Chapter 45: Chapter 45

The sun rays get orange as the sunsets peacefully.

"You guys should let me in, the Queen is my friend, - we even explored the Caelum kingdom together,- and trust me, we had the worst experience of our lives." she sadly wiggles her head, fixing them with a pathetic stare as she seriously narrates, as if the guards were interested.

She starts forging her way, but unfortunately, no one is taking her serious. She strides like an ant at the bottom of a tall hedge. She stands on her toes and punches one of the guards on the stomach, this is how far her hands can reach "Hey, you go in there and tell the Queen that her friend Matilda wants to see her."

"Yea, Kind Demons is my Brother." the guards reply sarcastically as they burst into laughter. He places his hand at the top of her head restraining her from moving.

She keeps battling in vain as her blows fades in the space inbetween them. "You all will be fired, just wait when I get in there. I will tell her just how cruel you all are," she yells, she fights but the man overpowers her, and she starts feeling the weight of his hand at the top of her head and it's damn heavy.

Suddenly, she stops fighting, she stays calm, then she lowers her voice with a heavy smile on her face "Or, - you quietly let me in, - and, - we will all forget this ever happened,- Eh?" she smiles brightly.

"Young girl, this is your last warning. Get out of here!" the man carries her like a baby, takes a few steps ahead and fling her like trash which sends her crashing to the ground and she falls heavily "You will pay for this!" she screams.

"My queen where should your dinner be served." this maid stops me in the corridor. I'm just from ending the very long conversation with Maryline and trust me I'm damn exhausted and scared. Atleast, I hope Adams will comfort me.

"Have you seen the Prince?" I turn to her hoping for a positive answer. "I just saw him entering his room. I was going to meet him after this to ask him about dinner." she replies.

"It's not necessary. You will serve the dinner in his room." with this said I immediately move to his room, eager and anxious at the same time and the only way to solve this is by confronting him.

"Why did you leave the compound without waiting for me." I barge into his room, I find him searching his wardrobe. He takes a deep breath before facing me "It was needless, since you were doing very well on your own." he retorts negligently, then he turns back to the wardrobe.

Shit! His mad at me, I frown. "Still, I needed you to cheer me up?" with a soft tone I move to him. I stand behind and clench his hand with my hands.

He tightens his other fist, to compress his feelings for her, then he flinches at her touch "I want to take a bath, please can you excuse me?. If you don't mine." he points at the door frowning.

"Like seriously!. I'm sorry but I do mind." I move to the bed and I sit. "Eve Elite, I want to be left alone," he smirks, yelling my name.

"You are free Adams. You can take your bath. More to that, I can't leave because I already told the maid to bring my dinner here." I know it's a silly excuse. Damn it!.

He shakes his head in dismay, just because he can't push her out of his room.

Knock on the door, Adams want to go but I hurry and open the door. While Adams finally remains where he is impertinently waiting to see who it is.

"My princess." it's a maid who almost forgot to bow as she was dumbfounded. She seems very surprised to see me in my fiancee's room. So surprised that it calls for my attention.

"The prince asked for this," she adds. I shift to the side of the door and she gets in with the necessary; a bucket of hot water, a scrub, and a few more things which he surely asked for.

"My Prince." she bows with her stare fixed on Adams like she's trying to seduce him, in my presence. Carefully, I observe her every move especially towards the prince.

I move to bed and fall on it. She acts weirdly; she glimpse at the prince straight into his eyes, smiling carelessly. She then looks at me, I fling my stare away like I'm not even aware of her presence.

She pours the water in a big wooden bowl which is found at the other end of the room. The end acts as the bathroom, it separated from the room with a veil that rolls on a horizontal stick suspended at the top, close to the ceiling.

Once she's done, she slowly moves out, staring at Adams until her stares and his meets, then she blushes like a fool and this pisses me off.

"What's your name?" she's close to the exit door when my voice stops her and this also calls for Adams Attention.

"I'm called Alice, my Princess." she retorts with a fluttering voice. "Queen!. How old are you?" I emphasise. "Sorry, my Queen. I'm 26 years old." she resorts.

"Do you love your life!. I mean do you love being alive." I rectify because it's clear that no maid loves being a maid apart from Maryline, and here, she has special favoures, hahaha...

"I'm not too delighted being a slave, getting up very early every morning, to work and it never stops." she briefly explains with hints of disdain dispatched on her face "but I love being alive, my Queen." she wisely ends with a smile.

"Good!. I must say, I love your audacity,- And I'm happy to know that you love being alive. So, if you care so much about your life, and want to live longer, take your envious eyes off, my forbidden fruit." I pout "You can leave!"

She fakes a smile, but she frowns as soon as she turns to leave so that the Queen shouldn't see. However, she's still confused. While Adams simply grins by the time Eve looks at him, he's already frowning. She looks at him as he takes off his shirt, then his trousers.

Nonetheless, she flings her stare away before he can take off his panties. He enters the bowl-like there is no one in the room. He leans on his back lifting his head to the ceiling as he closes his eyes to enjoy the warmth of the water.

When he opens his eyes he finds me standing in front of him. OMG, he looks so cute and sexy without any second thoughts, I'm in front of him undressing. "Do you realise that this bowl is small to contain both of us."

"Let's see this!" I jump into the bowl and water splashes, his shoulders slump in defeat. "You were wrong." I smile heavily while he simply gives me a weird stare then he leans back facing the ceiling, he's surely sick of me.

While I stare at him. We stay in the bowl closely glued without talking to each other. I don't understand why he's making a fuss out of the little speech I made. We were happy together just a few hours ago!.

Knock on the door, again...

"Get in!" Adams shouts. "Are you crazy.?" I gently hit him on the shoulders.

"My Queen your dinner" the maid I met in the corridor comes in with two other maids each having a tray in their hands.

"Place it on that table there and leave," Adams reports while I'm too shy to look at them. As soon as they are done they leave. "OMG, I thought it was Maryline." I smile with a puff of relief and he doesn't care.

"What is wrong with you Adams?. You have been distant, what's your problem?" I frown "And don't you dare tell me nothing!." I add.

He grabs the towel by his side and gets out of the bowl, wrapping the towel around his waist then he takes another to wipe his face and body and he moves away. He sits on the bed.

I move out of the bowl, pick a towel, wrap it around my body. "Wow..." I pull my words with me as I move to the slap on which the food was served and I take a sit. I dish something small to eat, but my appetite is all down. More to that, I'm pissed at his childish behaviour.

"Adams, what is wrong? Is it about my declaration?. If so what did I say that is pissing you off this much?" I can't keep it to myself.

"You didn't find it necessary to inform me about that?. I was standing there like a fool. You know what? - I don't just want to talk about this. Feel free to do whatever you want. And please, you can stay in this room if you like, it's your palace after all!" he indirectly reproach me.

"Wow!" I murmur, I'm speechless. "I didn't know my presence in this room was so irritating." I move out of the room still not knowing what to reply. While he moves to his wardrobe to find something light and put it on.

"Eve, What are you doing with a towel in the middle of the corridor?" Maryline yells, omg, I didn't see her coming. She pulls me to my room "It doesn't speak well of a lady. I thought you were having dinner with Adams in his room. I was coming to check on you." she gets worried.

I avoid all her eye contacts "Yea, I'm to meet... him." I scratch my hair in discomfort as I reply. "Wait, were you planning to go to his a room like this, - oh, don't tell me you're coming from his room like this." her stares widen and she acts all shocked.

"NOo! I was looking for something light to put on before going to join him so I was looking for a maid in the corridor to help me but it's ok. I think I will sleep without eating. I'm fine." I lie.

"Why?. You have to eat especially after your long journey. Let me find you something light to put on so that you can join him." she hurried to the wardrobe and there is no way to stop her.

"Tomorrow, you will tell me all what happened to you." she smile as she searches "I think this will do." she pulls out a black gown. "This used to be Adam's favourite colour, I don't know if it's till," she whispers as she turns to me.

"Who?" I wonder aloud. "Never mind." she helps me dress then, she takes me to his door "Don't forget, after eating you move to your room and lock the door behind you. I would have waited for you but I'm damn exhausted. The preparation for your wedding is draining all my energy." she kiss me on the forehead.

She remains there until I barge into Adams room. "Not again Eve, I need to rest." he cries out. "Sshhuut!. Sorry, Maryline is out." I whisper. He smirks and lay back in bed "Do as you wish!" he covers his face with the blanket.

I sit on the bed, the scent from the food draws me. I fight as much as I can but I finally give up. I rush to the slab and eat. Adams peeps and he sees Eve eating busily, he likes it, but he's too angry to Admit it.

He covers back his head, he tries to get a nap but he keeps turning in bed, "Shit!" he hits the pillow and this frightens me. I'm done with my food, but I just want to stay for awhile as I sit on the slab watching him.

Later, I mount the bed laying face to face with him, then I wrap my arms around his waist. He flinches and he turns his back to me. I give up and I fall asleep without realising it.