lized that escaping the castle proved much harder than she had earlier thought. Prince Luther was making matters worse by giving her jobs that even ten servants couldn't complete. She barely had tim

more she associated with him, the more her feelings for him deepened. She remembered the first day he called her his friend. She was shocked and honored that he had looked past their levels to define their relat

the elite, not before making her promise that she would only use them in an emergency. She was very happy with that and would eternall

ough, Glovia was surrounded by two beautiful people, one who was evil and the other who was extremely nice to her. She thought of life once she finally left the castle. She would surely miss prince St

c measures when angered. It was possible that he might even come after her parents just to smite her. She would have to come up with a plan to save her parents from his clutches. Tha

ose to her, her blood ran to her head, making it impossible for her to understand whatever he said. The more she saw him, the more beautiful he became. Prince Stev embodied the perfect m

any longer. She was in

e. She doubted someone like him would be remotely interested in someone like her. She had to remind herself of that fact whenever they were toget

found it demeaning for a royal to be entangled with one of the lower class. He found it an insult to his royal bloodline. The other elites who are not related to the crown are exempted from the rule

without the judgemental stares cast upon them. To escape the growing feeling she had for prince Stev, she would have to le

ed around the garden, studying the work she had done with satisfa

nt walk of his and had never gotten used to it despite how long she had worked for him. She wished he could announce

used dread to curl deep in her stomach. But she remained impassive, refusing to allow any emotions to leak from her face. Slowly, he made his wa

wly walking around her. "I keep on feeling like there is something you are h

e asked, clea

ou wish to tell me?" he deadp

have something to tell you, i would have told you

Glovia could feel her palms sweating. She didn't know what he

Of all the things she had imagined, him being worried about her having a partner

" She answered slowly. Prince Luther

closer to her, harshly grabbing her chin. "You are mi

her voice trembling. "

to any one but me!" he let go of her chin but still continued staring at her

o lie to me. If you have any relationship outsi

"It's a taboo for you to be involved with me.

focus on me." He turned around and began to leave t

s simply going to live at his bidding, even at the cost of her own life, just because he had taken some fancy interest in her. She might be a maid, but she ha

aling her fate. Prince Luther slowly turned around, hi

me to do, but this wish of yours, I canno

yes popped out, widening in fear. The dread she earlier felt exploded into full-blown terror. When she realized what he was trying to do, she fought, instantly forgetting their levels. He was trying to mark her, and she would rather die than become his slave. She p

are mine, and except you want your family to all end up in the grave, bett

hat not only had she lied to the evil prince, she had also gone against his order and also fought him. She harshly wiped away all the trace of his kiss from her mouth, her tears falling in downpours. If he hadn't s

eart-wrenching. What did she ever do to deserve this? What exactly warranted this action the prince carried out on her? She thought back to the first day he came to her. She should have known that it would

rself down. Sniffing, she wiped the t

any longer. No matter what may ha

diat