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.

the procedure. I tried to be as quick as possible.

and gave the dress and

“Put them on.”

and I wanted to go back to the bathroom, but she stopped me. It felt like my heart stopped for a second when

Let me

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

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

“Stop.”

nearly jumped

dress on the sofa for a

eyes through me. The way she checked my naked body made me feel terrible. She moved my hair behind my shoulders, gently

my legs.

“Spread your legs, Alice.”

closed my eyes when

something, but finally she stood up with

is nice and soft, and you are muscular, but not too

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

to sit down at the dressing table. She brushed my hair. And she also gave me a gentle head

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

at her. Wish I

hair, she put light makeup on me. In the letter,

she looked at

look beautiful, Alice. Now I want you to wait for me

“Yes, Mrs. Sullivan.”

be the same, when I would live with Gideon. What if he is the same? What

thoughts were in my mind when I heard a knock on my door. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Mrs.

ready,

my hand. We walked to the garden. There were

at the two stunning

him back like a woman

“Sit down, Alice.”

handed me a glass of water with a piece of lemon. But as soon as he gave that

“Grandpa, Grandpa…”

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 to greet them as well. They hugged

our new member of the family. She is Alice,

a frown, then he greeted me