Arnold looked up at her for a few seconds, before he slowly nodded,
" Okay. Just come back on time as you said, cause I don't want my food to be too cold."
Belle shook her head, " I won't."
Then, she walked away from the dinning room..
The Princess quickly made her way towards her room, and when she got to the entrance, she saw the two werewolves guards with Lexa in their middle. She was on her knees, and her head was hung low.
Belle grinned as soon she sighted Lexa and sauntered towards her.
" Well, well, well, what do we have here?"
The two werewolves guards bowed to Belle, and immediately took their leave when Belle waved to them.
Now, it was only Belle's personal maid that was with her.
" Now, I can finally deal with you!" Belle smiled sinisterly, and her maid nodded with excitement.
But Lexa didn't say anything, and her face wasn't visible to the two ladies in front of her.
Belle was expecting Lexa to be scared, but instead the girl was calm and mute. This made the Princess to be more enraged.
" Great act, I love it! But prepare to go down slave!"
She threatened and clenched her fists together. She just hated the gut of Lexa but had no idea why.
Still, Lexa didn't say anything, and she was composed. Though, it appeared like that, but she wasn't okay. Her body was arching inwardly, and she was only trying to keep herself steady. Her palms were really sweating, and she could feel how her body was burning. But she wasn't the type to tell someone if she feels okay or what. Lexa preferred to do things on her own.
"Princess, I think she is being too proud. I suggest you deal with her so she can know her place!" Belle's personal maid sneered and added to Belle's words.
Like her master, the maid also didn't like Lexa, and she felt disgusted just by looking at Lexa.
Belle was now getting pissed off, and her chest rose higher with her breaths getting louder.
" Bring her close!" She commanded her maid.
The maid quickly went over to where Lexa was and dragged her harshly to Belle's side.
Again, Lexa tried to suppress the pain she felt when the maid dragged, and she pressed her lips together. This was getting uncomfortable for her, but she wouldn't say it.
With how she was feeling, tears were beginning to brim at the corner of her eyes, but she wasn't going to let them fall down.
" You are so disrespectful! I don't know what my mum see in you, but I don't like you one bit!"
Belle knelt down to Lexa's level and tugged the latter's left ear violently.
She had always felt insecure whenever she see Lexa and wondered why. She didn't understand, and it really confused her. Deep inside, she actually felt inferior to Lexa, but she didn't want to accept the feeling. Belle only thought of the feeling as a bull shit.
Lexa closed her eyes, silently praying for the pain she was feeling to go. Her ear was hurting, but she was trying to suppress the groan that wanted to escape from her mouth. She hated it!
" Princess Belle, I don't think she is feeling any pain. Maybe you should go more hard on her," Belle's personal maid suggested calmly, and she crossed her arms together.
Belle became more furious and pushed Lexa on the marble floor harshly while hissing.
Lexa cursed the maid inwardly and vowed to get back at her, once she recovered from this damn illness.
The way Belle pushed Lexa hurt her body more, and tears finally sipped down from her eyes quietly. But nonetheless she tried to stand up but from the corner of her eyes, she saw Belle was rushing forward to her. Seeing this, she knew she was about to get hit but she could only sighed and closed her eyes. Waiting for another pain again.
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Arnold had been waiting for Belle for more than five minutes, and he was beginning to get suspicious. What was Belle up to? He questioned himself and frowned slightly. But he decided to wait for some little minutes.
After a while, his curiosity got the best of him, and he stood up. Trailing in the same path Belle did and soon, some faint sounds were echoing in his ears. Taking long strides with his calm expression, the sounds his sharp ears caught was getting more familiar.
Finally, he arrived at where the sounds were coming from, and his calm facade dropped immediately. He wasn't satisfied with what he saw, and he pulled his eyebrows together. Stepping forward, he tried to protect the first person he sighted.
" Stop it!" A cold voice rang out, and it sent shivers to people that were around the owner.
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Belle's hands froze in the air, and she parted her mouth but no words came out. She didn't expect her mate was going to come here, and it gave her mixed feeling! She was mad at him for not waiting for her to come back and at the same time, she was embarrassed as the look on his face explained how displeased he was.
" Arnold......"
But Arnold ignored Belle and turned to Lexa, hurrying to the latter's side.
" Are you okay?"
He stared worriedly at Lexa, and he could see something was wrong with her.
Now, he was the first person to noticed Lexa was definitely not okay.
Lexa's breathing was unsteady, and her forehead was now covered with beads of sweats. She didn't answer Arnold, but she knew it was him that saved her. The girl didn't know how to feel so she just turned her head sideways, so Arnold wouldn't be able to see her current state.
But unknown to her, the Prince already noticed it.
" What are you doing Arnold? Step away from the slave!" Belle barked annoyingly at Arnold and stepped closer to Arnold.
Arnold raised his head up and looked at Belle. His look was clearly chilling, and the temperature in the room dropped down to the lowest degree. Everyone present could feel how cold the hallway was, and Belle shivered subconsciously. The look Arnold was giving her was enough to make her feel frightened, and she stepped back from him.
" Prince Arnold, please don't be mad at the Princess, she was only trying to teach the slave a lesson," Belle's personal maid tried to explain the situation to Arnold, but her voice was shaky, and it was evident she was scared of facing Arnold.
" Who are you to buzz in my ears?! And how dare you call her a slave?!"