the door and ignore Gabriel beatings against the door.

My god was he setting me up to get me killed?!

After a few minutes of not hearing a thing, it was safe to determine that the damn crooks had passed by my door.

I let out a long, heavy sigh before crawling into bed, where I passed out from a bad headache.

Later that day......

I headed to the bathroom to take a long bath and think about all my options, would I really sell myself short and be with this man to make it out alive?

Based on my calculations, getting him to trust me was certainly not going to be easy. I thought about everything until my headache reappeared and dropped the thought before I exited the bath.

Dimitri abruptly appeared in front of me as I exited the shower. His gaze was lured to my naked body, which was entirely exposed for him to see. I hurriedly grabbed a nearby towel and wrapped it around myself.

"I assumed you had drowned." He simply stated, leaving me stunned and blushing at his unexpected intrusion.

This was the second time someone other than a maid had seen me completely naked, which had always horrified me but had become second nature to me after years of dealing with it, but for some reason, my body ached for him to see me this way.

I naturally bit my bottom lip as Dimitri's eyes focused thoroughly on my physique, much to his satisfaction. As soon as I realized what was happening, I raced forth, grabbed the towel that was hanging from the sliding door, and quickly draped it around me.

Having already assessed me Dimitri's eyes sparkled mischievously before he headed back into his room.

What the hell was happening to me?!