Chronicles: Silent Breath

Chapter 12

I have been divided between political studies and wedding preparations. As the queen's health deteriorated with each passing day, I found myself making decisions on the decorations, food, locations, accessories, and tasting cakes. Better than this, I was also planning my brother's wedding, because it was decided that we would get married on the same day. We haven't spoken much; Helies has been spending his days being disgustingly nice to the desert princess. Not that I care, but... well, it's something I can't do with the shining-haired guy.

The royal guests have moved into the palace last week just for the ceremony tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow... I will be married, and since my betrothed is from another realm, I will be moving there. It's probably for the best. It will be hard not seeing the queen and king, but at least I will be far away from Helies.

I just finished packing my clothing because after the ceremony, I will be leaving, no longer the princess of this realm. I didn't pack much, just a small bag with my favorite dresses—a bag I can hide because I know that the shiny-haired prince will ensure I don't wear clothes. He is such a pervert. Eww... I don't want to think about it.

I will just quickly check on the queen before going to sleep. As I walked out of my room, I noticed Helies's door slightly ajar.

"He never leaves his door open," I whispered to myself.

Curiosity got the best of me, and I approached his room, peeking through the small gap. My entire body froze. There, in the dim light of his chamber, I saw Helies with Princess Massala. She was wearing a transparent gown that showed every part of her body, and she was on top of him on the bed. Her hands were tracing his chest, and her head was leaning down towards his face.

"I know you want me," she said with a husky voice.

My heart sank in my chest, and my body felt cold. Tears began to run down my face, and my vision became blurry as I moved out of the door, not wanting to see more of their intimacy. I was about to walk away when I heard his voice.

"You're a good deceiver, shy princess. But I don't want the same. This marriage is political, and nothing more."

I stopped, my eyes locking on the scene in front of me. Princess Massala pulled back from him, her expression angry.

"You're wrong," she said. "I will be your queen, and we need to make heirs. You can't just marry me for a political arrangement."

Helies moved her off him and stood up.

"You're wrong, princess. And you can't force me," he said with a smirk.

Without warning, Princess Massala removed her gown and approached him, pinning him against the wall. My mouth fell open in shock as she started unbuttoning his shirt. Her fingers moved to his pants, unbuckling them.

"We can make this easy or difficult." Princess Massala said, her voice dripping with venom.

Helies struggled against her, his muscles tensing with effort. I could see that Helies didn't want to hurt her because she was a girl, but I was getting angry. Who the fuck was she to think she could just force my brother to have sex with her? "Stop," he growled as he pushed her away, but she was already unbuttoning his pants. I saw her hand wrap around his hard cock, and I couldn't stand it anymore. Without thinking, I entered the room, marching to where they were. I grabbed Princess Massala by the hair and pulled her away from Helies. "He said he didn't want you, didn't you listen the first time?!" I shouted, my body trembling with anger. Princess Massala yelped in pain as I pulled her away. "Let go!" she shouted at me. I released her, and she quickly grabbed her dress, covering her body.

"I can't wait to continue our discussion tomorrow, darling!" she spat before running out of the room. I turned to Helies. His eyes were fixed on me, and his cock was still out, even harder than before. I walked back to the door and closed it, my body still trembling with anger. I rested my head against the door, not knowing what I was doing here. I should have left, but instead, I couldn't stop myself from leaving him.