The Princess Slave
Chapter 65

Viktor POV

I watched as she admired every little thing she came across.. she looked.. so beautiful. I could hardly keep my eyes from her. She absolutely shined in public. Smiling at everyone she came across.. sharing kind words. It’s weird to see her outside of the castle.

I came across a handmade blue butterfly.. one that resembled her gown and the little pins in her hair and I didn’t even hesitate to buy it. I don’t know what’s gotten into me.. but after a good night’s rest, waking up to her scent.. something just felt different. Thought, id been feeling different for a while now.. I keep feeling things change.

I took Cedric’s advice as well. I’m showing her why I will not marry another.. showing her that she is mine. I watched from a few feet away as she stood talking to one of the vendors, a little old human lady about the items she had on sale.

From afar I saw other men admiring her beauty, and as one stepped up to her.. I let out a growl and walked over to them.

“Hello, pretty lady.” The man said. Violette took a step back. As soon as he saw me, I grabbed her hand and pulled her behind me.

“Mine,” I growled. It had completely caught me off guard.. as well as everyone surrounding us. Nonetheless, he put his hands up in surrender and backed away.

“Are y-you alright?” Violette asked as she pulled me towards her. She’d realized what she’d done.. and lowered her head.

“I’m sorry.. I didn’t me-mean to pull you..” she said softly.

“Don’t be,” I replied with a gentle smile. There was hardly anything she could do to anger me anymore.

“Turn around,” I said. She let go of my hand and did so. I pulled the necklace out of my pocket and unclasped it. I moved her hair to the side and put the necklace around her neck and fastened it.

“What do you think?” I asked. She turned around with the pendant in her hand and smiled.

“It m-m-matches my dress. I lo-ve it. T-thank you.” She said. She looked up at me with her soft brown eyes and my heart felt warm.

“Did you replace anything for Lillian?” I asked. She moved back to the lady she was originally talking to. The lady pulled out a dainty, pearled tiara and set of matching earrings.

“I.. rem-remember Lillian loved my ti-tiaras.. I always swore I wo-ould get her one, one day.” She said sadly.

“Let’s get it. She will love it, I’m sure of it.” I said softly. I didn’t even look at the price tag as I handed the woman a wad of cash.

“I can’t take all of this..” the woman said. Violette looked at me confused.

“Keep it, and we’ll take the tiara and earrings,” I said. She woman bowed her head in gratitude and began to wrap the items in a soft cloth.

“T-thank you..” Violette said. I could tell she was unsure of my kindness, but it was pure. I’m a king.. I have much to give.

The lady handed Violette the wrapped cloth and placed her hand over Violette’s. Her eyes went white for a moment.. a thing I’ve only seen happen with seers.

“I wish you the best.. Lady Violette. You may have had an.. awful past.. but I assure you, you have a beautiful future ahead of you.” She said as she looked between us both. Her eyes saw pain.. suffering.. I’m sure of it. But she saw something else as well. Violette smiled but was visibly confused.

“Thank you.” I thanked the woman and took Violette’s hand in mine. I felt the woman’s eyes staring at me, and I made a note in the back of my mind to visit her once again before we left.

“That w-was odd.. did you s-ee her eyes? I’ve never seen that be-before. And s-she knew my name..” Violette said. She placed Lillian’s gifts into a small bag I’d given her and I grabbed her hand.

“I believe she’s a seer.. I’ve only seen the white eyes with them.” I said. She looked at me curiously but didn’t say much else about it.

“Did you replace some-thing for Ced-Cedric?” She asked.

“I found a blacksmith and I have him working on a project.. it’s an engraved dagger. He’s always had a thing for daggers so I thought it would be a great wedding gift.” I said.

I heard her stomach grumble and almost chuckled.

“Hungry?” I asked.

“God-Goddess, yes.” She said. I smiled as I pulled her to the place I usually eat at when I’m here.

“What’s.. B.B.Q?” She asked. I stopped and held her back for a moment as I looked at her like she was insane.

“Barbecue?” I asked.

“I’ve.. never h-heard of it.” She said as she shrugged her shoulders.

“Oh, it’s only the best food you’ll ever taste. Come.” I said. I pulled her into the place and she looked around.

She ended up getting fried potatoes with pulled pork.. and I figured I may as well do the same. There’s not a place to sit and eat here.. so I walked her to a small lake that I usually sit by when I come.

I gathered some of the food in a fork and held it out for her. Goddess, I love feeding her. She chewed as she thought for a moment, then covered her mouth as she spoke.

“Oh.. my g-goddess! That’s am-amazing!” She said happily. My heart soared at the sight.

“You really like it?” I asked. She nodded her head.

“Y-yes.. it’s a-almost better than the ba-con from this morning.” She giggled. I saw her rub her scar a few times and I reached into the bag and pulled out a vial that Beatrice had packed.

“Here. It will help with the pain.” I said softly. She took the vial and quickly drank it and stuffed it back into the bag. I held out another bite and she gladly took it.

“W-what do you th-ink she meant? The.. what did you c-all her? A seer?” She asked.

“I have not a clue,” I said. But I had a feeling it had something to do with us both.. and not just Violette.

“It was st-strange.. but I liked her..” she said. I let out a chuckle.

“It was strange, indeed,” I said. We continued eating until she could eat no more. After I was sure she’d finished, I threw away our trash and grabbed her hand.

“Anything else you’d like to look at before we leave?” I asked.

“N-no.” She said softly. I waved over the guard I had following us and looked at Violette.

“I will be right back.. stay with Enzo.” I said. She nodded her head as Enzo approached.

I made my way back to the woman, I needed to know more.. it was killing me. Itching at me. And I knew she would be expecting me.

Once I made it to her stand, she turned around and smiled.

“Ask.” She said softly.

“What did you mean? When you said that to Violette..” I asked.

“Exactly what I said.. she will have a beautiful future.. and part of it was also meant for you. But I cannot tell you too much otherwise it will not come true.” She said.

“Can you tell me anything else.. without changing it?” I asked.

“Just give it time. It will all fall into place. You will see. Trust in her.. have faith. If you don’t.. everything will fall apart.. so just have faith.” She said. I needed more.. but I was afraid to push. I didn’t want to affect it.

“You’ve been looking in all the wrong places, Viktor. You will see. There is more to it than you know.” She said. Everything she said was confusing.. but I didn’t question any further.

“Thank you,” I said. Before I turned she stopped me with her hand on my arm.

“Take this. You will need it when the time comes. But don’t look, yet.. you will know when.” She said. I held the small cloth in my hand and smiled.

“Thank you.. again.” I said softly.

“No.. Thank you.” She replied with a bow.