28: 28 Are You A Virgin?

28 Are You A Virgin?

The door was slowly pushed open. A beautifully patterned wool carpet was spread on the dark wooden floor. In the wide room, a huge circular white bathtub took up half of the room. Two maids are putting rose petals into the water. The water in the bathtub rose slowly, and a milky mist floated on the surface. Another maid lit a candle in the corner, and a faint, distant, charming smell filled the air. 1

"Miss, please take a bath." The door was closed and the maid came to show me the way. I took off my coat and shoes while being attended to by a maid, and walked slowly to the tub with my bare feet on a soft wool blanket.

Warm water wrapped around my body, and waves of water gently patted on my shoulder. I leaned against the bathtub, smelling the aroma in the air, can not help but feel sleepy. I put my hands on the wall, closed my eyes, and let my body stretch out in the water.

The maids stood by silently, making almost no sound.

In Silence, a pair of hands pressed against my head. A pair of slender fingers slowly stroked my hair, gently undoing my bun. My long maroon hair hung down on my bare back, the ends of which were wet and floating on the water. A gold comb touched my scalp, bringing a slight numbness, as if I had returned to a distant childhood. In my memory, there was a person who made me lie on her lap and comb my hair slowly.

The mist fell on my face with moisture. I opened my eyes slightly, and the black dress caught my eye.

"Susana! ?" I looked up, and she looked as serious and distant as ever. If she didn't have a comb in her hand, she looked like a serious governess.

"Excuse me, Miss, but are you satisfied with my service?"

"Fine," I said in a low voice. I buried my chin in the water, revealing only my eyes.

Before the NAP, I took off my clothes and handed them to the maid, and now Suana can almost see me from the tub. Shame makes me hug myself and my ears bleed.

She put down her comb and took the towel and clothes from the handmaid standing by. "Get dressed, miss."

I have never changed clothes under the gaze of others, which makes me feel very embarrassed. I blushed. Susna and the maids almost surrounded the bathtub, her calm gaze weighing heavily on me.

“Where is my lady-in-waiting? I mean, Vivian” I asked.

"The maid took her to the other room to take a bath and change. Besides, I know it's rude, but there's something I have to ask you. You're a virgin, aren't you?"

"What? !" I asked, staring at her open and closed mouth. I wondered if I was hearing voices in my ears.

"I mean, for the sake of your reputation and for the sake of His Highness Kral's reputation, I must examine you before you are introduced."

Susnan's hoarse old voice echoed through the empty room, and I watched the maids exchange glances. One of the maids stepped forward and explained, “General Bud came back to the palace early before the prince arrived. The woman he brought back said something... about you having an affair with someone else.”

The Maid said hesitantly, then lowered her head and retreated, not daring to look into my eyes.

The woman Bud brought back? That's Bernice. I didn't think she'd be able to continue to disgust me even if she lost an arm.

My lips trembled as I stood up to suppress my anger. Susana, who was standing in front of him, looked him in the eye and said, "This is clearly a frame-up by the wicked! And why would I let you put me through this humiliating examination because of a rumor? Is this behaviour part of the Royal ruler?"

Susnan raised her drooping eyelids, her gray eyes looking particularly cold. “The honor of the royal family can not be stained at all. My purpose is to protect the reputation of the royal family, especially the prince. Please understand me.”

At some point, the warm water began to get colder and the water level seemed to be falling. I clung to my shoulder, the little bell on my wrist made a faint noise, and I slid into the corner of the bathtub until my back was against the cold wall.

"I don't understand. His Highness Kral used to make me read the royal rules. I never saw a rule that required virginity testing. It was a form of discrimination and an insult." I bit my lip hard, listen to my strong voice in the open bathroom wandering. I felt like an animal caught in a trap. The maids stared at me in silence. Suana, holding a towel and clothes, was the last to cast her net.

The white mist on the water had thickened, and the water was almost down to my waist. My damp hair fell down over my upper body, and the cold air crept in through the pores of my bare skin. I began to shiver.

Sure enough, the residents who welcomed me were an illusion. To some, I was just a toy kral picked up on the side of the road. Since I'm a toy, they certainly don't need to respond to my anger. They just have to check to make sure I'm clean.

But I hate it. I am not an emotionless toy. Bernice bullied me, Nike harassed me, and my pack taunted me. The reason I agreed to go into the palace with Kral is because I don't want to live like this anymore. I want to change. I need dignity, even if I don't have a wolf.

"I don't think His Highness knows about the... gossip, or he would agree with me," Susana said condescendingly.

Her silent manner was more oppressive than words. The fear that I felt, step by step, was somehow similar to that of His Highness Kral.

"I don't believe you. I won't accept your examination unless you ask His Highness Kral yourself." I was still resisting, holding the tiny bell between my wrists in my hand until it began to vibrate.

"Sis, I lost my way in the palace. Just hold on a little longer and I'll be able to find His Highness Kral and save you." Vivian's voice sounded in my mind.

The water was down to my shins, and I was curled up in the corner, staring at them.

Susana, who seemed to have lost her confidence, lifted her chin at me in front of her maid. The maids nodded and stepped into the water toward me.

"Faster, faster, Vivian." I stared at them and cried out for Vivian anxiously in my heart.

"Let Me Go!" I shouted. But the maids ignored my struggle, and their slender arms had the strength to push me to the ground. I was forced to reveal my body. I was picked up and dragged out of the bathtub. Susana wrapped me in a towel.

“To the secret room,” she said coldly.

The maid opened the door. The door creaked and Kral looked up at what was happening.

“Susana, where are you taking my girl?” Said Kral, standing in the doorway with a heavy face.

"Your Highness, please believe that my actions are all to protect the reputation and dignity of the royal family." Susuan did not give in to Kral's oppressive aura. She still kept a straight face, as if nothing could make her lose control of her expression.

"She's my future wife and queen. I'll take care of her. No one can force her." Kral looks at me as the Handmaid grabs me. He came up and put his strong arm around my waist, his other hand around my knee, and carried me with his arms.

“I've always believed in you, but you can't cross the line. This is the last time, Susana,” Kral said, and, despite Susana's disapproval, turned to hug me and walk away.

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