The prince smiled at me before he leaned even closer to me. Our nose touched softly while my body still felt as frozen as before. I could feel his warm breath on my face, and I could smell the faint smell of roses that emanated from his body. My heart raced so fast and hard in my chest that it started to hurt. Please…don’t come any closer…“If you really don’t want to do this, you need to push me away…” he whispered softly. The warmth breath that accompanied his words brushed softly against my lips. Although he wasn’t touching me, it felt like there were countless invisible hands holding my body down and stopping me from moving. His lips moved closer to mine slowly as if everything was happening in slow motion. He’s going to kiss me. I have to resist him…and I have to do it right now…If he kisses me, I don’t think I’ll be able to stop him…or myself…As if wrestling with an invisible force, I dragged my arms up from my side and pushed as hard as I could against the prince’s chest.
Instead of feeling relief, I winced at the sound of the prince’s voice. I guess I should have gone into hiding if I wanted to avoid him for real instead of just sitting here on a bench in the garden out in the open. Consider it my mistake…Was he…covering for me just now? “Your Highness…” Madame Sand said with clear surprise before she quickly bowed to show her respect. It would have been a disaster for me if she found out the truth that I had run out here to escape the prince. Although I didn’t think that it was my fault, I also knew that Madame wouldn’t think the same way. As far as I was concerned, this was all Prince Leonard’s fault for telling me all those things all of a sudden. It was shocking enough for me to believe that he was a wolf, not to mention everything he told me about Ultimate Alphas and how honorable maidens are supposed to produce them. Then there was that super important detail on the three princes’ battle for the throne where the deciding factor would be whi
Just referring to the intimate acts of love as mating made my body shiver. However, it seemed to be the usual term used to describe sex for the alphas and that was probably because of the wolves inside them. “The king would never make such a mistake. Even if you haven’t mated with the prince yet, the time would come soon, perhaps as soon as tonight,” she said sternly. “I don’t…” I began protesting. “Don’t worry, my dear. I know what you are worried about, and it is absolutely normal. Everyone is scared of the unknown and that is precisely why I am here for you. Every honorable maiden shared the same fear and worries that you are having now before their first time mating with one of the princes. It is completely normal…” she said reassuringly. I wanted to scream at her that she was getting it all wrong. The main issue wasn’t my fear of losing my virginity at all. It may be the case that I was scared and worried about it because I have never gone all the way with a man before; howev
I roughly knew how animals mated and how wolves mated was probably not very different from how dogs do it. “I assume that you are inexperienced but there is nothing for you to worry about. Just trust the prince and leave everything in his capable hands. The prince is extremely experienced,” the madame said with firm nod of her head.“Ok…” I murmured.I was not quite sure how I should be feeling about the fact that Prince Leonard was apparently ‘extremely experienced’. More experience might be better than no experience, I guess?“Also, the use of any form of contraceptives is strictly forbidden. The prince should not possess any contraceptives and I am sure that you don’t have any either. For the goal of producing an ultimate alpha as soon as possible, the king has put a strict ban on contraceptives. Unfortunately, it has been proven again and again that even without the use of contraceptives, it is extremely difficult for a woman to conceive…” she said before she heaved a loud and lo
“Right…” I murmured to show her that I understood. Does that mean that Prince Leonard will be involved with someone else or maybe he’s already involved with someone else? “That is all for today. I’m sure that that is a lot of information for you already. Do you have any questions?” she asked. “No. Thank you,” I replied although I had an endless list of questions. The madame smiled at me before she nodded her head a few times. She approached me and then I felt the slight pressure of her hand on my shoulder.“Good luck, Mila. The future and fate of this kingdom is in your hands,” she said, and I could see tears swimming in the depth of her eyes. I wanted to tell her just how misplaced her trust was but all I could do was smile awkwardly. …**Later that night**I wished and then prayed that the sun would not set, and night would not arrive. Once again, no one bothered to listen or answer my prayers. I watched the sunset from the balcony of my new room. It was honestly a very beauti
Madame Sand’s words bothered me although I should have known that there was no way that the princes would have only one lover. This place that I was sitting in was practically their harem and I had no idea why a place like this still exists in this modern world; however, things worked very differently here from what I was used to. The image of Prince Leonard with another woman flashed through my mind and suddenly there was a sickening feeling deep in my core. I winced as if the thought of it brought pain to my mind as my chest tightened slightly. What am I even thinking?I had no idea how long I was swallowed up in my troublesome thoughts until I heard a firm knock on my door. This time, it had to be Prince Leonard. I jumped out of my seat as my heart began to race wildly in my chest. “Yes?” I called out as I quickly made my way to the door.Although, I thought that I had dreaded seeing him, now that he was standing right in front of my door, it seemed like my feet couldn’t carry m
“Mila…” Prince Leonard called my name and his voice sounded so gentle that it made me feel guilty to the core.“Y-Yes?” I replied with a stutter. “Can you give me your hand? I just want to hold it,” he asked and then he flashed me a very charming smile when he saw me hesitate. “Ok…” I murmured.Slowly, I slipped my hand into his opened one. The warmth of his hand immediately enveloped mine as his fingers curled around my hand and held it. Although things were supposed to be different between us tonight, the touch of his hand on mine felt comforting as always. “Tell me what you think about what Madame Sand told you,” the prince urged as his blue eyes studied my face intently. I was supposed to bring this up to tell him that I wasn’t at all interested so I was very surprised that it was the prince who brought this up first. “To be honest, I think there’s been a very big misunderstanding about this. I’m just a maid and that is how it should be. I don’t want to be an honorable maiden
The moment he was done voicing his thoughts, his fingertip left my face completely. While I was still stunned and frozen in place, the prince got up from the sofa and stood up straight. He seemed very relaxed as he stretched before turning back to look down at me. “Let’s go, Mila…” he said invitingly as he stretched out a hand my way. “Go…where?” I asked with clear surprise.One surprise just led to another, and I was struggling to keep up with him. “Let’s go out…” he replied before he smiled cheerfully at me. The tension in the air evaporated in an instant and it felt like the hard conversation that we just had never happened in the first place. “Out? As in, to the gardens?” I asked to make sure that I understood him correctly. “No, out as in outside of the palace. You’ve never really seen the city, right?” he asked before he grinned at me. Was that allowed?My mind only wondered about that for the briefest of moments before my excitement took over. I had only gotten a glimpse