Silently finish eating.

The Prince looked at me and sighed.

"It's hard to believe a pretty little thing like you is supposed to be an assassin," he said dryly. "A body like yours deserves to be used, not thrown to the dogs."

My breath escaped me for a moment. This...this is sexual, why is everything with humans sexual? Fuck...what's he going to do to me?

"Come here," he ordered.

I swallowed.

"Come here," he repeated. "Were you raised in a barn? Look at the mess you've made."

He had a point. I'd been so **** for food, I'd gotten a bit on my face. Hesitantly, I stepped towards him. He grabbed my leash and pulled me up against the bars of my cage.

I swore my heart was beating loud enough for him to hear it.

"Open up."

What?

"Don't you dare make me repeat myself."

I opened my mouth.

He slid his thumb in.

I knew he wanted me to wet his thumb so he could wipe my face clean, but I felt so...dirty...to suck on his finger for a few seconds.

"Good girl," he said, pulling it out. "I knew you were a slut."

I felt a pang in my chest. What? Where did this come from?

He chuckled. "You talk in your sleep. You've had some interesting wet dreams lately...the guards have told me all about it."

I looked away from him, once again shamed.

"Uh uh uh, look at me when I'm talking to you."

I struggled to meet his deep blue eyes, but I did it.

He wiped the smear off my cheek.

"There you are. Much better." He looked at me thoughtfully for a moment. Whatever thought he had, he liked, because he smirked, nodded, and walked away. "Now eat up and rest up, or you might just die on me," the Prince ordered.

I ate, drank, and curled up in the soft, comfy bed. It was really soft, so soft... I was asleep in seconds.

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"Rise and shine," the Prince said, tapping on my cage. "You slept in. You need to get bathed and tailored today."

I rolled over, my back to him.

"You're kidding me, right? You got fourteen hours of sleep, you don't need any more. Get up if you want your food."

Begrudgingly, I sat up and stared at him, expecting my breakfast.

"Bath time, let's go." He waited until I was close enough for him to grab my leash until he opened the cage. Able to walk slowly on my own, he led me outside and down the hall to a grand washroom, where a warm pool was steaming.

Able to walk slowly on my own, he led me outside and down the hall to a grand washroom, where a warm pool was steaming.

He locked my leash onto a hook drilled into the side of the pool, and took off his shirt.

My eyes widened and I looked away.

He glanced back at me and chuckled. "Would you rather have someone else guard you while you bathe?"

I thought about it for a moment.

"I'm the only guy here who probably wouldn't **** you, and all the girls refused."

You're not going to **** me?

Nevertheless, I turned my back as I dropped my protective blanket and slid into the water, my body hidden by the soap suds.

The Prince didn't try to turn around or hide from me. He pulled off his trousers and underwear in full view of me.

I'd never admit it, but I stole a glance.

Holy shit... Humans are so much bigger than elves...

He dove into the giant bath, then came back up to the surface shaking his hair dry and running his fingers through it.

I was too embarrassed about looking to let myself consider that right then, he didn't look half bad. Just...objectively, he was really good-looking.

I awkwardly dipped my head back, getting the rest of my hair wet without taking my eyes off the naked man circling me like a shark.

I did my best to scrub the dirt off me, but my hands weren't being very effective. The Prince noticed this, and handed me a dish of soap, so I got all the dirt that I could see, and washed my hair three times while the Prince went swimming.

Eventually, he approached me, a smirk on his lips and his lower half in the water. "Turn around."

I backed up, sinking deeper into the suds..

He lathered soap on his hands. "Akira, turn around."

"Why?" I hissed.

He was surprised to hear me speak up. "I'm going to scrub your back."