The King, The Princess, & The Slave (BxB)

11- I'm sorry, Princess

As the king approached the nursery he could see around four maids surrounding the entrance and another three inside. The two guards bowed as they saw the King approach them.

Emanuel spent no time acknowledging them and immediately walked straight into the nursery where he could clearly see his little sobbing in the corner. Princess was bent over with her hands covering her face while facing the wall. Martha was on her knees talking and hugging her to calm her down.

'Now now sweetie, daddy will be here in a minute. Then you can tell him how sorry you are.'

'Daddy hates me. He pulled my arm and he had red eyes. It was so scary.'

Emanuel's heart broke when he heard the princess's words. He didn't know that his eyes had turned red earlier. They happen when he gets too angry. Immediately he regretted the way he handled it. The way he pulled her out and tossed her at the guard forgetting how fragile she actually is.

'Baby.'

Princess turned around to find her daddy standing there looking worried. She quickly pushed further into the wall and continued sobbing. Martha stood up and greeted Emanuel with a bow but his eyes never left the girl.

'Leave us. All of you.' he said walking closer to the crying little.

'No! Don't leave me!' Princess shouted and grabbed Martha's arms, clinging to it for dear life.

Martha was conflicted. She looked awkwardly at the king who's worried face turned to hurt.

'Princess, daddy wants to talk to you. I'll be right outside, there's no need to worry.'

'I think he killed my friend, Marcel.' Princess whispered softly in Martha's ears which of course was heard by Emanuel but he didn't voice out.

'I highly doubt that, Princess. Why don't you ask him about it okay? I'll be outside.' Martha whispered back which made Princess let go of her reluctantly.

In a few minutes the room was evacuated which left only Emanuel and Princess. Princess quickly climbed in her crib and went under the covers hiding unmoving and silent. This made Emanuel sigh tiredly.

'Flower, are you mad at me?' he asked her as he moved towards the crib and sat on the floor. Princess didn't answer him.

'Princess please come out of there. I miss your pretty face.'

'You killed Marcel and you made my arm ouwey.' her muffled voice came out from under the blanket.

'Who told you I killed him, baby?'

'Because you did that to Rik when he helped me fix my toy train.'

'That was different, he touched you.'

'I told you! We were playing!' Princess yelled as she came out from the blanket.

'I don't like you playing with other men! I've told you this, people behave like they're your friend that doesn't mean anything. They can hurt you!' Emanuel's anger was slowly coming back with the mention of Rik.

He was the maintenance guy who was only supposed to go and help Princess with her broken toys but decided instead to try and sleep with her thinking that no one would know. But the castle is filled with security cameras especially in places that the princess will be in. It took the guards only 5 minutes to stop the guy and bring him to the dungeons. He was sentenced to death the same day by the king's bare hands.

'What's the difference, you hurt me too.' Princess whispered quietly. She didn't mean it because she knows her daddy had never hurt her seriously. But she merely wanted him to feel bad for getting so worked up over her speaking with Marcel.

Emanuel's eyes softened when he heard those words. In her headspace, Princess wouldn't understand why he got angry. Which means any explanation he tries to give her is going to be useless.

'Sweets, come here.' he said to her as he stood up from the ground and tried to go near her.

'No.' Princess said grabbing onto the bars of the crib.

'Please. You can be angry at me all you want okay, just let me give you a hug.'

'Will it make you feel better to know that I didn't kill your friend?'

Princess slowly lifts her red eyes to meet his. She's excited yet surprised. Firstly because Marcel survived her daddy's rage, and second because he referred to him as her 'friend'.

'Really?'

'Really, Princess. And if you give me a hug maybe I'll let you see him once more, alright.' once those words left his mouth he was immediately engulfed in a big hug which made him chuckle.

'Wow, there. That got your attention didn't it?'

'Promise me you'll let me see him again?' Princess asked with a frown as she stared at the king.

'Baby, why do you wish to see him so much?' Emanuel took a seat on the chair next to her bed with her still in his arms.

'He's my best friend.' she said leaning her head on his chest.

'I thought I was your best friend?' the king pretended to be hurt and tickled the princess's hips which made her giggle.

'Noo, you're my daddy!'

'That, I am.' he said and kissed her cheeks. 

'Marcel is nice to me. He didn't touch me and he listens to what I say.' she explained.

Emanuel sighed in frustration but didn't protest. They were both tired from being up all night, mainly him, and he just wants to spend some time with her.

The king gently took hold of Princess's arm and saw his handprint mark slowly turning blue. His heart broke at the sight as he had never left a mark on his baby before.

'Im so sorry, sweets.' he whispered still looking at her arms. Princess reaches up to kiss his lips before giving him a smile.

'Kissy, daddy.' Princess said, forgetting her anger towards him.

Emanuel slowly smiled and placed two kisses on her bruised arm. Then slowly worked his way up towards her shoulders and to her neck where he starts to lick and suck.

'Daddy, I'm sleepy.' Princess said realizing what Emanuel was about to do.

'I know baby, go to sleep.' Emanuel said but continued teasing her neck.

'You're not letting me.' she whined until he stopped and leaned his forehead on hers gently.

'Im sorry. I love you so much.'

'I love you much.'

Emanuel chuckled at her choice of the word and tickled her waists which made her laugh before he brought her to his room and put her to sleep.