I struggled to free myself from Constantine, but he was too strong. He laughed at my kicks and punches. My sweat poured heavily. What would happen if Constantine could force himself on me? I didn’t want to think of it, but it scared me.
He brought me to his room, a huge bedroom dominated by black, gray, and silver. Later, Constantine undressed and kissed my lips. I tried to move my head so he wouldn’t touch my lips, but it was useless since he was on top of me. After that, I couldn’t move my body and could only scream in my mind to call Ethan.
Constantine then pulled my hands above my head and tied them to the headboard with his shirt. Then he tore my dress and threw it away to the floor.
I was trembling. “No, please don’t!”
He stripped my underwear and started sucking my neck, then my top of the mound.
“Stop it!”
Constantine was even more aggressive by groping my private part then inserting his fingers.
“Constantine, don’t do this, please!” My tears dampened my face, and he kissed the tears tenderly.
“Helena, my darling, I only want to give you pleasure. I promise you will love it, but you should stop fighting me.”
“I can’t! I’m Ethan’s mate. He has marked me already.” I tilted my head to the side to let him see my neck. “See?”
“So what? He hasn’t mated with you yet. Then it is my good chance to take it.”
“I don’t love you.”
Constantine smiled. “Princess, love and lust are only a little different. After I make you mine, you will love me. Trust me.”
“No! Let me go!”
“I won’t do that, my darling. Your first time is the most precious thing. I will make sure that you will enjoy it the most. I promise.”
Then he sucked my peak mound, and my body was trembling. He is experienced in bed and knows what he needs to do to spark my passion. My body was on fire already. When his swelled rod was at the entrance of my private part, I closed my legs tightly, but he massaged my inner thighs repeatedly and sucked my neck while also playing with my mound.
“Don’t do this, please ….” I had lost my strength to scream. So I could only utter a weak and hoarse voice.
He kissed my lips and smiled. “In a few minutes to come, you will be mine completely, my darling.”
“No! Don’t! Please, don’t do this!”
He ignored my plea and opened my things with his hands. Then, when he wanted to enter his hard rod inside my sensitive cave, suddenly a fog surrounded me and pushed Constantine until he fell to the ground.
I trembled hard and bit my lower lip since I thought he would rape me. But the fog surrounded me again like a thick blanket.
Then the door opened.
“What are you doing?”
“Victoria, it is not your business. Get out!”
“My lord, if you need a woman, I’m here. You don’t need to force Helena.”
“What is this? Are you protecting her right now?”
Victoria shook her head. “My lord, it’s not a good way to approach a virgin. You should be gentle with her.”
Then Victoria untied my hands and muttered, “Go to your room. Hurry!”
I ran without thinking about anything else. When I was in the lady’s chamber, I ran to the bathroom, locked the door, and sobbed inside. Constantine almost raped me. I should get away from here as soon as possible. Otherwise, he might succeed next time.
I washed my body to clean myself from Constantine’s smell on my body. I felt dirty and shaken because of what happened. Then I immediately dried my body and wore thick pajamas. After that, I took a blanket and pillow then went back to the bathroom.
I locked myself there. After throwing the blanket on the floor, I tried to sleep to forget everything. It was only a nightmare, and tomorrow morning, I could wake up in my house.
***
~ Victoria ~
I was mad at Constantine. How could he force Helena? If I didn’t come, he might have raped her.
“Do you know what you did just now?” He stared at me with an icy look.
“I have saved you from what you would regret later.”
“What do you mean? I have been so close to getting the power I have wanted for so long! You made me fail!”
“Don’t you see that Duke Firebury has marked Helena?”
“So what? He may mark her, but I will be the one who mates with her.”
“Constantine! If it’s a rape, the power won’t be transferred to you.”
He squinted his eyes. “What do you mean?”
“Have you forgotten that I am a vampire? I know many things about Mia Starr, the attempt to get her, and how to unlock her power. But, it is only true love that can do that.”
“No! You made a mistake!”
“Constantine, listen to me. Ruby, the witch, cursed Duke Firebury. The only thing that can set her free is Helena’s true love. They love each other. The curse, the power, and the fate are interlocked with each other!”
“You lie! You tell me this only to secure your position! I know you don’t want me to have Helena!”
I shook my head. “I love you and want the best for you. I will support you if you can get the power by seducing Helena. But you can’t get it by force.” I let out a long sigh. “You may investigate it further, and you know that I’m right.”
“Out!”
“What do you mean?”
“Leave the castle! I don’t want to see you again!”
I gasped. “No! You don’t mean it.” I shook my head and touched my stomach. “I may have been pregnant with our baby.”
“If you are truly pregnant with our child, I will fetch and marry you nine months from now. But, before that, I don’t want to see you again.”
“Constantine, don’t do this!”
He stared at me with a cold gaze. “I was so close to reaching my purpose, but you ruined it. I have been merciful not to kill you. If you truly carry my baby, I will forgive your huge mistake today. But if you are not pregnant, forget that we have ever had a relationship.”
“Constantine!”
“Get out! Should I throw you out?”
“Don’t do this!”
“Fine! I will send you out!”
I hugged myself. It hurt me so much to see Constantine blinded by his ambition. “I’ll go. You don’t need to send me away. But you will come back and ask for my forgiveness later.”
“Never!”