Paula's p.o.v I woke up and shivered when a cold breeze swept by, I sat upright and looked at Henry who was laying next to me peacefully, it was still dawn and that was a good thing, I slowly moved his hand that was on my thigh then got off the bed and picked up my dress and dressed up quickly. I didn't want to wake him up because I seriously had no energy left in me to argue, I tiptoed and quietly opened the door then got out and rushed to my room. Immediately I entered I breathed out in relief, Lauren sat on my bed looking at me sadly. "Paula!, oh sorry, I meant your highness you are back," she said as I walked past her and sat down at the far end of the bed sadly.  "What's wrong did something happen to you," she asked In concern. "You sold me off to him and you expect nothing to happen?" I

                  Paula's p.o.v "Stand up," Lauren whispered softly. I answered then Shifted to face the other side. "Why are you doing this to yourself?. I should have known you were in here crying." She said then moved closer and knelt next to me. "Paula talk to me. What's bothering you?" She asked Softly. "He really hates me a lot don't you think?. To reach the extent of slapping me, it means he does." I whispered. "He hit you?" She asked in nearly a Scream. "Yes," I answered then sniffed to hold back the tears from falling. "I'm really sorry." She whispered then hugged me closely. "It's okay, I guess I'm a huge bother to him." I answered while pulling back with a smile. "You aren't, that man just doesn't know how valuable you ar

Paula's p.o.v For a few days, I did my best to avoid Henry, and for some reason he just let me be. I was very grateful to him but I also felt lonely. I seriously had no strength of arguing with him over useless issues, all I wanted to do was move on. I sighed sadly then stood still in the garden admiring the beautiful red roses in front of me. They somehow reminded me of Henry, he looked very handsome and breathtaking. But the more you got closer to him and dared to touch him, the more he hurt you like thorns.  "They are beautiful aren't they?" a familiar voice asked behind startling me. I quickly turned and faced Adrean who was smiling. He was in his usual clothes but this time his hair was tied in a ponytail. I cleared my throat then frowned at his informal speech towards me. He raised a brow then bowed slightly. "Pardon my manners

                     Paula's p.o.v "Paula, you don't have to force yourself to laugh or smile. When things aren't going as you had expected it's okay to be sad. Just as it is okay to cry when you are hurt, it's not a sign of weakness but strength." Adrean whispered. I wanted to push his hand away, sadly he was right. I was hurting so badly and I needed someone to give me a shoulder to cry on. I let the tears I was holding back fall. he smiled warmly at me and pulled me in his embrace as I sobbed bitterly. "It's okay, let it all out." He whispered. I held his shirt tightly in my grasp and let out the pain I was enduring for too long through my tears. "I act so strong in front of him when I'm not. He hurts me every time and treats me like a mere servant. Despite all that I want him to look at me as his woma

                   Paula's p.o.v I couldn't stop smiling like an idiot as I walked to the garden, my ladies picked out a very beautiful bareless black dress that showed my curves and more skin. My hair was pulled up in a burn that left two strands of hair at each of my sides. When a guard came to call me, my ladies couldn't stop giggling happily. They were surprised and very happy over Henry's change of heart. I too was still in shock over his sudden change. I looked forward to spending the night with him, if he would allow me I was more than ready to even agree to go to bed with him. I took in a deep breath and released it nervously when I saw him standing near the garden bench with his back towards me. My heart was beating rapidly and my throat was becoming dry. "How should I greet him?. Should I say hello, maybe kiss his cheek?