Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne
Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Chapter 48 We‘re just getting started

Ice cold water woke Doris from her darkest dreams. Her head felt heavy as she finally opened her eyesto see an unfamiliar room. She tried to move her hands to wipe the water from her face but realized theywere tied behind her. It looked as if she was in some old forgotten shack with only one dim light for theentire room. “There she is… I was beginning to think I might have hit you too hard.” A man with blondhair stepped out of the shadows. Doris tried to pull her hands free from the ropes that only burned herskin the harder she pulled. “Please… let me go-” The wooden chair creaked beneath her as shestruggled. “What a waste that would be.” He leaned down to be eye level with her. She cringed awayfrom his horrible breath and rotten teeth. “We wanted a prince, but we at least got you.” The fight rushedback to her all at once. Was William still alive? Was he able to get away before someone captured him-orworse? She shifted in her seat. “Where is he?” The man smiled. His teeth were sharper than they were asecond before. “Your prince has fled into the night without you.” He took out a dagger from his belt andtrailed it down her skin slowly. “Are you his lady?” “N-no. I’m just a maid at the palace” Doris closed hereyes for a moment as the cool blade ran over her jaw

We’re just getting started Just a maid? Hmm… I’m not sure if I believe that. What kind of prince goesferal for his maid?” He applied a bit of pressure against her neck, Doris winced. “I swear I’m only a maidto him. He-he protected me out there because I didn’t have a blade, nothing else.” Doris flinched whenhe pushed a little deeper until he finally pulled back “Well, I suppose that makes since.” He started tocircle her, her gaze snapped towards the door when another man bursted in. He was a bit shorter thanhis friend and had the same greasy blond hair. He dropped a sack on the ground. “What makes sense,Jules?” He asked. He looked Doris up and down and gave her a smile that made her bones chill. “Ithought she was his lady, but a prince would never leave his lady behind. She’s nothing but a uselessmaid, Darrell.” “Oh, no shit eh?” His friend laughed. “I guess he won’t come back for her after all, he’sprobably miles away by now.” Jules took a chair and dragged it next to Doris’s before he plopped down.“I’m sure she must have some sort of information to tell us about the prince that might be useful.” “Yeah,

she must know something.” Darrell leaned against the wall and pulled out a small knife to clean hisdisgusting nails. “What’s the prince doing out here in the north?” “I–I don’t know,” “Wrong!” Jules stoodup so fast, his chair banged against the floor. He grabbed Doris by the chin and forced her to look at him.“I don’t like liars. Is the prince planning on attacking the rogues in the north?” “No! He isn’t planning that.”His grip tightened on

We’re just getting started her chin, she tried to pull back but he only pressed harder. Mis that loyalty Ihear? I wouldn’t bother trying to protect him, your man ran without a hesitation for what happens to you.You’re nothing more than a maid, as you said.” Jules said. Doris swallowed. She didn’t doubt that wastrue, there was no way Prince William would risk himself to save her. He was probably already milesfrom here without a second thought to what happened to her. He wouldn’t risk himself over a maid.Especially not one like her. It still hurt to hear. “Let’s try again. Why don’t you tell us why the princebrought you out of all the other maids he could have chosen?” “Yes, why did he bring you? Does theprince expect you to serve him in every way you can?” His friend smirked and kneeled down next to herchair. Doris tried to keep her voice as even as she could, though her fear was almost overwhelming. “Iwas the closest to him when he was leaving. He’s a prince, he travels with many servants.” “Ah, that justisn’t true. Is it? All of the men out there were trained guards, you are the only servant.” Darrell laid hishand on her knee, she wished she could kick him in the face for even touching her.” You must haveheard something about why he’s here.” Her dress was suffocating her, sweat dripped slowly down herback. Every breath she took made her feel as if she was about to pass out. She couldn’t tell them whyPrince William was here, they would know exactly where to replace him if she did. It could lead to his death ifthey ambushed him. They were right, she was nothing but a maid–but he was a prince. He wasimportant to the kingdom. She

We’re just getting started wouldn’t betray him-no matter what they did. “I don’t know anything. As yousaid, I’m only a maid. The royals have never shared private information with their servants.” Doris saidwith a shaky voice The men glanced at each other. “How long have you worked there? “And what’s yourname?” Jules added. Doris swallowed. “I’ve worked there for 5 years.” The men waited for her to

continue, when she didn’t-Jules smacked her across the face. “I asked you what your name is!” “D-Doris!” She said quickly as the pain burned her skin. “Well, Doris.” Darrell started walking around herchair. “You must have some sort of information to give us. Working 5 years at the palace doesn’t comeaway with nothing.” “1—I worked in the library, none of the royals ever ventured there.” Silence followedher words. They were both behind her, she couldn’t see if they were silently communicating or what buther heart sped up and tried to bang out of her chest. Would they kill her once they realized she wascompletely useless to them? Doris tried to name all of the people that might care if she died… Beth wasthe only one that came to mind. Would Prince William let her go free even though she didn’t return?Doris licked her dry lips and tasted her own salty tears. Jules finally came to stand beside her. He put hisboot on the side of her chair and knocked it over so she fell hard against the ground. “We know you’relying. We didn’t want to have to do this, but you leave us no other choice.” “Yeah, there ain’t no way wewalked out of that

Chantera were lunt getting started fight empty handed. We will get something out of you… one way oranother.” Doris shuddered to think what that might possibly mean. How far would they go to getsomething from her? Until she was on the edge of death? She imagined herself already bloodied andbruised, much worse than she had been when Prince Jack tried to get her to blame the poisoning onPrince William. It should have been so obvious then, of who was truly behind the poisoning. Perhaps ifshe had noticed sooner, she wouldn’t be here about to die now. Darrell picked up a pair of clippers.“Should we take her fingers off first? One by one?” “No, no. Let’s save that for later. The night is stillyoung, we might be able to get something without completely destroying her beauty.” Jules smirked. “Iquite like her face, it’s got a sense of innocence in it.” He bent down to caress her cheek. Doris tumedher face away from his hand. He hit her for that, harder than before. “Don’t be like that with us, Doris. Wepromise to let you go if you tell us something worth our time.” A lie, she knew it. She would not see thefresh light of day again no matter what she told them. She could relay every secret she ever heard andthey still wouldn’t let her walk free. Even if they did, there was no where for her to go for miles. Shewould freeze to death before she found somewhere safe. “I don’t have any information to tell you. You’re

wasting your time on me.” Doris said weakly. Darrell paced the room as if in thought before he moved tokick her as hard as he could in her stomach. Jules pulled her back up

We’re just getting started I’ll get you screaming, baby.” He licked her face before he brought his mouth toher neck and bit her as hard as he could. Doris screamed from the pain, she felt his sharp teeth drawblood and she tried to tip her chair again to get his mouth off her. He finally pulled away and grinned ather. His mouth was stained with her blood. “Don’t like that? We’re just getting started here.”

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