*Three days later*
Luciano walked into the field, his eyes moving around the field in search of someone. He breathed out a sign of relief immediately he spotted Nikolai at the end of the field talking to a warrior.
Nikolai turned his head to stare at him immediately he noticed footsteps approaching him, he said something to the warrior before turning to face his brother.
"Hey brother." He greeted with his usual smile on his face.
"I need to talk to you." Luciano replied almost immediately.
"Ohh," Nikolai raised his brows in confusion before they both walked towards a more silent area in the field.
"So what do you wanna talk about?" Nikolai asked, staring at him questioningly.
"You're not gonna say this to anyone?"
Nikolai furrowed his brows at him in confusion before answering. "Sure I won't."
"Okay." Luciano muttered, rubbing his palms together like he was nervous. "I don't know how to say this but- gods this is so weird- I've suddenly developed a weird feeling."
Nikolai quirked his brows at him in confusion. "Weird feeling?"
"Yes, a weird feeling for the sla- Eleanor." He revealed looking around to make sure no one is watching or listening.
Nikolai's eyes widened in surprise. "For Eleanor? Can you explain this feeling?"
"That's it! I don't know how to explain it! It just feels weird." He said frantically, running his hands through his hair in exasperation.
"Okay, okay, calm down bro. Come on, just say something."
"It's like I'm suddenly feeling sorry for her. I just mysteriously feel affection for her, yes! Affection! That's it. And, and I don't want to be away from her. I even told her to always be in my room! Like why the hell did I do that?!! It's absurd! I'm not supposed to feel this way! And I don't even know what it is!"
Nikolai stared at his brother in amusement before he burst out laughing hard, clutching his stomach.
Luciano stared at him in confusion as he kept on laughing. "What's funny Nikolai?" He asked, his face contorted in a frown.
"Oh my god! Everything is funny, Luciano." He used his hand to wipe the tears that had fallen from his eyes from how hard he was laughing.
"Come on Nikolai, this is not supposed to be funny. If you know what it is just tell me." Luciano groaned.
"You've fallen in love!" Nikolai blurted out.
Luciano stared at him in confusion and disbelief, before he scoffed. "That's not possible Nikolai, I can never fall in love with a mere slave."
"That's where you're getting it wrong brother. You've fallen in love with her, but you don't want to admit it."
"I can't believe I just wasted my time coming to you. By the way, thank you for your time." Luciano groaned, turning around to leave when Nikolai placed his hand on his shoulder stopping him.
"I know this is hard for you to believe but all I'm just gonna tell you is follow your heart. Follow your heart brother."
Luciano scoffed and remove his hand from his shoulder and walked away.
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*Eleanor's POV*
I walked out of the store room after I kept the equipment I used for cleaning the castle.
It's been three days since the incident and I feel really better.
The wound on my back dried off very quickly, I guess due to the herbs given to me by Mabuse and Helen.
Yeah, Madam Helen told me to stop adding Madam to her name. She felt since we're closer now there's no need for that.
Well, the most amazing thing that happened during these days was the prince's orders. I still can't believe it. Prince Luciano ordered that I start sleeping in one of the rooms in the castle.
I can't remember the last time I had a room to myself. A room with a soft bed, a bathroom and a window big enough unlike that in the slave quarters.
Everything is just going smoothly for me these days. Well, apart from the death glares I get from the Queen and Princess Sabrina.
Right now, I'm on my way to the Prince's room. He has ordered me to stay in his room always which is kind of weird to me.
He said I can always be on deck when he calls me but I think he's trying to keep me safe. I don't really know but I do think he's keeping me away from the princess.
I climbed up the last flight of stairs and walked into the hallway leading to his room. I stopped on my tracks when I spotted Elliot in the middle of the hallway leaning on the wall and staring at me with a smirk on his face.
I bowed my head and walked faster aiming to walk past him into the Prince's room. I seriously don't want to have any conversation with this man, cause I'm sure he has nothing good to talk about.
I felt my body cringe immediately. I remembered my last encounter with him and how he touched me.
He stopped up off the wall and walked into the middle of the hallway blocking my path.
I stopped and stared at him, raising my brows quizzically at him.
"Not so fast slave." He smirked harder with his brows arched. "It's nice meeting you again."
He seriously can't start this here, near the Prince's room with his guards standi- Oh gods, there are no guards there.
Now I get why he stood here obviously waiting for me.
"Well, I don't think it's nice meeting you." I shot back and folded my arms together, staring at him with a 'not so friendly look' on my face.
He quirked his brows at me in amusement before he bursted out laughing hysterically.
I raised my brows at him drily before speaking. "As you can see I don't have the time for this, I'm heading to the Prince's room so, if you'd escuse me I'll have to keep going."
"Looks like the prince is not back." He turned to look at the door to Luciano's room before turning to stare at me with his usual smirk on his face.
"I better get going then." I muttered and turned around to leave only to be stopped by a strong hold on my wrist and before I could say Jack Robinson, I was spuned around quickly and felt my back hit the wall.
I let out a shriek at the sudden movement glaring hard at the idiot as he stood very close to me, pinning both of my hands to the wall.
"What the hell are you doing?" I growled trying to release my hands from his, which was to no avail. "Let me go."
"Sure, sure, I'm gonna let you go." He mocked keeping the stupid smirk on his face. "But first, where do you think you were going? I'm not done with you yet." He said like it's the most usual thing in the world.
"We have nothing to talk about, so let me go." I growled through gritted teeth.
"You seem to be forgetting who the master is here."
"You're not my master."
He laughed humorlessly before revealing. "Well, your master already gave you to me."
I quirked my brows at him in confusion.
"Luciano was willing to share, so he gave you to me." He repeated keeping an intense stare on me.
"That's not true." I said through heavy breaths, I was suddenly out of breath.
"Say that to yourself." He said lastly before leaning forward, bringing his lips close to mine.
What the hell! I pushed my head backwards, trying to get away from him.
He pushed my hand harder to the wall making it hurt before pushing his forward and placed his lips on mine, engorging it in an irritating kiss.
He raised his hands with mine above my head, using his left hand to hold both of my hands trapping them above my head.
I tried to move my head away from him, which was impossible cause he used his right hand to hold my head in place.
I signed defeatedly as tears rolled down my eyes.
"What the hell is going on here?" I heard a familiar voice ask.
Elliot pulled away and I turned quickly to see the prince standing down the hallway with a scowl on his face.