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•Chapter Eight•

His blue-grey eyes travel the length of my body and back up to my eyes, his face showing no emotion so I'm unsure about what he's currently thinking about. I gulp and avert my eyes to his shoes, black and spotless, this makes my face heat up he is the prince of Austria and I am just standing here like an incompetent dork.

"I'm Alice," I stick my hand out in front of me in the small distance he left in between our two bodies, "your new assistant"

He nods but doesn't take my hand, "I know your name." he states before walking around me and towards the door leading out to the hallway.

I roll my eyes before turning around to face him, I guess the rumors weren't false after all.

"I want to see all these papers finished and on my desk by the end of the day." he says, his lips remaining in their straight line and his eyes a void of all emotion.

I nod then go to sit behind my desk, "and when will you be back?" I squeak not understanding why I suddenly spoke.

He stops in the doorway then turns back to face me his lips forming a slow smirk, "that's for me to know and for you to mind your own business" he says, before closing the door behind him.

I let out a long sigh and sit down on the comfiest swivel chair I've ever sat in, I smile to myself and spin around in the chair. I stop spinning and stare at the pages scattered around my desk flipping through them, my mind swirling with confusion.

He wanted to torture me I'm sure of it.

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At around 11:30 I hear the doorknob jiggle and prepare myself for the impossibly hot prince Meier, but to my surprise, Melanie walks in with her quick elegant strides. "Are you still alive" she laughs leaning against the desk beside me.

"Hardly, " I smile.

"Don't worry too much about him, it'll get better, So lunch?" She says.

I am about to open my mouth to answer when I remember what she had told me earlier this morning. "Actually I-I can't remember? I need to stay here, Prince Meier will get mad" I stammer looking back down at the many pages few that are completed.

"Just ignore that rule, I need to show you around some more" she winks and takes my arm pulling me up next to her.

We leave the office and make our way down a dimly lit narrow hallway our heels are the only sound as they click clack.

We make it to what seems to be a large kitchen with a fridge in the corner and countertops lining the walls and stopping at a stove.

Melanie walks over to the fridge opening it and resting a hand on the top while she stares into the fridge scanning the food that sits there.

I pull out a chair and sit down gingerly, twiddling my thumbs not knowing if I should be doing something else.

"Found it!" Melanie says in a singsong voice pulling out a box then walking over and setting it down between the both of us. After a minute of not touching the box, she speaks up, "open it"

I nod at her command and open up the medium-sized cardboard box, my eyes widen when I eye the colorful sugary treats; 6 perfectly glazed donuts sit in the box calling up to me, my taste buds watering slightly at the smell and I crave their sweet tasty goodness. I move my eyes up to meet Melanie's amused grin as she studies me closely.

I sit up straight coughing slightly to clear my throat, "um are these for us?" I ask my eyes flickering back down to the 6 heavenly donuts waiting to be eaten.

"Yas of course," she giggles then picks out a vanilla donut glazed with white frosting and rainbow sprinkles. "I brought them in today as a type of 'celebration' so take one!" She says air quoting the word celebration.

I look back down to the wide variety of donuts and can't seem to decide between the donut covered in powdered sugar or the red velvet donut covered in chocolate frosting and pink sprinkles. I eventually pick the latter and take it out licking my lips with temptation, I take a bite and am instantly in heaven the sweet tastes swirl in hm mouth raising all my senses. "Delicious..." I mutter, Melanie laughs and looks at me with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

"We must not tell anyone about this though..." she trails off looking totally serious, I nod and finish off my donut.

"Oh crap!" I hear Melanie murmur before I hear her chair scrape against the ground, she stands up quickly straitening out her skirt and fixing her hair then smiling and walking over to me, "I am late for a meeting I had planned, you know your way back to the office okay?" She asks, standing over me and looking towards the door in anticipation.

"Yeah, totally" I smile glancing back down to the box holding all the donuts.

"Take them they're yours" she gives me a quick hug then walks towards the archway leading back out to the hallway, she waves sending me a kiss before disappearing into the hallway leaving me in total silence.

"Time to get back to work" I mutter sighing to myself and grabbing the box, I push away from the table standing up and leaving the kitchen.

"Hmm" I look to my left then to my right unsure which way to go.

I head down the left turning down hallways that feel familiar but then soon realize I am utterly lost. I groan and lean against he nearest wall letting my hair fall in front of my eyes, it's not long before I hear faint footsteps making their way towards me.

Fear creeps up my spine and I find myself wondering if it's the prince or another person apart of the royal family, I look up and relief floods from my body, a man with darker hair stand in front of me smirking and eyeing up and down my body.

Revulsion masks the relief when I notice his eyes darken and his smirk grows wider, "C-can I h-help you?" I ask, eyeing him wearily, I stand up straighter and try to make myself look more confident then I was currently feeling.

His eyes narrow then return to normal still staying a brown-black color, "Why do you need to know beautiful" his smiles evilly walking closer to me.

Fear crawls through me as I try to back up more than physically possible, "S-Stay back!" I squeak my eyes widening when both of his arms cage me in his body coming even closer to me so much more so that they are touching.

He smirks bringing his head to my neck as he begins to nip at my neck and trails kisses making his way up to my jaw then closer and closer to my lips, I squeeze them shut turning my head away from him. That didn't make him happy though, because a growl rumbles from his chest and his hand flies to my chin and he pulls my face towards him.

I feel tears stream down my cheeks my mascara probably staining underneath my eyes, "aw don't cry hun, I'll make you feel good" he sneers, his head goes back down to my neck and I feel two sharp pinpricks sting my neck a strangled cry flying out of my mouth, I drop the box of donuts and they fall to the floor, scattering across the carpeted floor.

The man is dragged away from my shaking body and flies across the hallway hitting the opposite wall with a loud bang, I fall to the floor in a heap, sobs raking through my body.

"Nico!" A loud voice booms as he stomps towards the man who I now know as Nico lays on the floor staring up at the Prince. He marches towards Nico and grabs him by the collar of his shirt, "if you don't get out of my sight now you will regret ever touching her!" He growls smashing Nico's head against the wall.

I look away not wanting to watch someone get hurt, a bring my hand up to my neck and feel something wet, I bring my hand back to my eyes and I gasp as my eyes take in my red-stained fingertips.

"Leave now!" Prince Meier yells at Nico. Nico glares at the prince before scrambling to stand up before walking away down the hall sending me one last wink and smirk.

My breathing starts to grow harsh and I try to catch my breath, I start hyperventilating and it seems like not enough breaths are able to enter my lungs.

The Prince rushes over his large arms pulling me up so that I'm standing in front of him, his eyes go directly to my blood-stained neck a growl erupting from his chest, "h-he did this to you?" He spits out and I nod slowly squeezing my eyes shut.

"Let's get you cleaned up" he whispers seeming to be discouraged and tired, I open my eyes and look up to meet his blue-grey eyes that are looking down into mine, an unknown emotion fills his eyes and his blank stare from before is seeming way more inviting right now. You don't want to get on his bad side.

He grabs ahold of my hand enveloping it over mine and pulling me along after him I stumble a couple of times but every time The Prince is at my side helping me back up his eyes never riding of the unknown emotion, every time his arms wrap around my small frame making me feel protected and wanted to warm me up and riding me of my fears for the world. And I can't seem to place the emotions imprinting in my brain, and at this moment Prince Meier doesn't seem so bad anymore.

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Wow that was my longest chapter yet, around 1700 words later my finger are so soar tbh😂 I can't thank you all enough for getting this book to 2000 reads!

I love you all I hoped you all liked this chapter, It might of seemed slightly slow at first but I added some drama in the end there.. tell me if you enjoy the longer chapters because I always try to make them at least 1000 words but they always seem to go over that.

Ignore all the grammar and spelling mistakes because there will be many I'll edit later ;)

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