Lockdown

"The reason your son hasn't grown yet is because he's, her mate. They will grow when they have true loves first kiss, the marking of a tattoo ring will appear on their hands" she paused to show them her mark, the ring mark seemed to be on the same hand as the mate mark "and his blood will turn blue when they mate" she explained "I don't believe that he's not a blue blood but this... commoner is!" one of the princes' sisters retorted, glaring at me. I stood up on the table and pulled my mate up with me "there's only one way to be sure my mom's telling the truth" I stated mater-of-factly, plucking a small handheld flip blade knife from my boot "of course you would have something like that" he mumbled, I smiled and winked at him. At this time, I have gained all the attention as I cut our palms. Everyone gasped as blue blood dripped from my palm and red blood dripped from his "there, you have proof" I said as we climbed off the table.

The king immediately grabbed us and placed us so that we faced each other. Neither of us struggled "ok.. so, all they need is a kiss.. that's not so hard" he said as he placed a hand on both of our heads, he then forced our heads towards each other until we kissed. He let go after a couple of seconds, we immediately pulled away from each other not knowing what kind of expression to make "what's wrong? Why didn't that work?" he asked "with all due respect sire, but neither of us love each other equally.." I said with a small curtsey.

The king nodded in understanding "alright then, from this moment on. You two will spend every moment with each other excluding the bathroom, and to make sure of this.. I will have six guards and two maids go with you to your home, the maids will take care of all your shopping so you both can stay inside, and the guards will watch you inside to make sure you are together.. aside from the bathroom. The guards will directly report to me your progress.. If you fail to stay together, you will be thrown in the dungeon and torchured" The king commanded

The room silenced as we mentally processed his order. The prince was the first one to respond "are you crazy? Do you know what she did in the first twenty-four hours of knowing she was mated with a prince? Not only was she never respectful or elegant an any way, but she also assaulted me" he groaned at the last part.

"Well, you've earned my respect" one of the princes' brothers said, I smiled "well, you were never respectful to me" the king looked at me in approval "a queen indeed" he complimented me "see you two already getting along.. keep it up and we'll be seeing ducking's too soon" he chuckled as we both made a face at him. He whistled and the six guards and two maids appeared behind us "alright.. next time I see you.. you better be an adult and with ducking's on the way" he stated as the guards guided us out and to a limo.

We sat together and everyone else sat around us, the guards next to each of us made us squish close to each other. The awkward car ride thankfully didn't last long but felt like hours. We arrived at home and were immediately guided inside, since there was only one exit.. three guards stood on one side and three guards stood on the other. The maids roamed the living and kitchen looking for something to do, we looked at each other awkwardly "let's just um.. sit on the couch?" I asked him, he nodded. Not really knowing what else to do, we just sat there in silence. The prince sighed and leaned on the couch, turned towards me. I followed his movement "it's pretty creepy having them watching.." I stated, he nodded. It was then that I noticed how tense he was, even though he seemed relaxed. I looked around at them at took his hand, I led him into the bedroom. I stopped the guard "we want a little privacy" I said to him with a wink, the guard bowed and went to the door again. I shut the door and instantly saw a change in him, like I flipped a switch. He layed on the bed in defeat, I layed beside him also defeated "what now?" he asked, looking at me "you need to stop resisting, it's the only way" I said truthfully, he sighed "fineeee... I won't fight the hormones.. but it's going to be hard with these guards and maids watching us.." he said, I tucked some of my hair behind my ear "we can just stay in the bedroom and only come out for food, drink, and bathroom" I said, we looked at each other for a minute thinking of the choices "hmm.. be watched all day.. or be watched every now and then... I choose your idea" he said. I smiled, with him not resisting I have hope for a true love kiss and growth soon. "How about we start by getting to know each other?" I suggested, he nodded "what do you suggest?" he asked "well.. we don't have to ask personal questions yet, so I'll start.. what's your name?" I asked, he gave me a raised eyebrow like he was trying to see if I was joking "Christian Dan Fredrick, what's yours?" he asked

"Kaspersky May Bartelli.. but everyone calls me Kas" I replied "your hair looks so soft.. can I touch it?" I asked, he seemed to tense but nodded in agreement. I smiled and reached out; he flinched so I pulled back "I.. I've never had anyone touch my hair.." he slowly mumbled; I nodded in understanding "I can go slowly.." I said carefully and slowly reaching out, I felt a sense of accomplishment as I put my hand down. His hair felt like a cloud, I fully enjoyed rubbing his hair. Then I locked eyes with him and noticed he was blushing; I pulled my hand back not used to that look. He seemed confused "I thought you wanted me to not resist.. why are you resisting?" he asked, I shook my head "I'm not resisting... I'm just not used to you, and we just started getting to know each other.." I explained, he smiled and touched my hair as well "your hair needs improvement.. I think you're smart, but you need to use your heart more than your head on this" he replied. I blushed at the sight of his smile, then nodded.

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