Chapter 8 Smart aleck

He must have come very far to seek for his bride and should have almost raped me with his eyes when I was tender , which meant I really must have been been a knockout.

But beauties commanded some respect and gentleness, right?

Why was mine different?

If he really came this far to take me to his home, what's it for?

What's his aim?

What's that secret he was keeping at the back of his mind?

To torture me?

But I haven't done anything wrong to him. He had business with my father, not me.

Now I didn't feel like going back home anymore, I just wanted to run away to someplace cooler and live alone, probably with Lily.

The prostitute could go to hell and kiss the devil's ass, I didn't care!

While we were on the run, two lions bumped onto us, short-tailing us with agile speed. Another two shortcuts blocked us on our way, making the horse riders pull their horses back.

There, I saw death face to face. As I didn't know where to go, it seemed like my maker had brought the cavalry to me to rest in peace, while others' horses gradually traced back as the lions growled, slowly charging against us, their fangs at the ready to pierce any skin they grabbed.

The two giant werewolves at the front stood their ground, their expressions at this point foreboding.

Oh my God, I don't want to witness this!

Just before I could open my eyes while the lions and wolves growled at each other, I caught a move, like the Flash , tearing up the lions with ferocity and agility that I almost shat myself on.

His amber eyes were fire, his hands stained with thick crimson. I was opportuned to see him tear up a lion's mouth like he was Samson of the Bible, but he has no builds like him, at least none that I have seen.

Is this the man I'm going to marry?

His expression after this act sent cold shivers down my spine.

He walked back onto the horse and we began our journey. I couldn't get rid of the sight from my mind. It was pricking me while we still rode to his unending destination.

I couldn't feel his heartbeat. I caught myself cuddling him and resting my head on his chest while we rode home.

My world was crumbling.

Everybody had a big problem that I couldn't deal with. He acted calm and normal like he didn't just spill some red liquid back there.

I fear him now more than ever, so calm and deadly.

We rode till we got to a river and we stopped.

What was it now? So I wondered.

"Everybody freshen up!" He led his horse away with the rope, while others freshened up in the river and the horses drank water.

The prostitute took his bath, likewise Lily. But I was afraid.

Eeeew it sucked.

I hadn't taken my bath in such a place before, not with these eyes-raping men looking at me.

Then, Lily pulled closer, "Princess, why don't you freshen up how little you can? The journey might still be far."

I really wanted to but didn't just know how.

I then stopped before the water, lifting some and pouring on my arms to rinse them off. It was weird but I sprinkled some on my hair.

I was looking around to see him but he was nowhere to be found. I didn't know but I just had this feeling to check up on him but I garbage it.

He suddenly reappeared, cleaned up, but some crimson stain was still on his robe.

"Let's go!" He climbed the horse.

Is he not going to help me climb?

He didn't look at me, he was looking straight as if looking at me with the right side of his temple, yeah, the one slightly above his right ear.

I didn't care to climb either, so I remained there. He commanded the horse and they rode off.

Can you imagine?! "Hey!!!!" I screamed but they kept on running away.

Just then, I heard a crackling from the woods behind me, and a huge monster ran out.

Whoow! It was a bear.

I took to my heels, screaming for help and running towards their direction. The bear was faster than my legs could carry me.

Just as I ran almost half a mile, I heard a gunshot!

Its wave of bullets passed through my ear, hitting the bear, which ran back.

It was Victor Rodriguez.

He has come back to save me and I cuddled him like my life depended on it.

Of course, my life did.

He gave me a hand this time , but not looking at my face, and I quickly climbed the horse and we rode along, joining the others who were waiting on the way.

I felt Lily's pitiful eyes on me while we rode , and I held on to him tight. Then I felt like there was a demarcation or something I could use to separate our body together.

It was dark and he commanded that we bed down in the woods again.

I was tired of this journey and wanted to reach wherever we were going to. Lily and the prostitute's face seemed tired as well , but not his people.

Well, they weren't humans like us so I didn't bother about them.

His pack served us some fruits again and we ate. I seemed like the only one who ate in fear.

While licking the bananas and biting the apples , I felt like a vampire dipping her fangs into a flash and blood, pulling out as I observed the fruits carefully before licking and eating them.

He caught me doing this and I caught him smiling to himself but I knew he was smiling at me .

At midnight, I winked my eyes open again, the guards were active, chatting around a campfire. They saw me walking into the woods and stood up to follow me.

"I want to pee, do you mind?" They stepped back.

I went far into the dark and waited to hear a crunching sound of the underbrush to know if they were following me, but they weren't.

I began to run. I was afraid, but I didn't care. I was so desperate not to be with him.

I ran though tiredly, until morning. I stopped, under a cliff, resting and thinking about my life hence.

The sky wasn't giving me hope, so I began to walk. I heard horses' legs approaching and I quickly climbed a tree in fear.

It was them.

How the hell did they bump into me again?

I hung on patiently on the tree branch, sweating profusely. But Victor stopped, jumped down from his horse and stood beneath me.

As if sensing something while he observed around, not looking up. I caught him smirking again.

"Have some rest!" he said and under the same tree.

What the eff was he doing?