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.

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

gave

“Put them on.”

bathroom, but she stopped me. It felt like my heart stopped

dressed here. Let me

myself I understood her wrong, but when she made her intention clear by

the white sofa next to me. I took the dress,

“Stop.”

nearly jumped

on the sofa for

ran her eyes through me. The way she 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

gaze slowly moved down between my legs. She looked

“Spread your legs, Alice.”

closed my eyes

something, but finally

son will like that too. Your skin is nice and soft, and you are muscular, but not too much. You

escape, and that was the place and time, when I swore

me and motioned for me to sit down at the dressing table. She brushed my hair. And she also

now. But you don’t have to be afraid. You are going to belong to this family and we love our

smile at her. Wish I could believe in her

In the letter, Gideon forbade that to me, but I didn’t

looked

want you to wait for me here. I change too, then I’ll come back

“Yes, Mrs. Sullivan.”

hard not to cry. I wondered if that would be the same, when I would live with Gideon. What if

and took a deep breath. Mrs. Sullivan stepped in. She wore a dress that was

you ready, my

and she took my hand. We walked to the garden. There were a

the two stunning

smiled at us. And I think his look was the first nice thing that I saw in this place. He looked at his wife with admiration, and she smiled at him back like a woman in love. She let my hand go and walked to her husband and

“Sit down, Alice.”

I sat down opposite them. He handed me a glass of water with a piece of lemon. But

“Grandpa, Grandpa…”

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 to greet them as well. They hugged and kissed each other. I

member of the

at me with a frown, then he greeted