Cold Hearted Princess

Chapter 7 Am I overthinking?

Alice

I sat on the side of the large pool. The weather was nice and warm. I closed my eyes, and I enjoyed feeling the sunshine on my skin.

I quickly turned around when I heard a familiar voice.

“Alice, so here you are. I was looking for you.”

Mrs. Sullivan walked closer, and I stood up suddenly.

“I’m sorry Mrs. Sullivan.”

“Oh, don’t apologise. I just thought you stayed in your room. So, I have some great news for you. You are going to meet the family today. I invited everyone for dinner. Get yourself ready. They will be here in an hour.”

“Yes, Mrs. Sullivan.” I nodded.

I felt like a pet again. She has got me now, so she invited everyone to have a look at me. Somehow, I accepted the fact that it would be like this from now on. After meeting Lilly, I only hoped that it was only me who thought too much, and they just wanted their son to marry someone they chose. I felt like I’d be happy to be their pet if that meant I could die naturally.

“Come Alice, I’ll help you. We choose a nice dress for you.”

She held my hand and looked quite excited. Okay. somehow I felt excited too when I thought about meeting Gideon. Unfortunately, I found him really handsome after seeing him in that picture.

When we arrived in my room, she opened the huge built-in wardrobe in the dressing room. She ran her fingers through the dresses, like she enjoyed feeling their material. I was sure she chose all of them, and also I was sure she loved shopping.

“This is the one.”

She said with some kind of possession, while she grabbed a dress and took it out of the wardrobe. I had to admit that it was nice. Its skirt was short, and it showed a bit of my body, but not too much.

Then she went to the shoes. She took a white sandal. It was also nice, even though it was a flat one. She looked at me with a smile.

“Come on, Alice, what are you waiting for? Have a shower, quickly.”

My eyes widened, and I immediately went into the bathroom. I did what she said, of course. I was about to step into the shower cabin when I heard her voice again.

“Don’t forget to shave yourself, Alice.”

She shouted from the dressing room, which was next to the bathroom.

quick as possible. When I finished, I stepped out in a

gave the

“Put them on.”

she stopped me. It felt like my heart stopped for a second

dressed here. Let me

didn’t understand her, then I tried to convince myself I understood her wrong, but when she made her intention clear by staring at me, I nodded in fear. That was really too much for

next to me. I took the dress, and I wanted to put it on when I heard her

“Stop.”

nearly jumped

the dress on the sofa for a second and

checked my naked body made me feel terrible. She moved my hair behind my shoulders, gently running her index fingers over my chest, and her gaze stopped at my breasts. She was smiling. Then she

slowly moved down between my legs. She looked at it for

“Spread your legs, Alice.”

squatted down, and I closed my eyes when she moved to see

that she wasn’t a lesbian or something, but

skin is nice and soft, and you are muscular, but not too much.

back. I just wanted to escape, and that was the place and time, when I swore

down at the dressing table. She brushed my hair.

be afraid. You

to smile at her.

In the letter, Gideon forbade that to me, but I

looked at me,

want you to wait for me

“Yes, Mrs. Sullivan.”

the same, when I would live with Gideon.

mind when I heard a knock on my door. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Mrs. Sullivan stepped in. She wore a dress that was like mine, but her dress was purple, and she’s got

ready, my

garden. There were a few enormous tents, and under them there

the two

at him back like a woman in love. She let my hand go and walked to her husband and kissed him. Then she

“Sit down, Alice.”

with a piece of lemon. But as soon as

“Grandpa, Grandpa…”

was that. Mr. Sullivan walked towards them, and he held the little girl in his arms happily, and kissed her. He stood there while the couple reached him, too. I recognized the man. He was the brother of Gideon. Mrs. Sullivan went

of the family. She

handsome man first looked at me with a frown, then he greeted me with