The Crown Prince's Love

I found him on the empty bed with his arms spread wide.

I watched him for a few seconds until he suddenly stood up and looked at me.

When our eyes met, I quickly averted mine and headed towards my bed.

"If I am going to live with you for a while, then we need to set some rules. You are my bodyguard, so by now, you should know your duties." He said and started walking around. "Your job is basically to act as my slave, which you are." He

chuckled.

I clenched my fists at the way he mentioned 'slave'.

He was right about that, but he sounded mean and condescending.

"Yes, Your Highness." I replied, even though I was burning with fury.

How dare he reduce me to a slave?

"You are to make sure that I am protected all the time. Never leave my side for anything. If you have any relationship, you are not fit to be my bodyguard."

I frowned at his words. "What does my relationship have to do with this?" I asked.

Randy chuckled and walked towards me.

When he reached me, he leaned in until I could feel his warm breath on my face, and then he whispered, "As long as you are my bodyguard, you are mine." 'You are mine.'

Those words echoed in my heart as I still felt his breath on my neck.

I shifted on the bed, feeling a heat spreading in my stomach.

He was too close and seemed not to know he was affecting me.

He was torturing me, and I liked it, even though I should hate it.

"I....." My voice failed me as I tried to argue with him but couldn't.

"If you have any problem with that," He brought his face close to mine. "If you have a problem with that, then I ask you to give up and leave this room all for me!"

"Your Highness, what are you saying? I am your bodyguard not your property, and I know that you might hate me for what I had done in the past, but..." Before I could finish speaking, he placed his finger on my lips. "Stop talking and listen to me, Desmond," His finger trailed my lips, and he smirked at me, then removed his face from mine.

"Since you are mine, here are the do's and don't's. If you are in a relationship, break it off because you should be dedicated to me alone. Being in a relationship would ruin your work as a bodyguard." "But I don't even have..."

"Allow me to finish."

I sighed and nodded in response.

He didn't even allow me to speak and let him know I was not in any relationship.

I lowered my head as I watched him continue listing his rules.

"You must take permission from me if you are going out." He stated, and I nodded in response.

"As my bodyguard, you should never disrespect me. If I give an order, you will do it without arguing, and also make sure that you always listen to me. Do you understand?" I nodded.

"Speak with words, Desmond." He demanded.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Very well." He said, and then he continued to give out his rules, including getting him meals, waking him up, and taking him to his classes.

"Do you have anything you wish to say?" He asked, but I shook my head in response.

"Great." He yawned, then pointed to my bed. "I shall sleep on your bed tonight since that empty bed is not well laid, and I am too tired to do anything, and..."

He paused when he noticed I was not looking at him. "Are you even listening to me, Desmond?"

I raised my head to face him and forced a smile. "Yes, Your Highness." I stood up from the bed. "Take a rest, I'll sleep on the bed like that."

Randy didn't say anything and lay on the bed while I walked to the empty bed and sat down on it.

This was not going to be easy, I knew. With the way he was acting, our friendship was never going to be restored.

"Goodnight, Your Highness." I said to him and stood up, heading towards the switch to turn off the light. But his loud voice stopped me.

"I can't sleep with the light off."

"And I can't sleep with the light on." I retorted with gritted teeth.

I was already fed up with his irrational attitude. "No one sleeps with the light on, Your Highness, and..."

"I am the crown prince, and you are my bodyguard. I give the rules here, not you."

I groaned and palmed my forehead. "Your Highness, please, I..."

"Sleep beside me tonight then." He offered, and I swear my eyes almost popped out of my sockets, and my jaw dropped. "Don't worry, nothing like the last time will happen. I am only doing this because you can't sleep with the light on."

It's great to know that at least he still cared.

"If you have other thoughts, Desmond, then you are free to sleep on the empty bed and keep the lights on." He said and closed his eyes, turning to face the other side of the bed.

Having no other option, I switched off the light and walked to my bed, using my hands as a guide.

While searching for space, my hand mistakenly touched his leg, and I felt him murmur.

I quickly apologized and got on the bed, facing the other side.

It was hard to close my eyes beside him.

Thirty minutes later, I still couldn't sleep, tossing around on the bed with a pounding heart and trembling body. He was affecting me so much, and I had no idea why.

"Can you stop moving, Desmond." Randy's voice came out like a whisper, and then I felt his arms around my waist.

"What are you doing?" I murmured, shocked by his action.

What was all the talk about not touching me when he was going to break the rules?

"You are my bodyguard, so I can do this too to ensure I will be safe if anything happens."

That was such a flimsy excuse for hugging me from behind. "Your Highness, I..."

"Let's sleep, Desmond. I have had a long day."

I sighed and didn't say anything else.

Just for tonight, I believed.

It was going to be only for tonight, and even though my body disagreed with me having him around me, I had to control the temptation of having him around me. So, I closed my eyes, imagining the nasty things I wanted to do to him on the

bed.