Chapter 3: Intertwined Fate
My eyes widened half in shock and panic as his gracefully long fingers approached my face. His aura, presence, and everything about him told me that we were worlds apart, and I was shocked and intimidated by his presence and how close he was to me. When his fingers almost touched my face, I flinched back and closed my eyes reflexively.
Suddenly, I felt the sensation of the tape on my mouth being gently pulled until it was removed entirely from my lips. My eyes opened at the same time that my mouth gasped for air. I must have breathed in too fast, at the relief of having my mouth freed once again, and I started coughing.
“Your name...?” the prince inquired once more.
I was scared, but I stared up quickly into his mesmerizing blue eyes. It could have been my imagination, the light, or my hopefulness playing tricks on me, but for a moment, I was sure his eyes were gentle and kind.
However...
“People should never be bought and sold! Slavery is wrong!” I spat.
The first thing I wanted to tell this man who had just spent so much money on me wasn’t my name. People are not mere objects. We can’t be bought and sold like this!
Oh, no. What did I say?
Although those words represented my honest thoughts and feelings, I knew now wasn’t the time to say that. Suddenly, my body was trembling in fear. All signs of bravado I had previously had in me wholly evaporated, and all that was left was a scared young woman who was now all alone.