Chapter 1
Amara's point of view:
Few servants did my makeup while I stared at my reflection on the mirror.
I couldn't bring myself to smile because our king is giving me as a gift to King Conrad who is going to give up his throne to his son next week. I grew up being trained to be a slave who will be gifted to someone. And now I will be given to an old man.
They covered my face with a veil and brought me to the courtroom. I could hear laughing and glasses clinking.
I knelt down in the middle of the courtroom and bowed down. I cannot lift my head until the king orders.
Everyone became quite for few seconds but resumed their drinking and talking.
"So what do you think about this gift my country has prepared for you King Conrad?" our king asked laughing.
"How would I say when I couldn't see her face" King Conrad questioned.
"You heard him, you may rise. Someone open her veil" our king ordered.
I lifted up myself from bowing but kept kneeling down.
One of the guards rudely lifted my veil while I kept my eyes downwards. I don't want to be punished for looking at the king.
"Lift up your eyes and look at me" King Conrad commanded.
I lifted up my eyes to see him next to our king with a women on his side and another by his feet. He was leisurely drinking wine when he looked me up and down.
"Not bad, you have prepared a good gift for me" he said while grabbing the woman's hand and putting it in his crotch.
"I am glad that you like the gift" our king said and murmured something to a guard.
Few minutes later the guard came back with a covered plate.
King Conrad got up and walked towards me. As he got closer to me, my heart beat increased.
He stood in front of me and took something from the plate. I didn't dare to look him.
Roughly pulling up my chin, he made me look up and my eyes darted around but never made eye contact with him.
He put a thin collar around my neck. I saw his name in it when he put it on me.
He tightened it until I found it hard to breathe and hooked a leash on it. Tears filled my eyes but I did not make a noise.
"From now on you do not belong to this country, you belong to me, king Conrad. You are my personal slave. You are there for my pleasure and I expect you to obey and be submissive to me always. You do not have any personal job or happiness. Your job is to serve me always and my happiness is yours. Mistakes will lead you into punishments, Okay?" He asked while tugging the leash.
I nodded despite the pain the collar and the leash brought me.
A harsh slap landed on my face. I almost fell on one side but the leash prevented me from falling. And it brought me a lot of pain.
"Answer me when I ask you something" he commanded.
" Yes sir, I understand" I said and nodded.
Turning away, he walked back to his seat and pulled one of the girls towards him and started to kiss her neck.
"We'll be leaving tonight as I have to prepare a lot for my son's coronation and my wedding" he said to the king after he finished kissing the girl.
"Get ready slave" he said and waved his hand.
Two guards pulled me up and brought me away.
Just like that I am gifted as a slave to him.
