CeliaAs Borivin ran away from the court, the rest of the courtiers followed suit, worried that they would be the next mouse and a plaything for the prince to toy with.They all bowed to the princes and the King politely before getting up and bolting for the doors as well.Jasper had a grin on his face as everybody left the feast rather abruptly, scurrying away like mice. Violet wanted to talk to me, it seemed, but she was whisked away by her prince before she could even open her mouth.And, I watched the way both the princes had taken them away, forcefully.I gulped nervously.Jasper’s hand on my waist had suggested a primal ownership of not just my body but my soul as well.I wondered what it would be like to really warm his bed. Earlier I had been planning on running away from this palace, from this wicked prince.But now he had given me a taste of power.And, I loved that power.I loved the fact that the prince could make any grown up man sweat buckets just by looking at him.Coul

CeliaMy hand was still vibrating from the force with which I had slapped Borivin, the imprints of my hand blotching his cheek red.I spat at him and said venomously, “If you dare speak one more word against me, I will claw your ribs out”Borivin ground his teeth as he looked around the guards who he had been talking to earlier.They were too stunned to speak, taken aback by my abrupt move. But my midn was still reeling.Though it felt good to slap him.I had wanted to wipe that smirk off his face.I glared at him as he raised his hand to rub his cheek with a disbelieving look. A few guards scattered away, afraid that I might complain to the prince about their involvement in belittling me.But Borivin was too prideful to follow suit.Thus he looked at me with that same sneer and took a step forward,“Quite strong are you? Let me see your strength”The moment he said that his hand was around me and he pulled me towards him, making me collide hard with him.“I have to make you pay for t

Jasper I walked in the direction of the castle, cradling Celia in my arms. She had curled herself into a ball, just like a cat, and was sleeping peacefully in my arms. The walk towards the castle would barely take a minute but my body just wanted to take its time, enjoying the feeling of having her this close to me. I was not sure why I had begun to care for this girl who I met merely a day ago but she had struck me as a ferocious kitten right in the first meeting. There was something about the way she stood in the hall, not cowering in fear but looking me in the eye, staring at the others defiantly. Celia had been standing stark naked in front of the King and my brothers, including myself but she did not show any shame or hesitation. No. She stood with her chin held high up, as if it was she was going to pass the judgment and it was us who stood naked in front of her. And then she had been bold enough to not just meet my gaze but hold it. Nobody so far had done that, not even

CeliaI was not sure how long I had slept but when I woke up, I woke up with a bad headache. Every single muscle in my body ached and my eyes felt extremely heavy.I did not want to wake up so I just gathered the sheets and pulled them up on my head. I rolled to the side and a sweet scent hit me.It was familiar, I had smelled this recently and it was highly intoxicating. My eyelids felt like a deadweight of about 100 kg had been weighing them down so I let my eyes stay closed and pulled the pillow near me.Burying my face into it, I deeply inhaled the scent. It was citrusy, had a hint of mint, and was very delicious.I rubbed my face against the pillow as I inhaled lungfuls of that scent over and over again until I realized something.I had been so affected by it that I did not even realize that the scent belonged to Jasper.With a start, my eyes flew open as I looked at the pillow. It was a rich gold color, unlike the soft pinks I had in my room.Wait had Jasper slept in my bed? The

CeliaI tried not to blush hard as his soft and husky voice asked me a question I had no answer to. He did not move to look at me and it gave me enough time to breathe and calm my nerves.And as if to taunt me further, he arched his back and then held the towel in both his hands, trying to reach behind and wipe off the water.I gulped as I took in his broad back, his angular muscles that dipped at the perfect angles, and his shoulders that felt like coiled missiles that would launch a bomb at any second.I stammered, “I…I didn’t expect…’”I tried a lame response but the words would not come out.He whipped around so fast that I barely managed to exhale. His dazzling silver eyes raked me, demanding me to complete the line as he quirked an eyebrow.“Didn’t expect?”“I didn’t expect to see you walk out half naked out of the washroom” I spoke a bit too fast and a cocky grin appeared on his face.“Do you walk out of the washroom completely clothed?”His husky voice asked me and I could see