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.

I started the procedure. I tried to be as quick as possible. When I finished, I stepped out

at me and gave the dress

“Put them on.”

and I wanted to go back to the bathroom, but she stopped me. It felt

Let

she made her intention clear by staring at me, I nodded in fear. That was really too

opened my robe and put it on the white sofa next to me. I took the dress, and I wanted to put it on when I heard her

“Stop.”

jumped out of my

sofa

She moved my hair behind my shoulders, gently running

moved down between my legs. She looked at it for

“Spread your legs, Alice.”

my eyes when she moved to see

a lesbian or something, but finally she

Men are like that. I’m sure my son will like that too. Your skin is nice and soft, and you are muscular, but not too much. You

but I swallowed them back. I just wanted to escape, and that was the place and time,

for me to sit down at the dressing table. She brushed

have to be afraid. You are

smile at her. Wish I could believe in

hair, she put light makeup on me. In the letter, Gideon forbade that to me, but I didn’t

she looked

Alice. Now I want you to wait for me here. I

“Yes, Mrs. Sullivan.”

closed my eyes. It was hard not to cry. I wondered if that would be the same, when I would live with Gideon.

door. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Mrs. Sullivan stepped in. She wore

ready, my

were a few enormous tents, and

at the two stunning

He looked at his wife with admiration, and she smiled at him back like a woman in love. She let my hand go

“Sit down, Alice.”

glass of water with a piece of lemon. But as soon as he

“Grandpa, Grandpa…”

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 stood up before

new member of the family.

at me with a frown, then he greeted me with a