The emperor's lineage

Freedom

Alexandros P. o.v.

I make sure my men took the witches family far away so she doesn’t try anything. Once she understood what I needed, and stopped refusing me, all I had to do is wait. Wait for the right moment………… And now I can finish my plan……..

Oceans P.o. v

I feel something heavy stopping me from turning around, so I opened my eyes to see his face. He looks so handsome, like the face of one of the gods sculpted in the temple at the Athen. His muscular body, his lips. oh the scent from his hair…I was so lost in thought when I tried to touch his hair, only to groan at the pain in my private. I reminiscence his kisses, the sucking, the pleasure. I touched his face, smiling at the thought from last night.

The god was right; his acceptance is proof of that. I know Ariadne would be happy for us, I can’t wait for her to be back. I noticed the sun rising, then decided to make my lord breakfast. I am his wife now. I tried to move his arm, after successfully doing that. I picked my dress, then walk out of his bed chamber to mine. I am so happy; I can’t hold my happiness back.

Now he trusts me, he would not hurt me anymore. The pain in my body is easily forgotten, as I made my way to my chambers, I twirl around, grinning loudly to myself. I passed some guards who bowed at me, I smiled back. I got to my bed chambers, bathe, changed my dress, added some perfume to my body, jewelries even more than before. I noticed I did not see Lilian but I brushed it off thinking she might be resting.

I walked to the kitchen, while ordering the servants that I would make everything on my own. I prepared some roasted chicken, bread, put it in a tray along with some wine. I instructed the servant not to take to my lord’s room, I will do it myself. They all stared at me like I am crazy, but I was just delighted. The head servant tried to argue but I refused telling her to cook for the remaining people in the castle. Lilian is still not here. I must check on her later, I reminded myself.

I opened the door to see my lord fast asleep, it seems strange but I put the food on the table, then get in bed with him. I soon doze off waking only when I heard a knock on the door. I looked at Theseus, who is still asleep before going to the door. I opened it to see Leonidas. He looks shocked to see me there….

“My queen, uhhhh….. where is the king?” he asked still unsure of what to say

“he is sleeping, he has been asleep all morning, “ I said smiling at him but not explaining my presence in his room, “am starting to get worried now, does he sleep this long?” I ask him

“no, he is often up before the sun” he said pushing his way into the bed chamber, I followed him in after locking the door. He touched Theseus fore head, before opening his eyes only to grasp……

“something is not right, his eyes are dark like night”, he said while I rushed to open his eye too. I was really nervous now, shaking, what is this now”

“what is this, has it ever happened before?” I asked him stuttering not sure what is happening now

“no, never… the king never fall sick, now does his sister” he said getting off the bed, I begin to pace back and forth, thinking how easy it would be if Ariadne were here….

“I will get the oracle, she should be able to do something to help” he said before walking out the door,

I sit back on the bed, kissing his lip, crying.” Don’t die now, please” “I forgive you for everything”, please wake up……… Leonidas came back with the oracle who examined him, but could not tell us what is wrong with him.

“is he dying, can you give him some herbs or something”, I asked her

“the only thing I see is that he is in a deep sleep” she said after some time…”nothing is revealed to me”…..but I will make sacrifices to the gods …..she said leaving to the temple…. Leonidas went out with her to the temple after I insisted on going with her,

“you should wait here; in case he wakes up. he would want to see you” he reasoned before going with the oracle to pray.

I stood up utterly confused, pacing back and forth anxiously only to hear some noise, I turned, rushing to the bed to see it is My lord, I rushed to get some water from the kitchen for him to drink. The head servant seems sad also asking me about his health, but I rushed to the tumbler filling it with water, the run back to the room. The whole castle was dark by now, I ran into some servant lighting lamp everywhere. I opened the door to see him by the table holding the cup of wine I brought in in the morning.

 I smiled running to him only to stop when I see that cold glare on his face when he turned to me, I shivered, grasping for air, my breath racing sharply, he soon stalked his way towards me, that look again…….then he attacked me as always, he gripped me by the neck, the necklace I had worn for him, shattered everywhere. I looked into his eyes, as I struggle to breath, I tucked at his hands vehemently, crying hard now only to be hit across the face.

My vision soon gets blurred when he released me. My body fall to the ground making a loud thud sound, my hands flew to my throat rubbing it to get more air in. I was still in shock when he pulled me up again, dragging me to the bed.

“please, stop” It’s the only thing I hear myself say, as I try to make reason what is happening, I looked up to see him with ropes, I try to stand up only to pushed back into the bed by him. The rope cut into my skin several times, as he tied it to the four poles. Tears keep falling from my eyes like rain, I look to his eye begging him to stop, he would not listen.       

He soon finished tying me to the bed, meanwhile I was now terrified and petrified. Then he moved to the table, pick up the knife I put in the tray for his breakfast, before returning to the bed.

“please, please, talk to me, why are you doing this?”, I asked him trying to control my breathing while crying. He pulled my hair roughly in his hands, I understand what he is about to do. He out the knife to my hair, cutting it. I screamed in horrible from the pain and the hurt. I love my hair, even when I was at the Athen, it is something I cherish a lot. I tucked at my hands only to be stopped by the rope, I know at that moment that he only used me, he still hates me. He took the knife again after dropping my hair to the ground, aiming directly at my head. I closed my eyes, thinking this is the end only to hear the door open, I still did not open my eye even after hearing Leonidas voice…. 

“my king, you are awake?” he said rushing in the room, only to stop when he saw me on the bed… “but why is the queen tied up?” he asked this time but I did not hear the devils voice……..i opened my eyes to see him, he walks to me while I try to cower into a corner, but the rope stopped me.

“she is a w***e, sent here by Alexandros, finally I know their plan” he said only then….he climbed on to the bed, with the knife hen ripped my dress with it. I screamed shaking my head, fighting to see him, but only to be welcomed with another slap. I lift my head to look at Leonidas, he also looks at me with hatred. Then I give in to the darkness.

I feel something cold on my head, when I open my eyes again, Lilian’s face greeted me, reminding me that death still has not taken me.

“Ocean, what happened, why did Theseus do this to you?” she asked, but she only get tears, noise as reply. She takes the rag away, soaking it and wiping the blood off my face again. My lip holds several cut on it, she also wipes the blood off it too. She gets up telling me she would get some herbs to heal me, I only nodded siting up. I look around to see the chest in my bed chambers, she must have untied me. I break down in tears, still crying hard. Why is all this happening to me, I thought he had finally accepted me, only for him to call me a w***e, and disgrace me in front of his man, his friend.  It is time to end it all. If death would not find me, I will find death.

I get up on my shaking legs, my knees buckled while I gripped the poles to hold steady. I walked out of my bed chambers, staggering all the way out of the castle. I see the moon up, shining bright, only to get lashes of his faces again, he called me a w***e after ripping my dress.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh……” I screamed in the middle of the road……….it is empty as it is past midnight by the sight of the moon. I walked to the only well outside of the castle near the market, the snow is still falling but not much. My bare feet hit the snow as walk, but I know no pain, I know no pain anymore. I will be free. I get to the well; I look into it. A smile crept up my face after I released myself into the darkness of the well. Am free at last……