I could hear my heart racing in my chest as I tried to step back a little more, bumping into the half broken bedside table as I
did. The second one, a taller skinny male with crooked teeth flipped a dagger up and down in his hand and the one who fixed
the door crossed his arms, blocking the only exit out of here.
“I’ll scream,” I said loudly, trying to come across stronger than I was.
“Please do. I love it when ya ladies scream,” the skinny one purred, licking his lips. I felt bile trying to raise up.
“I wanna taste her first.”
The fatter one lunged at me and I screamed as I quickly stepped back out of the way. I hadn’t realised that I was now closer
to the skinny one as he wrapped his arms around me tightly. As he lifted me off of the ground, I dropped the candlestick to the
floor.
“NO—NO!”
Tears threatened my eyes as I was then thrown face down onto the bed. I could hear the sound of the skinny one’s belt
buckle come loose. I watched the fat one come to stand in front of me, undoing his own belt, and exposing himself completely
to me.
My eyes widened as I cried, screamed, and kicked. This wasn’t happening.This wasn’t happening. I felt the skinny one
lean down onto my back as he licked a path up my neck and nipped at my ears.
“You will like this,” he whispered in my ear.
I shut my eyes tightly, begging, and pleading for this to be over. This had to be a nightmare—it couldn’t be happening.
As I felt his hand reach up my thigh, to pull down my undergarments, something sliced through the air and a warm liquid
fell onto my back. A second later there was a loud thud that was followed by another beside me. Two things hit the floor. I
dared not look, I kept my eyes screwed tightly shut for fear of what I would see. The pressure against my back disappeared and
I was no longer being held down.
“Ornella!! Are you alright?!”
A cry escaped my lips as I opened my eyes to see pools of blue and grey staring at me.He found me.I didn’t question it
when he lifted me up into his arms and cradled me close to his chest. His warmth surrounded me, protecting me.
He held me tightly and just stared ahead as we descended down the stairs. I wasn’t shocked to see guards surrounding the
entire building. Every single person had a blade to them as they bowed low to the ground.
Lowering me gently to the floor, Nicholas untied his cloak and draped it over my shoulders. He turned towards everyone in
the room, including the three women who I met earlier. They all stared at me in shock as I stood next to their king.
Nicholas cleared his throat and said, “I don’t believe you are all guilty of this and for that, many of you may leave—Now.”
He commanded and all the guests ran out the door. The only ones who remained in place were the three women and the