7.

He was just out of this world!

She walked up to him and gave him the clothes. "Take them, you can put them on" she told him. His eyes widened in shock, what?! She was now ordering him!

"Funny you, this is also part of your job" he told her, with serious face. "So... Dress me" he added. "But-" "No buts. Just start dressing" he ordered. Left without a choice, she raised her hands up above his head, with the blue top in her hands.

She was in front of him, helping him to wear his top. Once she was done with his top, she took the trousers and asked him to lift his legs, he did so, while he rested his hands on her shoulders.

"I have now become a mother. This is too soon" she mumbled to herself. Verin heard her say that, unfortunately. "Don't worry. I will wear it myself" he said to her, pushing her away from him.

She hit her back on the wall from his sudden push. He was angry...

"Thanks for insulting me... Now go to the room... And knee down!" He ordered. "What? "She was surprised.

"You heard me... Go on your knees, I want to see you on your knees when you reached the room..." He added. She meekly went to the room and reluctantly obeyed. Soon after, he came out of the bathroom and walked towards his bed. Nayla was still kneeling on the floor, he didn't even seem to care.

...

I was now kneeling on the floor, with wet clothes and hair. I was shivering from the cold. The windows were open and the cool breeze added to my torture. "You will stay like that, till when I want you to stand up..." I heard him say. This heartless man, who's now my master. At least, now being his maid, I will be able to average my husband's death. The way he had killed him, still flash in my memory. I will never forgive this beast.

I could feel the petulant feeling boiling within me, I just wanted him to pay for all the trouble and pain he had caused to other innocent people, and especially my husband. I could not stand him. I knelt down for hours, shivering from cold he had caused me but he was sleeping soundly. Later it was midnight, he got up from his bed and walked up to me. " Go change into more comfortable clothes. "He said.

I was confused, did he finally cared?

I went in the bathroom and all I could see where men's wear. "I don't see any female's wear here" I told him, peeking my head out the bathroom door. " A maid is coming with the clothes I sent for" he replied. I decided to wait in the bathroom. Soon a maid arrived and gave me a maid's dress?!

"Shocked?! That's what you will wear... Since you're now one of my maid" he smirked at me. It was an ash color attire.

Quite long reaching almost my ankles with a black band, around the waist. It had a bow at the side of the band, and I tied the loose bands at my back, making another bow. It was a long sleeve shirt dress with gathers at the neck. From the waist side below was flaire. I looked at myself in the mirror one last time before stepping out of the bathroom. I saw Verin, all dressed up like he was going for a war.

Six of his men were gathered at the door of his room, the maid had gone.

"Where are we going?" I asked

"For hunting..." He gave that devilish smirk. What? He's just annoying. Before I could ask more, he grabbed my wrist and we strolled through the halls. He kept dragging me till we got to the palace's big gates. There were three big horses and three well built and masculine guards waited for both of us.

They bowed at him and greeted him but he remained as emotionless as ever.

He simply ignored them like they were not there and just walked towards the horses. He climbed on it and turned to me. "Grab yourself a horse, would you"he said. "I don't know how to ride a horse" I could only reply. Shock then covered his face. "Okay, one of the men would help you... Lewan, " he turned to one of the men in the front. "Let her stay behind you..."

I could not make a sentence because Verin had once again started riding, leaving me standing with the men.

Soon I found myself on the horse, my arms rapped around Lewan's waist. This man was fast, very fast I felt lightheaded and nauseous at same time. My hands were slowly losing their hold but seeing how very fast he was, I held him more tightly than ever.

We stopped and I saw Verin, standing beside the horse and looking at a majestic big gates and walls which also hard those eerie looking thorns. He turned as he realized our presence and saw me still sitted at the horse, holding Lewan around the waist. I was still trying to gain myself and adjust to the unexpected scene that just occurred, when I felt someone drag my hands and helped me down, it was Verin.

Once I got down, I saw him shooting dagger glares at the man I was holding some minutes ago. He turned to me

"Be by my side no matter what" he said to me and dragged me again.

The gates flew open and a beautiful kingdom came into view, it was peaceful and quiet; everyone seemed to be asleep. "Why are we here? I thought you said you wanted to go hunting?" I asked, I was already very fretful about Verin's sudden hunting desires. I was busy, pitying and praying for the poor animals to not meet this beast. He is completely worse and dreadful than those dangerous animals. They weren't troubling him, so why was he? He's so inhumane.