Chapter 4

Her heels clicked against the wood floors as she fast walked to the King's office she couldn't help but smirk.

Watch out everybody, there's about to be drama. She thought as she entered the King's office. "Your Highness." She bowed. "Ahh, Lauren, how are you." The King asked.

"I'm not so good your highness." She lowered her head into her hands and faked a sob.

The King furrowed his eyebrows standing up from his seat and walking over to Lauren. "What's wrong?" He asked. "I-I thought h-he loved me." Lauren sobbed. "Who?" The King asked.

"Damien, your highness. He's cheating on me with a slave!" She cried.

The king narrowed his eyes. "A slave?" He asked feeling his anger build up. "Where is he?" He asked.

"He's outside watching that dirty rat work." She said.

"Come on." The King said helping Lauren stand up. She secretly smirked as she walked behind the king.

"Damien!" The King's powerful voice boomed as he made it outside. Damien snapped out of his daze. "Yes father?" He asked. "Which girl is it?" The King asked Lauren. She pointed at Tierra who was working in the field. "The one with the curly hair, your highness." She said.

The King called a soldier pointing at her. "Tie her up." He said. The soldier nodded walking over to Tierra. "Father, what is the meaning of this?" Damien asked as he tried walking past his father and help Tierra, who was getting tied up a tree, but he was held back by soldiers.

"You think you can disobey me, huh?" The King asked as he threw a punch at Damien's face.

He groaned in pain. "What is this that you speak of, father?" Damien asked as he wiped the blood that was now trickling down his lip.

"You cheated on me with that whore!" Lauren shouted. "Please!" Damien heard Tierra's faint voice beg. He ignored Lauren and turned his head to the king. His eyes were filled with fears.

"Father please don't hurt her, please. I kissed her. Not the other way around. It's not her fault, I promise." He said helplessly. The King smirked. "So you like this bitch?" He asked. Damien hesitated before shaking his head, denying it.

"Then teach her a lesson." The King said handing him the whip. "Don't let me do this, father, please. I beg you." Damien begged. "Do it or I will kill her with my bare hands." The King said.

Damien's eyes widened in fear and shock. Het took a deep breath. "F-fine." He took the whip from his father walking over to where they had tied Tierra. Her arms were tied above her on a strong tree branch, her face had tears running down it. She kicked her legs, trying to get free.

"Please, I'm sorry! Please don't kill me." She cried.

Damien felt guilty. He looked at his father then back to Tierra who had more tears running down her face. Damien swallowed the guilt and swung the whip hitting Tierra's delicate skin. "Ahh!" She cried out in pain. "P-please stop!" She begged her thigh stinging.

Damien stepped back and gulped.

"That's all you got, son? One whip? Come on, show her who's boss. Block out her pleas." The king said.

Damien gulped, his eyes made contact with Tierra's.

His jaw clenched and he swung the whip again, hitting her on her stomach, then arms, legs, face. Just every inch of her body.

And during the torture all Tierra could do was cry out in pain.

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"Ow." Tierra hissed as Kelly cleaned her wounds. "And to think you were miss goody too shoes. I'm proud of you, Tee." She laughed. Tierra rolled her tearful eyes. "I-I can't believe he did that to me." She said feeling a tear slip from a eye.

"Well, you know you can't trust men like him." Kelly said. Tierra sighed.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. Thanks by the way." She said, standing up from the floor.

"Hey, what are fake friends for." Kelly laughed. Tierra let out a giggle. "Well I guess I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight." She said before walking to the room she usually slept in.

Climbing on her bed, she tried to sleep without hurting herself. She couldn't believe the Prince set her up like this. Kissed her, then punished her.

Tierra sighed, carefully sneaking out the room, not wanting to wake the others up.

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Damien

Damien sighed as he turned over, trying to sleep. He felt guilty about what had happened. He looked at his side, watching Lauren as she slept peacefully, the sheets covering her naked body.

Damien let out a another sigh. After beating poor Tierra almost to death Lauren dragged him to his room so that he could make it up her. In other words, 'make love to her'. Damien didn't look at it as making love. To him it was just meaningless sex.

Sure Lauren was beautiful and all that but he felt that she was not for him.

He's mind went back to Tierra. Oh how he felt guilty. The look on Tierra's terrified face haunted him. She looked hurt, so hurt. Damien shook his head.

No, I am not going to think about some slave. I'm getting married to Lauren, I-I love Lauren? Oh who am I kidding, I don't love her. I have more feelings for Tierra than I have for her.

Damien shook his head. He looked away from Lauren and stood up from the bed wearing his boxers and a white T-shirt. Lauren started to stir. "Mmm, baby, come back to bed." She mumbled. "Uh, I'm just going to get some water. I'll be right back." Damien said before he walked out the room, not waiting for to say anything else.

The next thing he knew, he found himself outside, starring at the stars. He heard a silent sob. Looking around, his eyes landed on her, Tierra. He felt his heart race. She looked beautiful even when she was crying.

Damien snapped out of his daze, slowly walking over to her. "I-I'm sorry." He suddenly said. Tierra let out a squeal.

"Oh Your Highness! I-I'm sorry. I was just going to bed." She stood up from the neat grass she was sitting on.

Damien grabbed her by her shoulders. She looked up to him in fear. "Tierra listen to me. I'm sorry, okay. I-I had to. If I didn't, my dad would've killed you." Tierra's eyes watered. "I had to do it. Believe me. I would never hurt anybody without a reason." His eyes softened. "I-it hurts so bad." Tierra cried. Damien bit his lip in guilt, pulling her into his chest.

"I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry, Tierra." He said.

Tierra let out small sobs, clutching on Damien's shirt as he held her tight. She suddenly felt herself lifted off the ground and being carried bridal style. But she didn't care, all she could think about was the pain.

She heard a door open and close and being placed on something soft.

"Show me, please." Tierra pulled away from Damien's shirt and looked up to him, her curly hair falling in front of her eyes. Damien pushed it away from her eyes.

"Show me." He repeated. He tugged her dirty shirt, pulling it off her body. His eyes wandered from her breast, that were covered by her bra, and down to her stomach. His eyes focused on the red marks. He brought his lips closer and kissed one of the scars.

"My Prince, I d-" Damien cut her off by kissing her lips.

He pulled away, caressing her face softly. "I'm so sorry." He kissed her again. "You don't know how guilty I feel." He pecked her lips. "I don't care if you're black, pink or blue. Even if you are just my servant I don't fucking care. I just want you. I just want you." He pecked her lips.

Tierra moved away. "This is wrong, so wrong." She whispered. "But it feels so right, right?" Damien said. Tierra kept quiet. Damien kissed a scar on her neck. "Tell me you don't want this, Tierra. Tell me you don't feel anything for me." He looked into her dark brown eyes. "Did you see what happened last time? I almost got killed!" Tierra cried.

"We'll make this work." He kissed her hands. Tierra shook her head, standing up from the bed, denying her feelings. Damien stood up following her. He stood inches away from her.

"Kiss me." He rasped. Tierra's eyes wandered over to his lips.

She gulped then shook her head. “You hit me, Damien. I don’t know how you think there’s ever coming back from that.” She said. She grabbed her shirt before dashing out the room.

Damien stood there, watching as she ran back into the palace, and sighed.