The Prince's Mistress

The Temple of Zeus

Mata Hari POV

"But my lady it's unhealthy." I said beating the thick curtain with my hands. I coughed as a thick cloud of dust fell from it. I looked at the queens bed and noticed that only her side was messed up. That means the king didn't sleep in his bed again tonight. I frowned and looked at the queen who was, as always , working on her tapestry. It was her second one and this one was clearly going to me much bigger. She got like this the last time the men left for war. She's never been good with dealing with her feelings, that's probably where Harry gets it from.

"There's nothing unhealthy about tapestry" she said defensively.

"Yes your grace but-"

"What do you think of this color?!" She pulled out a coil of royal blue thread and held it out. Her eyes had bags underneath them and her lips were pale. I frowned. I needed to get her out of here. Cooped up in her bedroom like this was so unhealthy, physically and emotionally. I bit my lip and sat by her side.

"Well if you want to stay in and do tapestry all day then I will gladly accompany you."

She laughed and tucked a hair behind her ear. "Don't be silly Mata Hari, a young lady shouldn't be-.." She stopped mid sentence and smiled.
"You've always been a smart girl Mata Hari..I suppose you're right. How about we go to Olympic Games."

I smiled because I knew the king would be there. She needed to spend time with him before he leaves. She's been avoiding him because she doesn't want to say goodbye.

I helped the queen dress in a white flowing dress with flowering detail at its trim. I did her hair, pinning it up and putting a vail over it. She's so stunning it's almost intimidating. She insisted on also doing my hair.

"You've got such a gorgeous face, why you insist on hiding it I'll never know. She pulled my long hair into a high ponytail and twisted the ponytail, adding a bow to the end of it.
My ears looked so naked without earring and my eyes looked big like this. Because my hair was up you could see that my dress was backless. It was a short dress that stopped mid thigh, it has been an unbearably hot summer.

The queen had someone ready a carriage for us. She put Domita in charge while shed been gone and we piled into her gold embroidered carriage and headed toward the bustle of the city.

I didn't look out of the window until we arrived. The roar from the stadium was heard from down the street. The conches were blown for the next event, we were late, fashionably of course. 

A man came and opened the door with a big smile. He was a tall skinny man in a white toga with a blue sash. He looked from the queen to me. I didn't like the way he looked at me. He gave me a confused look but stooped when the queen cleared her throat impatiently. The queen nodded to him and placed her hand out.
He took the hand and helped her out of the carriage. Once the queen was out he put his hand out and I reluctantly took it. He helped me outta of the carriage and I blushed as his hand lingered on my hip. I followed quickly behind the queen anxiously. The basilica was grand. The building was painted a beautiful gilded alabaster. I was so caught up in staring at the building I didn't notice the queen until she grabbed my hand.

"Vail your face" she whispered, she had her vail up. I didn't understand why but I did as she instructed.  We trotted into the stadium and were guided by the workers on standby into a box high up away from the rows of seating where everyone else sat. Now the roar of the crowd was well audible. The trumpets sounded loudly and the announcers yelled

"LET THE GAMES...BEGIN!"

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Sorry that this one is so short as well I just wanted to give you guys SOMETHING but there's bigger and better things happening in the up and coming chapters I promise lol

Here's a sneer peek from next chapter

I smiled up at him. His eyes didn't meet mine.
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"We need to talk" he said in a low voice. The tone of his voice made my heart skip a beat and my skin suddenly felt alive...
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