Bed Of Thorns And Roses

I eventually passed out as a result of the pain I felt when I slipped and fell but I woke up in on a bed in a fancy room. My wounds had been cleaned up and plastered, the pains I felt in my legs and joints had disappeared, the aching below my back had vanished as well. I blinked sleep away from my eyes and tried to sit on my back but I discovered that an intravenous injection had been inserted into my left wrist. I winced at the stinging pain I felt and laid back on the pillow. My stomach was churning in hunger but I ignored it and looked around the room. It was the biggest room I've ever seen; the walls were painted pink and adorned with rich tapestries and it was decorated with expensive furniture.

The floors were covered in plush carpets and the ceiling was decorated with gilded molding along with a glittering chandelier.

The four-poster bed I laid in was draped in silk and velvet. It was covered with intricate carvings as well as gold accents. Surrounding the bed, are plush chairs, chaise lounges and even a small seating area with a cozy fireplace.

The room also featured a dressing area, complete with a large mirror, vanity table, and a luxurious seat.

The royal bedroom also consists of be fantasy of intricate candelabras, antique furniture pieces, and elegant artwork adorning the walls.

The royal bedroom evoked a sense of grandeur, luxury, and extravagance. It was the most beautiful place I'd ever been in and I felt like I was in paradise

"You're finally awake your highness"

I jolted back to life to behold two ladies standing at the door,they were dressed in uniforms and we're very beautiful

"You were asleep for two days, the prince was so worried about you"

Your highness, the prince, court maids and a fancy royal bedroom,my heart broke into pieces and pain engulfed my mind as I remembered the events that led to me being here. The lousy arrogant prince had barged into the pack castle and had forcefully brought me here, I remember that he saved me from the lunar when she was about to bash my head into pieces and I was grateful for that. But I still didn't understand what he wanted from me and why he had me brought to this kind of place when he could have simply taken me to the hospital.

"What type of bath do you want milady" the pretty maids asked again "do you want it warm, hot or cold and what kind of fragrance do you like"

I looked from the first maid's face to the second's wondering what the difference between the three of us could be. They were even better looking than I was and I still didn't understand why they were referring to me as their highness. I was just a slave who was lucky to have been saved by the Prince,I didn't even know whether I would have to return to my old pack or find my own way in the world.

"Or would you like to have your breakfast before taking a bath"

"I don't understand what you're talking about, I'm not supposed to be here. Could please help me remove this injection from my wrist, I have to return home"

"No your highness"

"And why are you calling me that!" I snapped "I have to get out of here, please help me remove this thing"I sat up and attempted pulling the needle out of my skin but it only began to bleed

"You shouldn't hurt yourself milady" the girls said and joined me on the bed "here we'll remove it for you" I placed my hand in the first maid's hand and she pulled the needle out of my hand gently

"We suggest you take a warm bath your grace" the second maid said "the water will make you feel relaxed. After you've had your breakfast we'll give you a tour of the palace. There's drama taking place in the evening and you'll definitely love to see"

I ignored the lady's words and kept thinking of how to leave the palace, until the opened ahe lousy prince walked inside. The maids bowed instantly and I hopped off the bed and walked towards him

"Thank you for yesterday sir" I said stopping a few feet away from him "thank you for settling the dispute between me and my boss, I'm grateful but if you don't mind I'll love to return home now,I have to go back to my pack"

"Has she had something to eat" he asked the maids, ignoring my question

"No your highness"

"What!" He shouted angrily "why haven't you given her something to eat"

"It's not their fault" I quickly said "I told them not to bother,I don't need to eat much since I'll soon be on my way back to the pack house"

"Where did you say you're going to?"

"I'm returning home your highness" I answered politely

He contorted his face into a smirk then chuckled

"Your home is here with me in the palace" he said arrogantly "you' have no home elsewhere"

"I'm sorry Prince..."

"Orion" he corrected

"I'm sorry Prince Orion but I have to return to where I belong, I appreciate your offer for me to stay here but I can't, thank you very much"

"Give us the room" he said to the maid and they disappeared through the door immediately. The moment they closed the door behind them Orion turned and said to me

"Our wedding is three days you'd do well to adapt to the palace and it's environs"

"What!" An alarm went off in my head and the whole world froze for a second. Cold washed over my body and goosebumps covered my body as an interpretation of being married to the arrogant jerk in front of me settled on my mind.

"You're joking right, because I never said I wanted to marry you"

"I never wanted to marry you either" he replied dryly and superciliously "it's just that your beauty captivated me the night I saw you,I haven't been able to stop thinking about you. I literally dreamt you that night and I eventually had to ask my men to look for you. I have to possess you Venus, you have to be mine"

"But I'm sorry your grace" I replied slowly but rigidly"I'm not interested in marrying you and you cannot force me"

"I already did my love" he said with a sarcastic laugh "the whole werewolf kingdom belongs to me and I can have whoever I want. I want you Venus and so I've gotten you" he stopped and ran his hands over my hair endearingly "I've gotten Venus, I've gotten the goddess of love and beauty"

"You can do something like that" I screamed on top of my lungs "you cannot force me to marry you, I don't like you and I never want you to be married to a man like you"

"You have no choice Venus, welcome to your new life. The new life that is better than your. old life. You'll have so much fun being queen of the werewolf land, you'll have everything you want and I'll be sure to treat you like my most precious possession. My very own Prize"

He grabbed my shoulders and pulled him closer to him "you're the most beautiful creature I've ever seen in my life, Venus. You're so pleasing to the eyes and I don't think I can breath with you in my dynasty. I can't wait to flaunt you to the world, I can't wait to make every man jealous of me"

"I don't have any feelings for you," I said forcing myself out of his grip "If you force me to marry you I'll kill you eventually. Just let me go"

Orion began to laugh at my words,he laughed so hard and long that it felt like a nightmare when he suddenly landed a deafening slap across my face. I screamed out loud but I wasn't able to recover before he slapped me again, then he grabbed my neck and tightened his fist around it

"I hate to have to break you Venus" he said with so much anger in his voice "I hate to assault a beautiful woman like you but I'll do my worse and cause you a lot of pain if you don't succumb to my needs. Believe me, I'll break your soul and spirit before you even get the nerve to kill me. Accept me as your supreme overlord and embrace your new life"

As he shoved me away I held on to the bedpost to keep myself from falling and struggled not to hurt my throat because I was already beginning to choke from Orion's hands around my neck

"I don't want you giving the servants a hard time as well" he headed for the door "you're to submit yourself to their care and let them show you love"

The moment the door slammed shut,I burst into loud sobs and bemoaned my fate of being born in the world at all. Marriage was the last thing on my mind but I have to accept the offer or die from physical assault. My plan was to escape from the dreaded attic someday and go in search of my mother and her family.

"You have a visitor your highness" the maid said with a gentle knock and I hurriedly sprang up from the floor and sat on the bed. "Come inside" I answered but only the two of them walked inside

"Where is the visitor?"

"It's forbidden for members of the royal family to appear before people looking unkempt. So we've asked the visitor to wait for you until you've taken a bath and having breakfast"

"Well that's long" I said feeling anxiety consume my soul at the thought of who could have come to see me and what the person who want to tell me

"Where is the breakfast?" I asked the maid "it's still in the kitchen. The prince asked us to serve you warm food so I think you should take a bath first, your highness, then you'll eat afterwards"

I nodded in agreement and not quite long after that,I found myself in swimming in a warm pool of fragrance and flower petals. After taking the bath,I ate the little I could out of the breakfast and proceeded to the waiting room to meet my visitor which actually turned out to be Franshia. My heart jolted as I saw her and heat rushed my cheeks. I'd actually thought it would be her father or her mother

"Hello Franshia"

She rose up from the chair and pretended to bow to me, while the coldest look of disappointment and hatred was plastered across her face. I cringed as I thought of the harm she caused me in the past and the one she would readily cause me again if she had the chance.

"Why don't you have your loyal maids excuse us" she said and I signalled the ladies-in-waiting to excuse me. Few moments after they left, the casual look on Franshia's face changed into a scowl as she turned to face me

"How can you be happy stealing someone's joy Venus" she began "how can you be comfortable with ruining someone's hardwork. How can you be so wicked? You know what I'm talking about Vanna so don't give me that innocent look" she snapped and shifted in her seat "this union belongs to me, this luxury life you're enjoying is mine, the prince and the royal title belongs to me,it is rightfully mine"

I gazed at Franshia's irate face for some seconds after she stopped talking then transferred my gaze to the window. Anger was beginning to boil in some part of me but I supressed the feeling and kept quiet. How would they feel if I told them their lovely Edaleen is addicted to substances and that she was the one who sent me out of the house, to get opium for her the night I met the prince. What effect would it have if I told them how much I hated the prince and how much I loathed having to marry him. What would I look like if I expressed my desire to find my mother and be with her forever. And this prince himself, would he still be obsessed with me if he figured out the truth about my being, would he take me as I was. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, I've spent my whole living in hiding and enduring all forms of pain but in the end I'm still the conceited and selfish one. Just imagine!

At that thought I let the anger bubbling in the depths of my tummy engulf me and the timidous fear in my heart vanished instantly

"The Alpha Prince of The Werewolf Land might belong to you Franshia" I began slowly "but do you know what's rightfully mine"

"No" she replied

"The Wolfdusk Pack!... Yes! The Pack and everything belongs to me but your wicked father took everything and left me destitute and helpless. And do you want to know who worked hard? It was my father who worked hard, the Wolfdusk pack is what it is today because of my father's hardwork,he sacrificed his whole life to make the pack one of the best in the land. I'm the rightful heir of Greyhound Pack but your father's greed got the best of him to the extent that he hid an innocent child away from the world to be able to rule,I learnt that he was even going to kill me when I was a baby. Be mindful of what you say Franshia,be mindful because you don't know what I've been through, even you have done wicked things to in the past but the past is gone now and this is the future"

I rose to my feet and she did the same

"I'll pretend you didn't come here today Franshia and you'd do yourself a favour by keeping those stupid thoughts of yours to yourself" I turned around and headed for the door

"But you have no right to say any of those things you said. My father is good man and the Wolfdusk Pack was never yours to begin with,my father is better than yours"

"I have my mind set on greater things, Franshia I don't need the Wolfdusk Pack for anything, you and your family can have it all you want" and with that I walked out the door and slammed it behind me.