THE MOON'S FALL

Chapter Ten

Adriana's POV

I walk into the room and as expected it is very moody. The theme is very dark. There are drawings of shadows on the wall with snakes entwined around them. The snakes are carved on every piece of furniture in the room. There are white candles hanging on the walls. The candles seem to be the only source of illumination the room has. The bed is large with a massive bed frame. I can't even lie, the wood work is amazing. The frame has similar designs and inscriptions as the throne the king sat on.

The snakes on the frame look very realistic. I am trying to maintain my composure cause I am scared out of s**t by snakes.

I take a minute to let my environment sink in. I look around but can't find him anywhere. I take a deep breath and walk towards the bed. I remove the old sheets and replace them with clean ones, dust the table and book shelf.

As I clean through the book shelf, I notice there are variety of books on the shelf. I've always been in love with books. In school I did research on paranormal creatures and other terrestrial beings. There were books on vampires and werewolves but from what I've experienced since I got here. It's evident that those books do little to no justice in describing the powers these creatures posses.

As I scan through the shelf I notice that there are more books on humans than any other species on it. I really want to read them and see what they know about us.

I turn away from the shelf fighting the urge to pick up a book I saw titled 'Understanding the human and it's ideology'.

I walk away from the shelf and pick up my broom. I sweep the floor of the room and empty the trash.

I walk back to the shelf and let curiosity get the best of me. I pick up the book from the shelf and read.

The first page of the book showed a woman standing bare without any clothes.

'how crude could this people become I think to myself' I say to myself.

I close the book and shove it under the dirty sheets. 'He wouldn't notice, he has a shelf full of books. I'm sure he wouldn't notice just one out' I say to myself as I leave the room.

I close the door behind me and head back to find the madame.

I open the door to the servants lodge. As I walk in, I am hit by an awkward silence. I feel eyes glued to the back of my head. The girls in front of me all have shock written on their faces.

" what happened?" Mira asked as I sat on my bed. " nothing. wait was something supposed to happen because everyone looks like they just saw a ghost " I ask as I change into my night gown.

" After you left some girls started talking about the king. They said a guard told them that none of the king's personal slaves come back alive after the second meeting " she says looking for a reaction out of me.

I smile at her trying to ease the tension " first off, this is like my third meeting with the king and secondly, he wasn't even in the room so I just cleaned then left " I say to her with my usual attitude.

" I know that you will most likely not approve of this but, I found something " I say while pulling out the book I took from the library.

" I found this in his library so I decided to borrow it. I just..." she cuts me off looking very pissed.

" Are you mad or you just have a death wish. you can't go around stealing things from these people and especially not from their king. They'll roast you alive Ana" she says angrily.

I move closer trying to prevent others from hearing our conversation.

" I know you're angry and you care for my wellbeing but we have to try and escape. I am trying to find anything that can either explain what happened that night or get us out of this Hell hole. I took this book so that I can have an idea on what information they have about humans. I need to know what we can use against them" I try to explain to her. She still looks angry.

" What if you were caught, what would I have told Luis. Stop doing crazy s**t like this please. I know you want to help us escape but it's better we are alive than thrown out of this place in body bags" Mira said looking scared.

I take her hand in mine and promise" I promise not to get us killed. I'll be more careful. Right now, this girl needs sleep".

I lay on my bed and put off the lamp. " Good night Mira " with that being said I let the darkness envelope me.

The next day,

My eyes shoot open by the sound of the alarm system. I now have another reason to hate this place.

We all clean up and get ready for the day ahead.

As I walk into the kitchen, I'm hit with the smell roast beef. The servants are all over the place, each trying to arrange their master's meal.

From what I've noticed, the soldiers and other members of the house excluding the servants eat together. The king and the rest of the royal family eats in their chambers.

" Adriana, the king's tray is ready" miss Hilda announced. I picked up the tray and left the kitchen.

I honestly hate this job. The guy is infuriating. Standing in front of the door, I take a deep breath then knock. " come in" I hear from the other side then push the door open.

I walk straight to the table and place the food. He gets up from the bed and I couldn't help but notice the exquisite art walking towards me.

I have seen many guys shirtless, it kind off comes with always training with soldiers.

Every scar, every feature on his body was sculpted to perfection.

"The next rule you disobey would come with a punishment" he said bringing me back to reality. He had already taken a sit in front of me.

Trying to step way from the table, I trip and almost fall. Fortunately I caught on to the chair.

Regaining my stability, I notice blood dripping from my finger. Tracing the source of the injury, I see blood on the sharp edge of the table.

I take the napkin attached to my uniform and reach to the table to clean the blood when my hand gets caught half way.

I look up to see the king staring down at my bleeding finger. I try to pull my hand away but to no avail. He looks up at me and that is when I notice, his eyes are no longer green. They are now blood stained red.

"Let me go" I shout. " I warned you. You just broke another rule. Don't speak unless you're asked to " he said with an evil glint in his eyes.

In the blink of an eye the table is cleared and I'm placed on it. I keep trying to break free from his hold but all my efforts are futile.

He finally leaves me and I try to make a run for the door but for some reason I can't get off the table.

I look behind me and all I can see are shadows. They keep a firm grip on my hands. My mind starts racing. " Don't do anything crazy. Leave me the f**k alone" I scream.