Blood Bound

My body ached, my ears rang and my insides felt like fire. I knew my lip and cheek were bleeding by the feeling of it dripping down my face. I groaned trying to pick myself off the floor but I couldn’t due to the sheer pain in between my legs. I had left the grand ball my husband was throwing due to his attention being deep between another woman’s legs. I didn’t want to watch him grab and rub her in front of everyone. I was embarrassed and disgusted that he would do such a thing in front of the others. Mostly because he never held or fondled me like that in the 3 years we have been married. I took a shakey breath seeing my husbands’ expensive shoes in front of my face now. My heart wrenched tightly in my chest, I hoped he would ask if I was ok or beat the shit out of the man who did this to me. I looked up with my icy blue eyes tears pouring down my face. Yet I didn’t see any concern anywhere on his face or features. His lip curled up in a disgusted snarl looking down at me. That’s when I noticed the dark brunette clinging to his arm her cheeks dusted with a dark shade of pink but the nastiest glare etched her eyebrows down.

King Daniel was my husband, he could have any woman he wanted with no one questioning him. They questioned me why I couldn’t please him enough to be satisfied with only me. I was a disgrace of the title of Queen of Regna. My husband then hisses lowly

“What a disgrace... my own wife can’t dress decent enough making others think that she is a whore.”

My eyes widen up at him, was he fucking insane? Yet... It wasn’t the cruelest thing he has said to me. I had dressed in a long sleeve gown that covered every inch of me except for my neck. More hatred seeped deep into my heart. I was so close to wanting to strangle the man myself. Yet I knew it would have been a death sentence on my part. Daniel shifted making me flinch and cover my face, he was known to kick and beat the shit out of me if I displeased him enough. I then heard the woman say in a high-pitched whiny voice.

“King Daniel, let her just lay there in her own filth... maybe the cold of the winter will kill her off.”

A searing feeling rushed through my heart making my breath catch in my throat. I heard Daniel chuckle lowly. Was he trying to kill me? Daniel then spoke in a soft gentle tone trying to be quiet

“Your right dear... then I won’t have to get my hands dirty or waste my time with you.”

I felt my nose twitch in anger, I wanted to scream, I wanted to fucking stab him in his throat and heart. So he could feel the pain he put me through for three years. I finally hear them walk off laughing with each other. A small growl left my lips, I will kill him if it was the last thing I do. I growled trying to push myself up again but fell again my arms and legs started to show the dark bruising on my unnatural white skin. My white hair fell out of the clips that had been disheveled and mangled from my abuser’s grip. I growled slamming my fists on the cold stone floor feeling myself about to give up my attempts when I saw black as-night boots standing near me. My body trembles in fear that it was another man to finish me off for King Daniel. My gaze slid up the man’s body he was in a very nice well-tailored suit. Of course again in all black, he was tall and slim but I could tell he was all muscles underneath his attire. Once my eyes landed on his face my heart froze. It was Daniel’s worst enemy King Lyall Ragnulf, one of the three Kings of Myrkr. I cursed in my head, this wasn’t going to be a good thing for me. Lyall was extremely handsome and oozed sex appeal and darkness. I wasn’t surprised to see him here in the castle due to Daniel wanting to invite them to every party to rub in their face how amazing his life is. Lyall and his two other brothers rule the Kingdom of Dark, Myrkr. They had watched as Daniel’s parents murder their parents in front of them at the age of ten and eleven, two were twins, Eir and Axel.

Lyall frowns deeply at me looking at the state that I was in. My dress was torn revealing most of my body to him, my skin littered with cuts and bruises, and my hair most likely a hot mess. I looked away from his gaze ashamed that yet another man looking at me like this. I wince pushing my body to sit up covering my bare chest and tucking my legs in trying to cover myself from his piercing gaze. He then spoke in a dark soothing tone

“Where is your husband, Hela.”

I couldn’t help my face contort in disgust while I snarl to myself. Why was he even asking? Was he trying to see if he could ruin me any further? I closed my eyes feeling the burn of them as I hiss out

“Buried deep in someone’s pussy I presume.”

Lyall’s frown deepened on his face looking over me, I noticed his hands clenching at his side as if trying to control his anger. Lyall than asks

“Does he know...”

I growl, snapping my eyes at him, and quickly interrupted him.

“Of course, he knows... he was here a few minutes before you showed up.”

Lyall growls darkly as his two brothers show up from behind him coming from the dark of the shadows in the hallway. Both brothers’ eyes scanned my state. I groan in my head, what was with my fucking luck today? Axel’s dark blues eyes looked at me with pity and sadness as Eir’s mismatched eyes held fury in them. Eir’s thunderous voice bellows out

“That fucker just left you like this? Is he gonna do anything about the person who did this to you?”

It was my turn to frown up at them, why the fuck would they care about what my husband does or doesn’t do, also even concerning themselves about me? I scoffed heavily at them

“No... why would he? If he can leave his wife...”

My body shutters, my voice catching in my throat. I could feel the tears threatening to spill out of their cage. Axel unclasps his cloak while walking over to me draping the soft fabric over my shoulders covering my body up. My breath left my lips in a sigh of relief while Axel clasps the cloak on me. His smooth fingers tilted my head up making me look at him. I could feel relief wash over me in waves. I remember that the Nordic men had powers that they could help others with. Axel slips his fingers off my chin setting his hand on the ground to help push himself up but froze as he had touched something. A twist of disgust washed through his face while he looked down at it. I followed his eyes seeing him hold up a part of my dress that had been ripped off.

Axel picks it up while standing and handing it to Lyall. Lyall grabs the cloth making a horrified face but as soon as it comes his stony face is replaced back. Eir ripped it out of Lyall’s hand and hisses as if the fabric burned him. Lyall then asks

“Why is your dress made from the roughest and most uncomfortable fabric known to anyone?”

I frown deeply at him, he couldn’t be serious right? Daniel said all my clothes had to be made out of that material because it was the rarest and most expensive fabric known to all. I then say

“I’ve worn this fabric for three years, Daniel said it was the rarest and I must wear what others can not wear.”

The brothers snarl together at my response, was Daniel lying to me yet again? I wrap Axel’s cloak tighter to my body feeling the fabric in complete bliss. It was so soft yet warm. It was like a cloud wrapped around my body. I noticed the brothers giving each other looks. Axel came back over picking me off the floor making me gasp out a little. I haven’t been picked up like this since I was a child. My cheeks flush red in embarrassment. Lyall then hisses lowly

“Axel... take her to our kingdom, do not let anyone see you take her. There is enough blood on the floor to make others assume she has died.”

My eyes widen, they were stealing me? Lyall’s black soulless eyes lock onto mine as he asks

“Who did this to you little moon?”

I frown deeply at him, why the fuck did he care? Eir stepped beside Lyall looking at me deep into my eyes. I could feel the heaviness of their stares. I then hiss out

“Why?”

Lyall’s eyes narrow down at me while I feel Axel’s grip tense at my question. Lyall reaches out grabbing my chin roughly making me gasp at his touch. Lyall’s eyes dart to my lips and then back to my eyes.

“I’m going to kill the fucker that laid a hand on you, now do not make me ask again, Hela.”

My body trembles a little as my name slipped passed his lips. Not out of fear but a whole new feeling that frightened me more. My lips parted as I spoke coming out with a whimper

“Felic...”

Lyall’s eyes snapped to Axel again as he growls out

“Get her home where she should have been three years ago, Axel. Eir will be behind shortly after he helps me with the little light fucker who thought he could do this to our... her.”