Battle For Katharine Preview - Rouva

Preview to Battle For Katharine. A look into King Rouva's past, before the true story starts....

Rouva

His hands are so rough, they grab hold of my wrists and ankles as I kick against him in attempting to escape but he just pulls me back into his grasp and tightly secure my body in his arms. He’s so harsh that it makes my skin go raw red from the abuse he’s giving me. The marks burn and itches from this filthy chain that sits on my ankle.

I squirm in his grip, trying to wiggle my way out, he just holds me tighter to his chest and on his lap. I close my eyes as I punch his arms and kick his legs with as much strength as I can muster, rattling the chain. Before I could realize he grabs my wrists and holds them to my chest.

His grip tightens on my wrists when I try head butting him, I can only wince as he pulls me closer to his broad chest. I feel something push against my head and hear this weird noise. I crane my neck away from him, and try to push away from him with my feet, but I just slip on the stone floor.

He moves slightly and loosen his grip for just a second before tightening it and tackling me to the ground making the chain rattle on the ground. I only have a second to realize what he’s done and make a sound of protest, but he covers my mouth with his hand.

He lowers his face to my head, and all I can do is watch him as he comes closer to me. I feel his nose touch my ear and then I hear that noise again. He exhales and I realize that he’s smelling me… I squirm and struggle against him, rattling the chain again.

He doesn’t expect it and lets go of my mouth. His hand lingers for a second and I see an opportunity, I bite down " hard " on his hand, drawing drops of blood from it. He lets out a grunt and looks down at me with a glare.

I met his glaze for only a second before my head is forced into the ground. He’s let go of my hands but his glaze is so terrifying that I’m trapped in a freeze.

He roughly grabs my hair and drags me up to his eye level. I claw at his hand as he drags me up higher, and grunt at the pain. I look directly into his eyes, and he looks back.

I don’t realize at first, but he stands up while still holding my hair. I look at him and feel sweat run down my throat, my chained foot titches slightly making the chain fall.

He takes a step past me and while still holding my hair he starts to walk. I scream at the pain as he drags me by my hair. The chain drags along the ground, creating an awful scratching sound. He stops at the door and without even looking at me he throws me against it with force. I scream at the impact of my back and my head following soon after.

I feel a slight tinkle of blood slip though my hairline and fall down my face as he leans down to me. He had let go of my hair when he slammed me against the bars but he’s now he’s leaning back down to grab it again. I wince. He drags me back up to his eye level again and grabs my mouth covering it, as he bare down on me…

“Know your place boy, otherwise this mouth of yours will be of no use”

I feel my eyes slightly water and my feet scratch at the ground in attempt to stand making the chain jingle. He lets go of my hair and I fall down to the ground from the little distance he had picked me up from, making the chain rattle again.

I look at the stone ground of the cell and pant. He kicks me to the side, signalling for me to move out of the way. I crawl out of his way and the door as he flings it open, slamming against the bars.

I feel his glaze on my back and I shiver at the feeling of him watching me. I finch as I hear footsteps come down the hall, expecting the worst as they stop outside my filthy cell.

“Oh my, Sorance… You really should be more careful…. What if you had destroyed that gorgeous hair?”

I can’t help but shiver at her words, I feel as if I should move away from the bars but can’t find the energy to do so. I hear her shift down to my level and lean into the bars with the soft click of her nails.

I flinch as her nails softly stroke my neck, tangling in my hair. I hear her lean closer to me with her jewellery softly clicking against each other. That’s when I hear her soft but hate filled voice.

“These locks are so glorious, you should let me have some”

Her soft grip tightens suddenly and pulls my head back, I cringe in pain. I freeze as something cool and sharp presses against my skin. A knife. She moves it slowly up my neck nibbing at my skin and cutting my hair. I’m so frozen that I don’t even think of moving away.

When I come to my senses I start to move away but her other hand grabs my neck and squeezes it tightly. Choking me. Stopping me from escaping.

“Sit still, otherwise I may just cut your neck open…”

I wince when she demonstrates her seriousness. She cuts softly but sharply into my skin. Breaking it open drawing drops of red.

She cuts away at my hair, until I’m nearly bold and hairless. She lets go of my neck and I feel my lungs reach for the oxygen now fully available. I gently grab my neck and look carefully over my shoulder, to see my hair laying on the ground in a messy pile. My eyes track up to the pair and their devilish grins.

I pull away from the bars and move back into my dark corner of my cell, my chain rattling after me. Watching them carefully, I see the Queen call someone over and tell them to pick up all of my hair and carry it off somewhere.

I watch in silence as the King leaves, but the Queen stays….

“One of these day, I shall have a wig of your fine hair and you will not leave here until I do, Rouva”

The Queen leaves and I pull my legs closer to my chest. I sob into my knees as tears fall down my face making an even bigger mess of me. I lift my head slightly and look towards the door with blurred vision…

“I’m not staying here for your entertainment… Your highnesses” 

Author's Note

Please Review!!! I need feedback please!

very dark themed story for a book i writing so don't mind me.

If there bad grammer or some mistake tell me please - this isnt my best work, and the way its written is a little off to me

Reviews

[Larry John]

My eyes are melting...
This is wonderful. Your writing transported me to another world, and it was raw and terrifying. I'm very impressed with the amount of detail in this. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. A little advice for the future, reread your story a few times before publishing. You'd be surprised how much editing can help improve the quality of a story!

[PenguinEmpiress]

yea it's surprising all the little details you bit up on, but thank you. I don't really know why but i keep reading this one over and over... is that weird?

[Larry John]

Not at all! It's really, really good, so it makes sense that you're drawn back to it! Also, I think I speak for the both of us when I say that it's chockfull of feelings.

[PenguinEmpiress]

yah, haha..... too many feels for the heart to take ,:)

[Tsubaki Kuro]

It's really good. Nice details. The theme isn't too dark. Great job.

[PenguinEmpiress]

Thank you, i appreciate the compliment! :)

[Rafy T.Nym]

Wonderful details!I could actuallly see a helpless,chained boy locked in a dungeon in my head.That's not a great view at all,but a sad scene I guess.

I've always loved historical fictions,is it going to be one?

[PenguinEmpiress]

thank you so much! :) and yes it is, I'm trying to make it has realistic as possible for me ,:) but very historic, i love history and historic stories :D

[KittyKatgirl]

Wow this is really sad. I'm heartbroken that someone has to suffer through that. But great job because you put in a lot of detail and I can practically see what's happening. I enjoyed reading this great job Maddy :)

[PenguinEmpiress]

I give my character such horrible pasts :( I'm so sorry Rouva! his past is quite dark

But thank you Crystal! I thought it was a little off when i was writing it.