"What?" Arizona asked in shock.
"You heard me. I don't repeat myself," he said.
"I… I can't. My teacher told me it's not appropriate to go naked in front of a man. That is a tint to my dignity."
"Do I look like I am joking?" he asked. His voice sounded scary and she almost lost her breath.
"I don't want to," she said fearfully.
"I won't repeat myself," the emperor said. He was losing his patience already. Arizona stared at him as tears escaped her eyes. She held the rope that tied her gown and untied it. She dropped the gown on the floor and looked at the emperor, wishing he would tell her to stop, but he didn't. He just kept looking at her body. She took off her undergarments and now stood naked in front of the emperor. She used her hands to cover her private part as tears escaped her eyes. She couldn't even bring herself to look at him. She was so ashamed.
"You know what to do," his cold voice came. She moved fearfully toward the bed and climbed on it. She lay down gently.
"Go on all fours," she heard his voice behind her.
"Huh?" she said. She didn't understand what he was saying.
"Do it like a dog," he said again.
"I don't want to..." she stopped herself and did as she was told. She heard the ruffling sound of clothes and before she could realize, she felt him behind her. Her eyes widened when something hard poked her buttock.
"Is he going to mate with me?" she wondered. She could still remember what her teacher taught her. Mating is done between couples. Are they married? she wondered.
"What are you doing?" she asked fearfully. He didn't respond and just pushed his big cock into her sex. A high-pitched scream left her mouth as she felt as if she was being cut into two. The pain was unbearable. He didn't even wait for her to adjust to his size. He started moving in and out of her at a fast pace. She was crying—no, she was wailing. She hadn't felt that type of pain before in her whole life. It was as if she wanted to die.
"Is mating this painful?" she couldn't help but wonder. The beast kept drilling her mercilessly. He didn't even care if she was feeling pain or not. He just continued to destroy her.
That moment, Arizona realized the man she had admired some minutes ago wasn't an angel like she had called him. He was a pure devil, a heartless demon. He kept going for more than thirty minutes. Arizona could feel her body becoming weak. She couldn't take his brutal act anymore.
She heard his grunting and then felt some hot liquid inside her before she finally lost consciousness. The emperor looked at her body before leaving the bedroom.
Samara moved toward the emperor's door. She had been expecting him to call for her because he always did after too much stress, but he didn't call for her. She couldn't keep waiting, so she decided to go to him herself, but she was stopped by the guards.
"Do you want to lose your heads?" she asked them angrily.
"We are sorry. We can't allow you to enter the room. The emperor has a guest," the guards said.
"A guest? Who is that?" she asked curiously.
"We aren't permitted to disclose that, my lady," they said. She stood there for some time before leaving, though she was still curious about the guest they were talking about.
Arizona turned gently on the bed before opening her eyes. Everywhere was still very dark, which meant it would be around midnight or something.
"Get out of my room now," she heard a voice. She looked toward it and saw the emperor. That was when everything that happened came to her head. She checked her body and realized she was still naked. Tears slowly escaped her eyes.
"I believe you heard me," Emperor Raven said. She managed to stand up but gasped because of the pain she felt between her legs. She saw dry blood on her thigh, which confirmed she had really lost her dignity. She managed to dress up and stagger out of the room. She was walking slowly because her middle hurt. She regretted coming to the kingdom. As she walked through the corridor, a shadow came out from behind a pillar and went in the opposite direction. Arizona walked gently through the lonely corridor until she got to her room. She went to lie down on her bed straight as tears escaped her eyes. She really missed home.
The shadow entered the mistress's chamber. She removed her cloak and it turned out to be her personal maid, Pamela.
"So, did you see anyone that came out of the emperor's chamber?" Samara asked curiously.
"Yes, my lady," Pamela bowed.
"Who is it?" she asked.
"It's the new girl, Arizona. It looks like something happened between them," Pamela said.
"So he didn't call me because of her," she yelled and threw the glass she was holding away. She was breathing heavily due to anger.
"My lady, please don't stress yourself," Pamela said.
"Why wouldn't I? That small girl is getting on my nerves. I hate that," Samara yelled.
"I don't think she is a threat yet," Pamela said.
"I can't wait till she becomes one. I have to do something," Samara said.
"My lady, I will always support you and be loyal to you in any decisions that you make," Pamela bowed.
Arizona's door opened gently and an elderly lady came in. She looked around fifty years of age but she looked very beautiful and young.
She smiled at Arizona and helped her up from the bed.
"You need to bathe. You can't sleep like this," she said and led her to the bathroom. She prepared a hot shower and made her sit in it. She really felt satisfied because of the feeling. She started washing her body gently.
"Who are you?" Arizona asked gently. She didn't know the woman who was so nice to her. She didn't look like a maid because she dressed well.
"I am like a mum to Raven and Alicia. I was the one who took care of them when they couldn't come to our land twenty-five years ago. Raven was five then while Alicia was just a few months old. They saw me as their mother. You can call me Madam Sara," the woman smiled.
"Nice to meet you," Arizona said sadly.
"I am aware of what the emperor did to you. I tried to talk him out of it but he and his sister are very stubborn. He wouldn't listen to me. I am so sorry that I can't help you," Madam Sara said.
"It's okay, Madam Sara," Arizona said.
"He isn't like that. There is a reason for his behavior. You will get to know in the future. I hope you will forgive him, please," Madam Sara begged.
"I don't know for now," Arizona said.
"He actually allows you to move around the palace now. You can also see your maid tomorrow. She almost killed herself when she wasn't allowed to see you," Madam Sara said.
Arizona smiled. At least she wouldn't be locked in the room forever. That was good news. They went back to the room and she dressed in new clothes while the maid took the recent one away.
"You should take this pill. It's an infectious pain killer. By tomorrow you won't feel any pain again," Madam Sara said. She took the pill before lying on the bed. The woman tucked her in before going out of the room.
**MOONLIGHT KINGDOM**
Master Logan arrived at the palace very early in the morning. He was in a good mood and he was looking very handsome as always. Amara was waiting for him at the corridor. He walked past her as usual but she quickly called him. He went back to her and she looked nervous as she stared at him.
"So how was your night?" she asked with a smile.
"It's great," he said.
"Oh really? I am so happy to hear that," Amara said, but she was shocked to see that he wasn't there again. He was already in the king's chamber. He always visited the king's room as he pleased.
"You look so happy this morning," the king said.
"That's because I found a solution. We can save my princess from that beast," he smiled and brought out a flier.
"They are recruiting new guards in the palace. I have already applied. I will be close to him and strike when he least expects it," he said.
"How did you get a flier from that kingdom and even apply for it?" the king asked in shock. The distance between Moonlight Kingdom and Crystal Kingdom was really far, so he was surprised.
"I have my ways," he said proudly.
"What about your father, the prime minister?" the king asked.
"I told him I am off for an adventure and he let me," Master Logan said.
"Good luck then. Please keep me informed of everything going on in that kingdom," the king said.
"I will. I will be going tomorrow," he said and went out of the chamber.
"That arrogant jerk. I hope he will never return and get killed," the king muttered. He really wished he would be able to give him so much info about the kingdom though.
**CRYSTAL KINGDOM**
"Morning, your highness," Jade said and Arizona sprang up from the bed. Truly, she couldn't feel any pain again. The pill must really work well.
"Look at you. The maid uniform looks so good on you," Arizona said and Jade blushed.
"You should hurry up and bathe so we can explore the palace together," Jade said with a smile.
"Haven't you explored yet?" Arizona asked.
"I can't. You weren't allowed to go out of your room. I couldn't enjoy myself. I was very sad. They didn't even allow me to do anything. They have thousands of maids in this huge palace. It's so amazing," Jade said.
"I have to eat first, you know, right?" Arizona asked.
"Yeah, the maid is bringing your breakfast. You should bathe first, your highness," Jade said.
"I have always told you to call me by my name," Arizona groaned.
"I said I can't. You will always remain my princess," Jade said. Arizona smiled and went to the bathroom. She didn't even remember what happened to her last night. She entered the bathtub and sighed.
Jade collected the food from the maid and uncovered it. She smiled in satisfaction after seeing the contents. The princess would be glad.
They came out of their room and met Alicia at the door. She was about to open it.
"I didn't see you throughout yesterday but you look so cute right now," she said and touched Arizona's cheeks. That made her blush slightly.
"Let me take you around. I bet you will love the palace," Alicia said and they both followed her.
"Where are we going first?" Jade asked.
"The garden. There are a lot of things to show you there," she said as they followed her. The maids couldn't stop admiring the three beautiful damsels.
The emperor was about to wear his garment when an arm wrapped around him. Without turning, he knew the person.
"I was expecting you to call me last night, but you didn't," Samara said. The emperor removed her hand and wore the garment.
"That's because I didn't need you," he said and looked at her.
"How I wish I could stare at your eyes. Can you allow me?" she asked.
"You can, but don't blame me for being blind," the emperor said plainly.
"Can we go out? You're less busy today. It's been a long time. Take a walk with me. Let's go to the garden, please," she begged.
"Just for thirty minutes," the emperor said and she smiled as they walked out of his chamber toward the garden.
"I haven't seen this type of beautiful flowers before. This place is so amazing," Arizona said. They were exploring the garden. They had honey flowers in their hands that they were licking.
"We haven't even gotten to anywhere yet," Alicia boasted.
"How did you make this beautiful garden?" Jade asked Alicia.
"It was my brother," Alicia said. Arizona saw a very beautiful bird with different colors. She approached it but it flew a little distance. She kept following it until she got to an open place. The place was so beautiful and colorful with different flowers. She saw a pond at the center of the place. There were different species of fishes in the pond. It was so beautiful.
"Where is Arizona?" Alicia was the first to notice she wasn't around again.
"Where could she go?" Jade said worriedly.
"I hope she is not lost. This garden is so big," Alicia said worriedly and they started looking for her.
Meanwhile, Arizona finally realized she was not with them anymore and ran out of the place. She followed the narrow path and fell into the arms of someone. The person's arm wrapped around her waist. She looked up slowly and realized it was the emperor. Her eyes slowly met his.
His eyeballs were red but very beautiful and rare. She hadn't seen anyone with such beautiful eyeballs in her whole life. They had a little bit of purple color which made them look unique. She kept staring and he didn't look away either. His hand was still on her waist.
Samara was burning with anger already.
"Did this girl just stare at the emperor's eyes?" she wondered angrily.