DEMON'S BRIDE

CHAPTER FOUR

♠Daemon♠

I wake up to see Anastasia still sleeping. She's so beautiful. She looks even better than in the photo her father showed me. At first when the King came to me with a marriage proposal to his daughter, I declined. It didn't feel right to marry her at such a young age. The King came to meet me three times before I finally agreed. I knew if I didn't accept the proposal, she would be given to another Prince for marriage and I didn't want her to be maltreated. The laws in Gamor favor the men more than the women. Agreeing to the marriage was a way of protecting her.

During the picking ceremony, I just knew she was the one. I told her it was just instincts but it was more than that. It felt like something was pulling me towards her, some kind of invisible force, a connection that linked me to her. It was then I knew I had made the right choice in accepting the proposal.

When I pulled the veil over her head, she stared at me in shock first then started checking me out. I smirked at her because I knew I wasn't the one she was expecting. Considering the fact that the women are not allowed to see their husbands to be until the day of the wedding ceremony, many crazy thoughts might have gone through her head. She was probably expecting a spoilt brat of a prince or a really elderly merchant looking for a third wife. I was more or less a surprise.

I watch as her chest slowly rises and falls, her dark hair fallen over her face. I reach out my hand to tuck her hair behind her ear but then I stop midway, afraid to wake her up in the process.

My mind drifts to what happened last night, the feeling of her under me. I would give up anything to have her under me again but I made a promise and I plan to keep it.

There's a knock on the door and I walk over to open it.

"Good morning your highness", the servant bows in greeting.

"Morning. Is there a problem?"

"No your highness, just that there's a man outside, requesting your attention at the moment".

"Who?"

"He didn't say, he said if he says his name you won't come out to meet with him".

I raise my brows, "I see. Tell him I'll be there in ten minutes". The servant bows and walks away and I close the door. I have a feeling I know exactly who's waiting for me. I stare at Anastasia for a few seconds before going into the walk in closet to get changed. I wear my official attire with my sword strapped to my side. Better to be safe than sorry.

By the time I'm out of the walk in closet, Anastasia is still sleeping. A small smile creeps up my face as I stare at her.

I walk out the door and gently close it so as not to wake Ana. Then I'm off to see this mysterious guest of mine.

I roll my eyes when I see the person standing outside. It's just as I guessed.

"What do you want?", I ask dryly.

"Is that how you greet an old time friend?",He asks.

"We're not friends", I growl. "Now what the hell do you want?!"

"The Lord is angry", he says.

"Who got him angry this time?", I say with a bored look on my face.

"You".

"Why am I not surprised?", I roll my eyes and start to walk back in but his next words stop me in my tracks.

"The Lord wants to see you..... immediately".

"And why is that?"

"He's not happy that you didn't tell him of your marriage, he had to find out from a different source."

"I don't care about how he feels. Tell him I'm unavailable".

"It wasn't a request Asmodeus".

I unsheath my sword and place it against his neck. "Here, you call me Daemon and nothing else", I growl angrily.

"I'm sorry, it slipped out. It won't happen again". He says, raising his hands in surrender.

"It better not!". I place my sword back in its sheath. "Give me a few minutes, I'll be right back". With that I walk back into the Castle.

After giving the servants and workers strict instructions concerning Anastasia, I walk back out and together we leave.

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I wake up and stretch, yawning widely. I turn to my side and find the bed empty. 'That's weird, I wonder where he went', I say to myself. I place a hand on the place he laid but it's cold which means he has been gone for a while.

I get up from the bed and walk to the mirror to adjust my wildly scattered hair. While working on it, I notice a light mark on the spot below my ear. I place my finger on it to feel it then I suddenly realize it's a hickey, a barely visible hickey. My face turns red in color from embarrassment and I'm glad Daemon isn't here to witness it. My mind drifts to what happened last night. The feel of him against me, his warm lips on my skin as he trailed kisses down my neck. The feel of him against my center, his bulge pressing against me. It was through that I knew I wasn't the only one aroused. He probably would have gone far if I hadn't stopped him. Now that I think about it, I probably shouldn't have. I would give anything to experience such feelings again but he already promised not to touch me till I'm ready and I honestly don't know when I'll be ready.

I go into the bathroom to take a steamy bath only to see the tub has been filled with my bath lotions in it. Seems like the workers have returned. I strip off my nightwear and step into the bath, the hot water relaxing me.

When I'm done, I tie a towel around me and walk into the room. In the room are three young ladies.

"Urmmm", I say, raising an eyebrow.

"Good day your Highness, we're here to help get you dressed." The tiny one says.

"That's not necessary, I can dress myself".

"It's no bother your Highness, we're happy to be of service to you".The tall one says. I try to argue but I know it would be pointless so instead I agree.

"It's a pleasure to serve you, your Highness", the three of them say and bow.

"Please call me Ana. No need for all these formalities.

"As you wish your Highness. I...I mean Ana". The third one says.

"What are your names?", I ask as they gently comb through my hair.

"I'm Jesse", the tiny one says.

"Eleanor", the tall one says.

"And I'm Katy", the third one says.

"Nice to meet you three", I say with a smile.

"The pleasure is ours", Katy says and they all nod. When they're done with my hair, Eleanor walks over with a dress taken from the walk in closet.

"No dresses", I say with a shake of my head.

"What do you want to wear then your Hi... Ana". Jesse asks.

"How about a long pencil jeans with a T-shirt", I say and they all look at each other in shock. Eleanor shrugs and goes to return the dress, coming back with what I requested for.

"Perfect", I murmur. I know it's weird for a princess to reject a beautiful dress but dresses make me uncomfortable. They're always so huge and itchy.

"Where's the bedspread yo..... Ana?" Katy asks and I look at her in a confused manner.

"The sheet with the blood", Jesse adds.

"Blood?.... Oh!, W...we didn't, w.....we didn't consummate the marriage". I say, a blush creeping up my face.

"Oh!", They say at the same time. Thankfully, they don't ask anymore questions concerning it.

"Where would you like to spend the day your Highness, I mean Ana?", Eleanor asks.

I laugh. "It's going to be a while before you're used to it. I don't know. How about you guys take me on a tour of the Castle".

"That would be nice", Eleanor says.

"Ermm, where did Daemon go? When I woke up this morning he was gone".

"His Highness went out with a visitor that came to see him". Jesse replies.

"A visitor?, What visitor?", I ask, confused.

"We have no idea, we weren't there. It was one of the servants that told us". Katy says.

"Oh", I mutter. " I see".

"Shall we go?", Jesse asks.

"Yeah sure, lead the way". I say and we all walk out the door. I'm a little excited for the tour around the Castle. I've never been to any other Castles apart from the one I grew up in. Exploring the Castle as far as I'm concerned, is like going on a little adventure. I plan to ask Daemon to take me out of Gamor for a little vacation when he's free.