Chapter 64: A Hooded Man
Rose staggered to her room. Two more times. They had gone two more times before the crown prince finally let her go. She was surprised she was able to walk out of the room. She was sore, and there were marks all over her body. She brought her hand to her neck as she recalled. Hopefully, it didn’t leave a mark that wouldn’t fade easily. Rose rested on the wall; she would break if she kept this up.
She pushed herself off the wall. Between her legs tingled, and she could feel the wetness as she walked. Rose didn’t know how she felt, and she didn’t want to think about it. Right now, she would clean up and go to sleep. Tomorrow morning, she would deal with her feelings, whatever they were.
Every step made her swollen parts rub against her legs, and the dress rubbed against her sore breasts. He wouldn’t stop sucking and biting. She wrapped her arms around herself and forced herself to increase her speed. The faster she could get to the servant quarters, the better.
The hallway was empty, only the guards who had to stay at their posts could be seen around, and she noticed she didn’t run into any servants as she made her way to her room. The castle was practically quiet, but thankfully, there were still enough lit torches to guide her way. If she had to scramble in the dark, she would get lost for sure.
Rose finally got to the servant quarters and made for her room. She found a piece of cloth she could use to clean herself up and a change of clothes before leaving the room again. She noticed that Martha was sleeping; the maid didn’t even stir when she walked in. Rose didn’t care about that; she was just glad the room was not locked when she arrived. She wasn’t in any state to be seen right now.
Rose finally returned to her room, feeling a little bit cleaner. Of course, she couldn’t clean her insides or anything that the crown prince had done to her, but it was better than nothing. She opened the door, closed it, and locked it after. She then neatly placed the dirty clothes in the corner. She would take care of them in the morning. Right now, she just wanted to sleep.
She unrolled the bed, not caring if it was suitable or not, before throwing herself onto it. Rose was asleep as soon as she laid her head down. There wasn’t much fight she could put up. Her body was exhausted, and so was her mind, and right now, sleep was her only solace.
As soon as Rose lay down, Martha’s eyes flew open. She didn’t expect Rose to return this late. Usually, the servant quarters were still buzzing with activity, but right now, she knew almost everyone was asleep in the castle.