The Wolf and His Queen

Chapter 5: When Will This End?

Rosalynn's POV:

I can not believe that all of this is happening to me. I wished that this was just a nightmare and I would awake from it at any moment. Just then, I felt the tip of a cool piece of metal with a sharp and pointed tip touch the inner side of my right ankle. I knew that was for real and this was not a mere dream. Someone had taken me back from the castle and now I was here with them at this very moment. Why was this happening to me? It was then that I knew he was doing this to torture me. My thoughts were about to go wild as this thought was confirmed when he started to every so slowly drag this item gently up along my skin from my ankle upward. He slowly moved along, making sure that he kept in contact with my soft skin, moving upwards towards my waist. He moved, whatever this object was ever so slowly and yet painfully, I might add. This was the worst of all this so far.

As he continued to drag this object up the inside of my leg, it started to burn as if it were actually cutting my delicate skin but not deep enough to make me actively bleed. I can not handle this anymore. At that point, I tried to pull away from the metal but as I did that, I was pulling against the bindings that held me in place. That pulling made the circulation to my feet for one get much worse. I felt as if I was not released soon, that my feet might even fall off due to lack of circulation running to them. I was beginning to get the glimpse that whoever this certainly did not care about my well-being, which is why I was here in the first place. I was really starting to fear for my life as I did not know what to do.

I had thought about calling out for help, but what he said earlier still haunted my mind. So I did not want to make matters worse by calling out when I did not think that anyone would come to my rescue, as no one had come yet to save me. Although I still did not know where 'here' was. I could not help as I trembled more and more. I was not sure when he was going to stop or where he was planning on putting the end of the device that he had in his hand. If I had to say so, I figured that he was enjoying getting to use this to torture me. It was not much longer before he was already halfway to my waist and the pain that was radiating from my leg was starting to become overpowering at this point.

Once, the edge of the rod touched the trim of my gown, as it was lying just below my knee. I noticed that the man moved his position to be standing closer down to my right ankle now than where he was standing around the point of my waist. When he moved, I could not help but tremble more as, depending on whether he leaned over a bit, he might even be able to see what lay beneath my ever-so-light and delicate sleeping gown. I then began to tremble even more with the fear that came over me that I was before. I had absolutely no idea what he was going to do with this thing that he had in his hand. Why was he even doing such a thing to me in the first place? I knew that my silk sleeping gown was made from a very thin material and I did not know if he was trying to see all that I had to offer.

I was saving myself for only one person. I knew that I had not even found the one person who I was destined to be with. The one and the only person who was meant for me as of yet. I was fearful that he would try and take something away from me that I was not willing to give. I was saving myself for the one person who was truly meant to be just for me. I was told as a child that when I was in their presence, I would know who it was. I was very young at that time and did not know what that meant. What I did know is that I trusted the words that I was told at that time. So, during all of these years, I have patiently waited for the many opportunities that have presented themselves over these past years. I could have done so several different times but I did not like the idea of trying it out till I found the right one, so I waited. Plus the fact that I did not feel any sort of attraction to anyone that I had met before.

I was brought out of my thoughts again as the tip of the rod was now just under the edge of my gown. It started going halfway up my inner thigh. The further it advanced upon my tender skin, the more it seemed to burn as if my skin was being cut in some way. He was getting ever closer to my most intimate parts. The one that I kept hidden from the world. That space was only meant for the one who was meant for me. I was beginning to think that this man was not going to stop his attempts at trying to cause me pain as I was getting ever more fearful of what he was going to do to me next.

Just as I thought that things could not get any worse, I heard the door to the room burst open suddenly. When that happened, I almost jumped, making the metal hurt me more than it was already doing so. I did not realize it nor did I pay attention, as I was previously distracted by what was going on previously. I was shocked that I did not hear the second set of footsteps that were making their way swiftly toward this very room. I did not hear them until they burst through the door. When the door opened, the man finally stopped what he was doing at that very moment. I could not be more thankful that he finally stopped what he was doing.

As the other person walked up to him, the new person immediately started to whisper something in that guy's ear. I could not tell what he was being told, but I could tell by the tension that was building in the room, that the guy did not like what he had heard one bit. It was only a few moments later that I felt the rod finally move away from my most precious inner parts as the guy finally spoke up again.

“Well, I have something important that I have to attend to," he said in an eerie tone, and then set down the metal object beside me and walked out. "Don't you go anywhere? I will be back shortly to pick up where I left off...”

At the sound of his voice, I could not help but turn my head away from the sound that came out of his mouth. I also could not help the shudder that I felt all over my body as I feared the worst had yet to come. It was then that I heard the door to the room close after they both walked out and my thoughts of them leaving were confirmed by the sound of the two sets of footsteps residing further and further away from me. At that, I felt a bit of relief come over in the feeling of a cold sensation filling my chest to my very core. I almost fainted but I was trying very hard to prevent that from happening as I did not want to go unconscious again. I tried to focus as I was seriously lightheaded already from all the worry and stress that I was being forced to endure. I wanted to be awake and try to figure out a way out of this situation.

All of a sudden, I heard what appeared to be the sound of rushing water. Which was an odd thing to hear, I thought as I lay there and continued to listen. It was almost as if a dam broke and I thought that could not be right. I knew this entire kingdom that we were visiting and there was no dam close to anything that I knew of. Just then the door burst open again and in with it, came a rush of water this time. I was immediately swept off the table in a quick motion and I gasped for air. Somehow, the table to which I was tied was no longer attached to me nor was I held down to it. With my hands and arms free to move about, yet the fact that they were still tied together, I was able to remove the band that was tied around my head.

Once I was free from the band, which prevented me from seeing anything, I tried to focus my eyes on anything that was around me. Everywhere I looked, it was so dark as I was being rushed away in this massive flow of water. In a way, I was thankful for this flow of water, as I was no longer tied to that table nor was I in the grips of that man who seemed to like to torture me in that strange way. A shudder was sent down my spine at the thought of what he did to me and what he was about to do to me as well, as I could not fathom that next part. I quickly pushed that last thought out of my mind as another one took its place. How long was I in that place? If it was dark all around me, what time was it? Surely someone has to be on trial by now. Was there anyone out looking for me?

My mind was all of a sudden rushed with a massive amount of questions for which I desperately required answers and fast. As I tried to get away from all the thoughts, I realized that I was still being rushed through the water and the entire surroundings around me were still dark. If the water was moving as fast as it appeared to be, then I had to have been in a tunnel system of some kind, but how? The place where the castle was located was out in the open and there were no hills or mountains close by. As I tried to look around, it did appear as if I was indeed in a tunnel of some kind, or was it something else entirely? I was unaware, as it was hard to see anything. My eyes were covered for so long and the pressure of the band made it difficult for my eyes to adjust to anything close around me.

My feet were still tied together too, so it made it difficult to kick to propel myself through the water, not that trying to go in any particular direction in this massive flow of water would have done me any good at that moment. As the water continued to flow and pushed me along with it, I was all of a sudden and, with no warning, forced underneath the surface of the water. I did not get a chance to take a breath beforehand, so I forced my mind to stay calm. I had no idea how long I was under the water but it seemed like hours when in reality it was only a few seconds. Once I then surfaced again, I began to cough roughly as I desperately tried to catch my breath. I then realized that I was no longer in solid darkness but out in the open and at night, as I was continually pushed out of the apparent tunnel into the open.

As I tried to peer around me, the flow of the water picked up its pace with intensity. I knew I was in terrible trouble, as usually when water quickens its pace like that, it was never meant as a good thing. I tried frantically to get to the edge of whatever waterway I was forced into, but it was no use. I could hear the roar of the water getting ever louder and I guessed that I must be nearing a large waterfall of some kind. My fears were confirmed when I managed to turn my head around a bit. Then I looked behind me and that was when I saw what looked like the edge of a cliff that was lit up by the moonlight. I took in one last breath as I let it out and cried for help. Then I went over the edge of the top of the waterfall.