Complete Obedience

RAY

It's been three days since I found my mate, three days since I had my first kiss, three days since I jerked off in front of a man, three days since I took my first bullet, three days since my life took a drastic change.

I had received top-notch care and I was fine now, especially since the bullet had hit me in the arm and not a life threatening part of me. And now, I was getting ready to start a new day as a new advisor to Prince Dominic Direken.

As a thank you for saving his life and risking mine, a royal decree had elevated me from status of slave to an advisor to a royal, the prince of this Pack! Everything was happening so fast, so fast I was wondering if this was a dream or not.

All that had happened to me in the past four days were much memorable than everything that had happened to me in the past twenty two years of my existence.

I looked myself in the mirror. I was dressed in a uniform meant for advisors. A thick blue shirt with golden buttons and black trousers. I was looking even better than I had looked that night but there was the sense of panic on my face.

How was today going to go? I was going to have to meet Prince Direken again and would have to meet him almost every single day too. How was I to face him after that night? Would he let make a request similar to the request he made to me the other night? Would he talk about our mate bond? Would he reject me immediately or would he tell me that he wanted to keep us a secret? Or would he just remain indifferent, like a mysterious brick of wall?

I gave my cheek a small slap. There was no other option anyways. I had to do this. I turned away from the mirror and walked out of the room I had been given right in the palace. Of course, it was quite a distance from the main palace but having a very decent room in the palace was huge! Especially when I had slept in crowded, small places all my life.

Stepping outside, there was a man dressed just like me.

"Good morning" I greeted with a bow.

"Morning. Follow me." His words were hasty and his steps were the same.

"I am Prince Direken's advisor, Will. And you will be my junior from now on. As his advisor, you just have to root for him, support every of his actions and carry out whatever task you are asked to. You do not advise." He says sternly as I walked faster to meet up with his pace.

"Do not go against Prince Direken's words. He is smart, he is wise and even if you don't understand his wisdom, he always figures it out so never tell him he is wrong. He is never wrong and if he is really wrong? You still keep your lips sealed if you want your head on your neck. Prince Direken is known as a demon and he is quite feared around the palace and the kingdom. However you don't have to be scared, do as he says and you have your life and your pay." He stopped and turned to face me.

"You were a slave so it should be easy for you to simply follow orders quietly, right?" He asked.

"Yes, yes. I am quite good at following orders." I replied.

"Good." He remarked before continuing the walk.

"We will be on the way to Prince Direken's chambers soon but first, we will visit the king"

My heart rate increased, thumping hard for a second.

"The king? For what, if I may ask?"

"You may not ask." He replied dismissively and I pressed my lips into a thin line.

It was quite a long walk go get to the main palace but my jaw dropped as I looked at the amazing structure in front of me. It was the grandest I had ever seen. And as much as I was supposed to keep my composure, I could not do so and I had my head turning to every corner, admiring the beauty of this gigantic palace as we walked into it.

My heart was thumping from the beauty of this palace but the walk soon stopped in front of a golden door with men standing guard.

"You go in" Will said to me.

The doors were flung open and awkwardly, I stepped in. How could I be so honoured to meet the king?

I only walked a few steps into the majestic throne room before going down on my knees.

"Your majesty" I greeted, my head bowed in a very deep bow.

"Ten steps closer" his voice ordered and I quickly did as he said.

I knelt on the floor, exactly ten steps closer to him.

"You are the one who saved my son."

"It is my honour to be able to take a bullet for his highness" I replied.

"Hmm... True. It is indeed an honour for you. What does it feel like not being a slave anymore?"

"Liberating, your majesty. I cannot thank you enough for your kindness" I bowed even deeper because I was truly thankful. Not having to get chains around my ankles and wrists every single day was so liberating that I could burst in tears from joy.

"Good. As Direken's advisor, you will have to be by his side. But you, Direken won't just be by his side. I need you to study him."

"Study his movements, his actions, listen to his thoughts whenever he shares them and report every single detail to me."

My brows arched with surprise. What was going on here? I was to act as a spy too? What sort of politics was I being pulled into?

"Not even the tiniest detail should be missed. Understood?"

"Y-yes, your majesty" I took the order.

"Great. You may leave." I got back up on my feet and walked towards the grand doors, my heart racing with alarm. Something told me that this wasn't going to turn out good for me. Why would the father and son pull me into the middle of whatever was going on? I had heard about the palace politics a few times and I had heard about just how dirty it was and it seemed there had been no exaggeration? How was I supposed to act as a spy? Prince Direken had been referred to as a demon, would he kill me if he found out I was spying on him on behalf of his father?

But no matter the risks involved, no matter my own thoughts or opinions, I knew there was only one thing I could do. It was the one thing I had been doing all my life.

Obey.

Turns out being a slave and being a worker in the palace isn't very different.

"Complete obedience, Ray."