More important than my life

Kim woke up on a very comfortable big bed. She had slept off on the sofa the previous night after crying and Henry carried her to his room. She didn't like how everyone made her a property, starting from Mr. Raymond who maltreated and finally sold her, because he adopted her and her brother, David from the orphanage. years ago. Now it was Henry, What crime did she commit in her previous life? To get treated this way?. was losing her parents not enough for her and David?. She asked herself rhetorically.

She rubbed her eyes gently, then she yawned and stood up. Her eyes met with the maids standing in the room, close to her bed. "Who..who are you"? She said to them. How long, did they stand there? did they watch her sleep? how embarrassing. she couldn't even get a little bit of privacy?. She thought.

"We are here to help you get dressed, his highness sent us". One of the maids said.

" Help me get dressed? am I some spoilt can do that myself, where did you keep my bag"? She asked, her eyes moved around the room and the half opened the wardrobe and she walked towards it. She didn't see her bag, instead, she saw new female clothes. neatly arranged in the wardrobe. "My bag, Where did you keep it?" She asked again. this time angrily. The maids could sense the anger in her words.

"Ma'am, his highness asked us to dispose of it in the trash" I'm afraid it has been taken out already". One of the maids said.

" What? How dare he do that? why make such orders without my consent?". She said, running outside the room. She was going to find her bag.

The mansion was very big and she was in the last room on the west wing. Before she could reach outside.

"The trash was already disposed of." She didn't stop, she looked inside and around the empty garbage dump.

"Henry watched her from upstairs in the guest room" he had slept there the previous night.

"What is she doing?" He asked Andrew who stood behind him.

"Your Highness, she's looking for the bag you ordered to be thrown out last night." He replied.

Kim bent down crying, "Screw you evil man." she yelled out. The beautiful weather began to turn dark, and with a little stroke of lightning, the rain started pouring heavily. She remained unmoved as she continued to cry under the rain. Andrew and two other guards went to her with an umbrella and tried to bring her back inside the mansion. Kimberly didn't move an inch as she continued to yell and scream at them.

Soon she watches them leave her under the heavy rain. "Why come to me when you're also going to leave? you're just like my parents. leaving me to suffer all alone." She cried more. Soon, the rain reduced and she was still kneeling under it. She felt someone carry her up from the ground. She was cold and unable to move. She watches the man carry her into the mansion. She didn't push him away or reject him. The guards immediately followed Henry with their umbrellas above them.

He dropped her on the bed gently and went to the bathroom to change his wet clothes. He came out with a towel tied around his waist.

She watched him, water dripped from his hair to his chest and all over his body."Shameless man, how dare he go naked in front of a woman." She cursed inwardly.

"What's so important in your bag that you have to make a scene"? He asked.

She was quiet and ignored him at first. then she spoke.

"My mother's necklace was in that bag, my clothes too. That necklace is more important than my life."

"You call those clothes? Those are rags, who still wear those?"

He watched her stare at him sternly, soon she stood up and walked close to him and slapped him hard on his face.

Henry was surprised. This woman had guts. He hadn't seen anyone like her. He frowned and grabbed her arm tightly and pinned her to the wall. His hot breath and her heartbeat could be heard as the room was very quiet.

"Let me go"! She yelled out.

He moved his hand slowly into his pocket and brought out a necklace and showed it to her.

"You were talking about this?"

She stared at the necklace in his hand. "That's my mother's necklace" give it to me.

"No! Firstly you'll have to pay for slapping me," Henry said and grinned.

"Wait. what..?" She trembled, fearfully. She wasn't patient enough to ask for it, instead, she slapped him. Would he punish her?. He is her master now. What would he do to her?. She stared at him meekly. Then she remembered how a man killed one of the girls at the club for disobeying him. It was horrible. She didn't want to experience that too.

"Yes have to kneel and apologize, or would you want me to slap you back?"

Kim swallowed on her empty throat. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry master." She said immediately.

"Not appealing enough, I'll be keeping this necklace with me."

He said and let go of her arm.

"Your clothes are wet, I'll have them change them for you." She watched him walk to the wardrobe and picked out a robe.

Shortly, the maids came back into the room the help her change her wet clothes.

Henry left the room wearing a red robe.

They prepared her a rose petals warm bath. Did manicure and pedicure on her and changed her hairstyle. What are you doing? She asked them. "His highness asked us to dye your hair black".

" No he can't do that. Tell him I love my hair blonde".

"That won't be possible," he said entering the room. No royal bride would be carrying a blonde hair" He gave her a threatening look.

She suddenly remembered he had her necklace with him and could destroy it.

"More reason why we shouldn't be doing this, I'm not qualified". She said ignorantly. He wanted to use her and the necklace was her only weakness, for now, He couldn't possibly destroy it for no reason. She thought.

The maids ignored them and continued doing her hair. Henry sat on the bed. After an hour, they were done. "Bring in the clothes for her to change into." He ordered and then asked them to leave the room. It was only the both of them in the room. "What did he want to do to me? she thought."

"Start changing."He said.

She looked at him awkwardly

"With you here? I can't do that." She said angrily. How could this man possibly think she'll change in front of him.

Did he think she was a próstitute? She thought. What was she saying? he bought her from a club.

"I'm about to be your husband, I don't see any reason you shouldn't do it. besides, I would be seeing you do that more often". He said and grinned.

"You're disgusting" she retorted, irritated by his evil smile after saying such nonsense.

She picked up a black gown from one of the boxes of clothes on the bed. "I'll go with this one and I won't be changing from this".

she went into the bathroom to change

she came out a few minutes after.

Henry stood up from the bed and walked close to her. wearing her a necklace from the ones she saw earlier. He turned her slightly, facing the mirror.

" it fits you perfectly," He said.

She was uncomfortable with his hands on her waist.

Slowly his hands moved to her wrist and he held her gently, bringing her with him as they go outside the room.