sat down and told him everything. The contest, the flight, the hotel room, and finally the how I ended up here. He sat looking wide-eyed .
“So, you’re not supposed to be here?” He said slowly. I bob my head yes, and he flops down on the bed next to me.
“But! They were saying there were exactly 15 girls! It would have been 16 if you’re here! So, who ditched?” He asked out loud. I sat up abruptly.
“You mean to tell me that the only reason I’m here is because some bimbo didn’t show up!?” I yelled. He cringed but nodded .
“That’s what I think anyways. I still can’t believe you’re going to the dinner in that! But I can’t wait for their reactions. You do know it’s a royal dinner. You’re in the castle.” He said. My eyes got wide, and his filled with hope to give me a makeover but, “I still don’t give a crap! They took me without permission!” I said frustrated. He rolled his eyes and stood up .
“Well, Red, I need to go since I’m no longer needed, but I’ll stick around for the dinner. Something tells me it’s going to be pretty interesting.” He smirked and walked out. I decided to look around so I opened the door, and gasped.
I was on the second level, and it was a huge circle so you could see doors going around the entire level I was on. I assume it’s the other girls. Then on the first level, which you could see from the white railing, was designed with a white and gold tiled floor that had a beautiful pond in the middle with some sort of symbol in it.
The walls were various shades of blue, and had plants here and there. There were colorful sofas and chairs with decorative pillows. It was gorgeous! I heard a throat clear behind me and I spun around to meet what was his name? Oh! Demetrius!
He had on a fancy suit, and I admit he looked hot, but that smirk on his face told me to keep my guard up.
“Good evening my lady. How are you?” He asked stepping closer to me. I sighed internally. I’m going to have to whip him into shape aren’t I? I narrowed my eyes at him and I saw a flash of amusement in his before it disappeared.
He didn’t give me time to respond, as he put a hand on either side of the railing, trapping me to him. Yep! Definitely a butt kicking! Suddenly his hand snaked its way to my bottom, and I snapped.
“I like you.” He whispered in my ear. I smirked, and twisted his arm back before flipping him to the floor. His eyes showed surprise, and I faked surprise.
“What a coincidence! The floor likes you!” I said in a patronizing tone. I bent down to his level.
“You try something like that again and I won’t be so forgiving, and you won’t be able to have children.” He nodded, and I helped him up. Dang, I’ve been doing that a lot lately. Did I have a problem? Nah.
“I think you should know I don’t normally act like that.” He smiled. Something told me he was telling the truth, but I motioned for him to elaborate.
“It was a test to see if you were genuine or not. Please forgive me. I won’t try something like that again.” He asked. What the heck does that test mean? Oh well. I just nodded.
“Sure whatever.” I shrugged. He chuckled.
“What’s your name beautiful girl?” He asked.
“Anna, but a lot of people call me Red.” I smiled and crossed my arms. He looked over my appearance and his eyebrows furrowed.
“Were you not given a stylist to get ready for the dinner in 10 minutes?” He asked. I nodded.
“Yes, but I beat showed him not to mess with me as well. I wasn’t going to wear that hideous dead flamingo! And I don’t want to impress anyone if I’m getting out of here. Especially since I shouldn’t be here.” I answered.
“What do you mean?” He asked. I put a hand on his shoulder, which was hard to do since he was so tall and I was so short. We then started to walk
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