(All characters depicted are over the age of 18)
Author's note: I have updated this chapter to include more backstory/character building and try to fix the pacing
Aylene
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I gave a sigh of relief as Helena undid the ribbons of the restrictive corset on my dress. Once I was in my nightgown and free of the heavy material I dismissed the servants and tried to relax onto the soft bed in what the Prince had referred to as my room.
We had arrived in Starithia that afternoon and had been on a whirlwind tour of the city. I had been introduced to many of the noble families and my mind swirled with all of the new names and faces.
While my marriage was not quite as I had anticipated I was glad that it seemed to be mending the relationship between our two countries. An uneasy truce had existed between Vymora and Starithia since the death of Elon's parents.
The King and Queen of Starithia, along with Prince Elon's younger sister Princess Elanna, were assassinated one night in the royal Palace when he was only four years old. Rumor had it that Elon also narrowly escaped death and was rescued by his god father Lord Herron.
Vymora had been blamed for the attack and the high council of Starithia, led by Comander Torlee, had swiftly declared war against Vymora. Starithia had launched a fleet of battle ships to Vymora and the resulting siege on my family's castle lasted for almost a year before the Starithian army were finally defeated.
In the weeks that followed the siege, Lord Herron took custody of the crown in Prince Elon's name and signed a peace treaty with my parents, the King and Queen of Vymora. My betrothal to Prince Elon, to occur shortly after my 21st birthday, was also declared as a sign of unity between our two countries.
Of course I was only a baby at the time, but my governess would tell me horrifying tales from the battlefield as I was growing up. I had always known it was my duty to marry Elon and truly ally our two Kingdoms.
My thoughts flicked back to Prince Elon, as they seemed to be doing a lot recently. Today had been excruciating, my reunion with the Prince hadn't been as I had expected. He had come to collect me shortly after the ship docked in Starithia and I had been anticipating anger from him, especially when I confronted him and asked what had happened to Anna.
Instead he had casually informed me that she had been working in the ships kitchen and that he had asked Hale to get her a job in the palace. As we had been presented to the King, Lord Herron, and the royal court he had been nothing but friendly and courteous. He played every part of the perfect Prince.
My reaction to him had also been a surprise, the annoyance I had built up towards the Prince since our wedding night combined with the attraction I felt whenever he came close to me. My skin would tingle whenever he took my arm and flashbacks of him pushed up against me that night came unbidden, making my pulse race.
I wriggled further into the luxurious bed moving my hand up to squeeze my breast, mirroring the Prince's movement that night. I imagined the feel of his hard muscular body pressed up against me as I hitched up the bottom of my nightgown. I spread my legs apart remembering the feel of this thigh pressed between mine.
I slid my fingers along my pussy feeling the wetness gathering. I circled my fingers slowly thinking about how it would have felt for the Prince to bring his mouth down on mine; wondering how he would taste.
I squeezed my breast harder, a thrill went through me remembering the shiver of helplessness I had felt as he stalked towards me like I was prey, pinning me up against the bedpost.
I felt the pressure building and the movement of my fingers became more furious as I fantasized about the Prince laying me down on the bed and pushing that silky nightgown up over my hips. I slid two fingers easily into my wet pussy as I pictured him parting my legs and dipping his head slowly between them. I pumped my fingers inside me as I imagined him running his tongue over my swollen clit.
The vision switched back to Anna knelt between my legs on my wedding night and my guilt at our current situation came crashing back to me bursting my bubble. I reluctantly withdrew my fingers and rolled over onto my side, frustrated at being so close to release. Tomorrow I would find Anna and make sure she was okay.
Ironically I hadn't climaxed since I had become a wife, and my frustration was building to a level I had never experienced before. My longing for the Prince had become an almost tangible thing.
Anna