Chapter 4 Where are you running to

I looked outside the window of the carriage from where I was seated, staring at people going about their business. While some people are whispering and staring at the beautiful carriage as it moves.

Beside me is the king. I could feel his gaze on me, but I ignored it. Trying to keep my distance from him, I sat at the far end of the seat, beside the window in the carriage. I am still scared of him because I don't know what he might do next, so I've just been cautious.

Suddenly, I felt his palm on my arm before he pulled me closer to him.

"Where are you running to?" He asked it with a smirk.

"Your highness, I..."

"It's Leander. Call me that", he cut me off my word.

"Relax and calm yourself. I won't hurt you," he added.

I looked up to meet his gaze, and then I realized he was a pure-blooded vampire. From the vampire documentation that I read, only pure-blooded vampires have the ability to change their eye color from red to something else.

I started feeling uncomfortable as we were too close.

"Your highness, I want..."

"If you call me that again, I will just kiss those pretty lips of yours." He was grinning at me.

And I blush at his words. This is the first time a man has been blunt with me.

He released me from his grip, and I moved away from him and adjusted my clothes, which moved up a bit. Still feeling uncomfortable, I looked out of the window. I started thinking about how my life was going to be in the palace.

I'm missing my family already.

Not long after, I began to doze before I went to sleep.

I felt a hand move me, and I rested my hand on something as I'm sleeping, not conscious of my environment anymore.

In the meantime, I felt that the carriage had stopped. I raised my head up and opened my eyes slowly, then I noticed that I had been sleeping all through the trip on the king's shoulder. My eyes widen, and I bow immediately.

"I'm sorry, my king. I didn't mean to sleep on your shoulder." I said quickly.

"You don't need to worry about that, and this is the last time I will correct you concerning my name.".

He got down from the carriage before extending his hand for me to take. I looked at his hand for a minute before slowly moving my hand to his. He helped me get down from the carriage, and we walked to the entrance of the palace building.

I felt weird walking hand in hand with a man, and I also find it awkward to call him by his name.

We walked towards an entrance with a big iron door different from the one I went through the other day. The guards at the entrance bowed their heads before opening the door for the both of us.

We walked further, and a man approached us, then bowed.

"My King, the council of elders is at the meeting hall waiting for you." The man says this before raising his head. He's a vampire, as his eyes are red.

"Alright, tell them I will be there soon." He ordered, and the man bowed again as we walked past him.

The palace is even more beautiful than the other day, I must say. We got to the stairs, and we went up. Maids could be seen moving around the whole place, doing one thing or another. Leander called for one of the maids. She walked towards us, bowing to the king, before staring at me with a look I didn't even understand.

"Take her to the head of the maids. Tell her to take care of her and prepare a room for her not far from mine." He ordered before leaving.

The maid turned to me, looking at me from head to toe. What was that for? I asked myself inwardly.

"After me," she finally said, turning around to leave. I follow behind quietly until we get to somewhere that looks like a kitchen. We worked inside; there were above ten maids in the kitchen, which looked three times bigger than my house.

"Lady Lisa, the king said you should take care of her and prepare a room for her not far from his." The maid informed her before leaving.

"Follow me," Lisa said to me, and we walked out of the kitchen. Moving through the hallway, we got to a door. She opened it, and we walked inside.

"This will be your room. I will assign two maids to help you shower and do other things." She said this before heading outside of the room, not waiting for my response.

Why are they all arrogant? Even the maids, I wonder. My eyes scan through the room; it is so big and beautiful. The bed is so comfortable.

I went ahead to take off my clothes so as to freshen up since the bathroom is in the room. When I was about to remove my bra, I heard a knock on the door.

"Who is there?" I asked.

"The maids," the person behind the door answered.

"Come in"

The door opened, and two young girls about my age came in.

"Good day, milady; I'm Ava, and she is Kay." She gestured to the other girl beside her.

"We will be your personal maids for now, milady." She says, and both of them now have their heads at me. I stare at them, confused by their actions.

"You don't need to be so formal with me. You can just call me Moira." I said while they raised their heads to stare at me before smiling.

"Alright milady". They chorus.

Let's help with your bath," Ava says, and Kay walks into the bathroom to check the water temperature.

"Ava, you don't need to worry yourself. It's something I can do on my own." I stated.

"Please do not reject, milady. It's our duty to take care of your needs." She insisted.

I sign, "Alright.". I said before removing the rest of my clothes and walking to the bathroom.

Ava and Kay helped me wash my body, though I felt weird because I'm not used to the treatment. After bathing me, we walked out of the bathroom and wrapped myself in a towel while Ava and Kay helped me dry my body and my hair. When I was done dressing, I was led to the dining room according to the king's order when I was taking my bath.

The dining room is so large and could contain up to fifty people. The table is very long, with golden chairs on each side of the table. I walked quietly to the dining room. Getting there, the king is already seated on one of the chairs.