A Dark Seduction (6)

Since people have been asking me to continue this series I thought, I may as well, (I know what it's like for a story to stop half way) so I wouldn't do that to you.

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"Very tough…."

His words lingered in my mind. The Prince was a charmer.

For some reason though, something just didn’t mingle right with me. It felt like a dream… like as if this wasn’t real.

David kissed the top of my head, "Don’t think, just sleep…"

"But…"

"Shhh….Elizabeth,"

I was just about to close my eyes when suddenly, the door burst open. I looked over David to see…David standing in the doorway.

There were two of them!?

This David’s eyes narrowed, "What in the blazes do you think you’re doing Marcus?"

"Marcus?" I exclaimed, rolling off the bed.

David, the REAL prince David looked at me and said, "Aye, Marcus. `Tis his name."

Hmmm…I detected the faintest Scottish accent, so Prince David was Scottish, I hadn’t expected that. Marcus sighed and a soft light covered his body. In his place was a tanned man with black hair tumbling past his shoulders.

Damn.

"You never let me have any fun anymore David." Marcus said. To me he grinned, a flirtatious smile.

"Have fun with the other girls, but not my charge."

Marcus got up the bed. Man, the guy was tall, almost as tall as David. Almost.

He leaned in my ear and whispered, "I’ll catch you later."

"Out!" David ordered, sighing again, Marcus went out of the room and closed the door behind him, "And donna be messing around her again!" he shouted through the door. He then turned towards me in silence.

Awkward.

David’s ice blue eyes searched me, calculative.

"What did you think you were doing with him?" he demanded.

"I think I was just about to go to sleep."

"Don’t you know anything, about how dangerous this is?"

Now I was mad, I had only discovered my…witchiness a few hours ago and then Mr. High-and-mighty came striding in the room as if he owned the place. Which…he probably did. But still, he had no right to treat me this way.

"Well, excuse me, but I wasn’t aware that I wasn’t allowed to sleep on the bed. I thought that was the NORMAL thing to do."

He took a step towards me. I wouldn’t be intimidated by him. But no matter how much I told myself that. I was. But I sure wasn’t going to let him know that.

"`Tis not what I am saying, I am saying, how could you not see that he was a shape-shifter? Donna you know how dangerous it is? He could have been anyone, anyone who wanted to either hurt or kill you. He might have been an enemy."

"Well, I’m sorry that I didn’t know," I lifted my chin at him, "I thought that was the reason I was here. To ‘learn’."

A muscle worked in David’s jaw.

"And, just so you know, before you pull that male chauvinism on me, I take orders from no one. Not even a prince such as yourself. I am a person who will make her own decisions and will not be bossed into doing so!"

His eyes narrowed just a tiny bit, "You forget yourself lass, no matter what you think. I AM the Prince here, and you will obey me."

I threw my hands up exasperated, "Here we go again, you’d think a Prince such as yourself would have ears."

"I have ears lass, donna you see them?"

Thick, the man was thick.

"I see them alright, it’s called a figure of speech." I hissed.

"I donna care what you call it, you will obey me, not only as your tutor and guide, but as your Prince!"

I stepped towards him, until I could feel the heat from his body, I looked up at him through my lashes, "Make me." I whispered.

He bent down to whisper in my ear, "No lass, you truly donna wish me to."

I closed my eyes and felt a breeze. David was out of the room already.

Damn it, was wrong with him? Couldn’t he act nice?

"Don’t expect him to be gentle towards you."

I whipped around.

Deyston. He was standing on the verandah.

"How much of that did you hear?"

"Enough."

I sighed, "Would it really kill him to act nice at least?"

Deyston gave me a wry smile, "His past is troubled Lizzie, he’s been through many hardships, his heart has almost turned to stone. He will no doubt be very tough on you, almost so, that it seems unreasonable."

"I’m surprised he had a heart in the first place."

He gave me a sad smile, "He did and still has one. I hear his past is very dark. But if you wish I will listen to the gossip and see what I can learn of this…man."

I nodded, "That would be helpful, thank you Deyston."

"Don’t take it personally," he said, "he acts unreasonable with everyone. I know this though, he has a hard heart, however he always has had a clear conscience. He’s a good man at heart, even though he usually doesn’t appear to do so. I have to go now, I will talk to you latter." With that, he transformed into his raven shape and flew off.

I took all this information in. I’d do it, I’d be the first to make that hard heart of his melt. I would see his past and see what was so truly terrifying about it.

Prince David wanted tough?

Well…, two could play at that game.

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