The Princess Next Door

Chapter 10

Shawn's P.O.V

I went downstairs to the kitchen and everyone of the maids were busy getting breakfast ready. " Is Princess Cara's breakfast ready yet?" I asked the chef. " Yes sir, I will plate it up for you and have one of the maids take it upstairs" he said. " No, I will take it up there myself" as they handed me a silver tray with an assortment of breakfast food piled on top of it.

I went upstairs carefully, so that I didn't drop anything. I knocked on the door and I heard her say, " Come in" as I opened the door. She was in her light pink robe sitting on her bed. " You brought me breakfast?!" " Yes, my love. I wanted to treat you to breakfast in bed " as I laid the tray on her bed. " I didn't know my big bad bodyguard was such a softie" she teased as she kissed my cheek.

" There's alot you don't know about me, but I will show you someday" as I winked at her.

She ate her breakfast as I drank

some coffee and we just chatted about random things.

Knock,knock

" Princess are you up?" asked Francis as she entered the room.

" Yes " as she finished her breakfast with her mouth half full. I laughed as I saw Francis's face squirm. " We do not eat and talk with our mouth full. It's not ladylike. Hurry and finish, you need to get dressed and ready for our outing today. We are going shopping for some evening dresses. There will be another gala in a few weeks for your engagement and we need to get you fitted. " she said as turned to leave. " Shawn will you be coming with us?" " Yes ma'am, of course" as I got up to leave. " Shawn can I see you for a moment. " Cara said as Francis nodded and closed the door. Cara walked over to me,

" Yes Princess, what do you need?" I said as I looked down at her, she was watching my lips and I knew what she wanted. " Do you want me to kiss you?" I asked coyly. She just blushed and turned away. I grabbed her chin with my hand, " Never look down on yourself Princess. You are more beautiful than you realize" as I met her lips with mine. I kissed her passionately and then released her so we could breathe. " Thank you, Shawn. I'll see you in a bit" as she gently kissed my lips again and I left her room. I walked down the hall and heard a voice, " She is something, isn't she?" I turned around to see Adrian leaning against the door frame.

"Yes, she is a beautiful Princess who deserves the best" I said as I walked past him. He grabbed my arm and turned me towards him. I yanked my arm back, fixing to punch him.

" ahaha...I wouldn't do that if I were you. I'm a Prince and no one can mess with me. You best understand that, especially when it comes to Cara. You may be her bodyguard, but I'm a guy just like you. Anyone can see that she still has her virtue, and I plan on taking it. So don't get any ideas " he snarled at me. I wanted to drop kick him so bad, but I knew I would lose my position with Cara if I did. So I just responded with a " Yes Sire" and went back downstairs. I needed to talk to the King about Cara's safety and the plan I had to keep it intact.

Cara's P.O.V.

As I finished getting ready, I heard a knock on my door and said they could come in. To my surprise it was Prince Adrian and he closed the door behind him. I was not in the mood for him to mess with me again and I didn't know if Shawn was going to be able to save me again. " What are you doing in here?" I asked him as he sat down on the loveseat. He put his arms on the back of it and got comfortable. " Can I not come see my fiancee?" he asked laughing. " Well I guess you can but I figured they would have announced your arrival due to it being so early in the day" I said as I finished putting on my jewelry.

" Well I slept next door last night and thought I would surprise you this morning. Did you sleep well?" He asked. " Yes I did, thank you" as I walked towards the door and went to open it when Adrian grabbed my wrist and pulled me into him. I looked up at him in fear as he whispered,

" Does he make you feel safe, sleeping with him? Do you enjoy his touch as much as you do mine?" As I looked up at him, I was afraid. Not only for myself but for Shawn as well. If anyone found out about him in here, he would be punished severely and I couldn't let that happen. " Your lack of an answer, speaks volumes Princess. Just know this, I will be the one to take your virtue and own you. NOT HIM!" he yelled into my ear making me shriek.

Suddenly the door opened and there stood Francis looking impatient. " Your highness, we are needed downstairs to go shopping." Adrian let go of me and I just stood there for a moment trying to gain my composure. I was on the verge of tears, my life was not my own anymore and I knew I had to take it back. One way or the other, I would be free again.

Shawn's P.O.V

I knocked on the door to the King's study and he answered for me to enter. " Ahh, Shawn what do I owe the pleasure? Are you enjoying being back home now?" He asked as he leaned back in his chair.

" Yes sire but I have come to ask you for your assistance with Cara. When we arrived back, I had gotten intel about the Russian Mafia being after her. I was successfully able to handle them but I'm worried they will have more reinforcements back here at home. Now according to what I have found out, the reason why they are after her is because they think she has intel on her aunt and uncle that will help them. Apparently the queen's sister was involved in a bad deal with the Russians, hence the reason they stole Cara and took her to America. Now what the deal was, I don't know but I do know that keeping Cara here is not safe until we can get back in contact with her Aunt and Uncle by coming up with a plan. " I said as I watched his reaction. He brought his hands together and leaned forward, " What is your suggestion?"

" Sire honestly, I think you need to let Cara go back to college in the States. I can protect her better there." "Are you sure that is the best option? I mean we just got her back after all these years, besides she is set to marry Prince Adrian within the next month."

" Sire, I understand, where your coming from. But to be honest, I have spent time with the Princess and she is not happy here. Do it as a favor to me, I know I saved you and there is a debt between us. If you let her go back to the States with me to at least finish up her basics, she can transfer back here and then she can marry the Prince. I just feel better about protecting her in the States then here."

The King looked at me curiously.

" You don't have feelings for Cara do you?" he asked as I hesitated to answer the question, because I didn't want to lie to him. " Sire I care about her safety, that's all. I know she would be happier back home for awhile till we get to the bottom of this. It may also help us find out the exact reason why the Russian's are after her Aunt." He looked at me and said, " I will discuss this with the Queen and Prince Adrian. If they agree then I will allow her to go back to America with you. But do not do anything unacceptable or else you will be in serious trouble. I trust you, Shawn and I know you will do the right thing" he said as he waved me off and I bowed and then left. I just hoped and prayed that those two would be willing to go along with my suggestion.