Thread: A Prince's Pride [WishxDecay]

Leo hated how little she could stand him and knew that few people had as much disdain for him as she did. Apparently though there was nothing he could do to change her views, from a long time, before he even proposed she had made up her mind about what kind of person he was without really looking. She took the outside appearance as all he was, a rude and arrogant prince with a desire for things he couldn't have and a habit of pushing around his wealth and power, not to mention his sleeping around. None of that made a great first impression and it had seemed to stick when it came to Jasmine. She didn't see his dedication to becoming the next king, how hard he worked to learn all he needed to know, how despite his often abrasive words his actions generally benefited his people, and his intelligence which was beyond that of most scholars even if he did his best to hide it from others. She noticed none of that and so he decided that was what he would be. He was going to be exactly what she expected, act how she expected and react how she expected, like the bastard she accused him of being, not the one he was. He knew he wasn't the best guy but for her, he was going to become a lot worse. Listen Jasmine, I don't really give a damn what you think as you can so obviously see for yourself. His voice was full of anger and he looked off into the distance instead of at her, his mind floating back to the day he had proposed to her, when she humiliated him. He had been planning out the proposal for weeks, practicing what he would say and picking a day he thought would be perfect, a day of court where everyone could witness their coming together. There were important figures from all over, the kings had discussed the matter and he had been given permission to ask, to try and court her. He had stood up in front of them all, people who were important enough to the kingdom for the prince to know well due to his dealings with them, people from her kingdom of reputation, even some of his men who had been in attendance. He had taken time in court and before them all he had dropped to one knee, of all people he had bowed and asked the question, asked for her hand seriously and with the friendly and graceful manner nobody else could even get him to bring out. Yes, he had asked the question and then in front of everyone her face had turned sour and she looked more disgusted than he had believed possible, as if she were going to vomit at the idea and in a loud ringing voice she denied him, as if the whole thing was some hilarious joke. He hated her for that, his affection towards the woman having quickly transformed into anger and hatred. Killing yourself is not an option, believe it or not I now control your actions and there will be no hurting yourself and there will be no escaping... His voice was lower but scarier, the emotions clear and seeded deep inside, and then he spoke again. Oh and Jasmine, friendly, asking, none of that will be happening anymore, I will simply take what I want. He turned her head enough to steal another passionate kiss from her lips as they rode, pulling away and licking his lips as his ice blue eyes stared into hers, So get use to it... With that he began riding faster, he wanted to reach the castle as quickly as possible to avoid any chance to resistance on Jasmine's part, not to mention he was exciting about what arriving at the castle meant, a prospect he was sure Jasmine wouldn't like nearly as much.