Chapter 6 Your Majesty
AUDREY
He's trying to be nice, sugars. "I-I'm fine y-your highness" I answered softly, adjusting a few inches away from him. His perfect brows furrowed as he frowned deeply, making my heart race. Did I do something wrong?
Fiddlesticks! "I-I'm sorry if if I offended you your Highness and I'm sorry I spilled drinks on you at the party it was not my intention I swear and I didn't see where I was going I mean there was no way I didn't see you, you are very hard to miss but I was feeling dizzy and I wasn't looking. I promise, I would never intentionally ruin your clothes and humiliate you in front of everyone. I'm sorry I should have been looking and sugars"
I kept rambling and he just watched me with a foreign far away look in his eyes. I shut myself up, my heart was racing and my palms were clammy. Nervously I pulled my bottom lip between my teeth, fiddling carelessly with my fingers.
Was he going to have me whipped? "Stop that" he commanded in an authoritative voice and almost immediately it sent my heart into a frenzy. I halted whatever movement I had been doing.
"I'm sorry" I apologised meekly, knowing very well apologising would ease his anger before he would lash out, that meant less strokes for me, well at least I hoped.
"No" he declined, slightly shaking his head at me. "Stop apologizing and don't call me your Highness, please" he requested. I just gaped at him
Okay maybe he preferred your majesty?
"Audrey my name is Darius, call me Darius" he commanded in a serious tone as if reading my thoughts, and I couldn't help but nod. I didn't want to anger him further than I had already done. Shucks, it was so hard for me to control my rambling whenever I felt anxious.
"B-but you're the King an-and everyone should accord you yo-your respect" I stuttered, my heart beat quickening. I still could not register whose presence I was in at the moment.
He didn't respond, only hummed lowly to my words and I took it as a sign to stop talking.
I decided to ask the question that had been tugging at my mind, "W-where am I king?" I asked, my eyes wandering around the room in a daze.
"My quarters, you are in my palace" he answered and I felt all the air get caught in my throat. H-his palace? The Royal Palace!?
"Did I do something to warrant my being here king? I-i know I made a mistake and I spilled my drink on you so please for-forgive me, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to and I will face any punishment you give me because-" tingles shot up my hand, cutting me off.
He held my little hand in his calloused one and I couldn't help but let out a shaky breath at his actions. I flinched away from him, his grip on my hand tightening enough to keep it within his hold.
Looking at our hands they were so unlike each other's; his hand was huge, rough and covered in dark markings, while mine was little, soft and clear. He stared intently at our joint hands, "Why would you think I would punish you Audrey?" He questioned, his soft gaze not leaving our hands.
Something about the way he called my name made me shiver, a burning feeling resonating in the pit of my stomach making my insides flutter.
I couldn't concentrate with the tingles that kept dancing along my hand "Be-because whenever I make a mistake I'm always punished for it. That's how it's supposed to be" I answered quietly, my eyes meeting his hardened gaze. "And I made a mistake so you should punish me for it-"
"Never" his voice sharply interrupted me, the dangerous look in his eyes causing his gaze to tighten, warning me never to say such ever again.
He inhaled a sharp breath, closing his eyes and only opening them after a few seconds. "Freshen up and come join me for dinner. I know you have a lot of questions" he said, his hand coming to cup my cheek and almost instantly tingles shot through my face making it colour a bright tinge. "Come and I will explain everything.
Please trust me amica mae, you are safe here. No one is going to hurt you" he spoke tenderly, his eyes warm trying their best to comfort me. I wanted to believe him, I did but I was still scared out of my mind. Who wouldn't be?
He looked me over one more time, a deep longing clear in his dark eyes before he got up to his full length and strolled out of the room.
I finally caught the breath I didn't even know I had lost. I shut my eyes tight, trying my best to reign back my impending headache.
My head hurt, I was so confused. Why was I here? With the king, he was talking to me? Maybe he didn't know I was an omega. And how did I get here, last I remember I was at the ball when he grabbed the Alpha by his neck.. Di-did he kill the Alpha?
What if he did?That meant Hunter would automatically be the new Alpha of the Silver Moon pack I thought
I was brought out of my reverie when the door was pushed open and in came two women, both dressed in matching uniforms.
One of them had these gorgeous blue eyes... eyes just like Hunter's , while the other had big amber eyes that held a child like innocence and curiosity in their depths. They both looked like middle aged women.
"Good day your majesty" they both greeted, bowing. I looked around and there was no one else apart from us. There was no way they were talking to me.
"No your majesty" the woman with blue eyes answered "We are just used to addressing royalty like the king and queen as such" she explained but I got even more confused. I wasn't the king and I definitely wasn't the queen, maybe they were confused.
"His highness assigned us as your personal maids" she informed me.
She hesitated, "Audrey" she forced out. I smiled encouraging her to go on. "We will be responsible for getting you ready to have dinner with his majesty"
I tried to understand as much as I could but I still could not wrap my finger around why this was all happening. Maybe I could ask them. "May we get your bath ready you- Madame Audrey?"
I nodded, still a bit overwhelmed, "what are your names?" I asked, making them halt in their movements to stare, surprised at me.