~ Cory said with his deep cold questioning voice. "You seem a little giddy coming out of the bathroom? Until seeing me you seem slightly startled and unhappy." His voice sounded suspicious as he narrowed his eyes at me asking "I hope you are not planning within your mind to run away again?"
You gotta be getting me! He can read my mind yet I can't read his. This man is unbelievable! There must be a certain twinkle in my eyes I give off. When I think about escaping him. I need to learn how to properly hide that glint about my eyes. This way he can no longer read me so easily. Like how I can't ever read him.
As he oddly cocked his head at me from this awkward silence between us. As I still stood an inch away from the bathroom's doorframe. I got the hint he was waiting for a reply from me.
To cover my trackers, "Why would you think that?" I rudely asked. "Since I didn't see you, I was excited to have the room to myself. But to my disappointment from coming out of the bathroom. I was unhappy to see you back in your room. Where you hold me as your prisoner!" I cleverly claimed rudely but I made my point clear so he knew. I felt aggravated that he locks me away. Although, it was questionable if he'd snap at me. I anticipated that he might as his eyes peered at me deeply.
But to my surprise Cory slightly laughed at my rude explanations. "Well seems like you are becoming bolder with me?" He acknowledged seemingly amused.
I only folded my arms realizing he found this to be entertaining. So I didn't nourish his enthusiasm with another rude smart mouth response.
The room went quiet again after his chuckle blow over. He looked down at his work since I did not answer. As the partial smile vanished from his lips. I only saw his fingertips moving on the digital keypad typing whatever.
Once I went to stride over to my vanity. So I could put on some makeup. His eyes slowly moved upward at me. Making me stop as his mouth opened to speak. "Well, Sally you'll be happy to know. There is a party tonight and you will be attending it. So you'll get your break from out of this room." He said appearing neutral in his face and tone.
Yet, I caught this slight demand that I had to go. Even if I didn't want to. Something about him was seemingly off with the way he exhaled again.
As I lifted my eyebrow, "What kinda party is this?" I suspiciously asked.
But he didn't answer me right away and only scooted his laptop up more onto the center of the bed.
He let out a gasp and took in a small breath, "I have a gift for you." He said and got up from his bedside.
I watched his every movement intensely. As he walked to the wall, straight across his direction. He pushed the hidden button on the wall and enters his closet.
All I heard was a bunch of shuffling from him moving a few things around. Until he comes back out of the closet with a palm-size black silky fabric box in his hand. I was thrown off right now and didn't know how to take this as. He looks at me and starts walking my way. I practically held my breath in from him merely inches away.
His face suddenly soften when he gazed into my eyes sole heartedly it seemed. But I was confused about what this was about. I didn't understand the unexpected tenderness in his eyes.
In a softer tone, he spoke gently to me. "This was given to me as a gift for when I became Primary King."
Holding my stutter, I asked, "W-What is i-it?" But of course, my cracky voice failed that. From feeling these building butterflies fluttering around my stomach.
As he replied, "inside lays a stone egg. It would hatch a baby dragon that would supposedly stay tiny. It will imprint to you once it hatched. I am giving it to you now to keep."
He holds out the box gesturing for me to take it. So I obliged by doing so and took it from him. As he tenderly touches my hand with his fingertips. Until he withdrew having a faint smile.
But when I went to open it, he said calmly, "Careful when you open it. Once you touch it the imprinting process will start and it will hatch once it's ready. Don't do that until your ready."
I nodded and carefully lifted the attached lid. To find an oval-shaped shimmering black stone egg. Laid nested inside this dark velvet blue fabric. The black stone dragon egg had these red gemstones attached all around it.
"It's so beautiful," I whispered dazzled by its beauty. It was nothing like I'd ever seen. As I looked back up at him hiding his gleam and asked, "who gave it to you?"
His eyes seem to light up as he said, "my oldest brother's wife's family gave it to me."
"I've never seen anything like this in my life," I told him and carefully closed the lid to this box.
"Umm," he hummed. "I wouldn't think so. It's rare to find a Dragon egg gemstone."
After a pause of quietness, "why do you keep giving me such beautiful things?" I asked softly confused . As to why he would give me such a dazzling gift, I thought to myself and asked him furthermore questions. "Why give me such glorious jewels? And a closet stocked full of rich clothing to wear inside it? Why do you keep doing this?"
Taking me off by surprise, he fondly cupped my face in his right palm. "Isn't it obvious Sally?" He whispered.
My heart suddenly skipped several beats. As these goosebumps trailed up my spine. His alluring dark marble green eyes glistened desirable at me. Not only was I breathless but I was also speechless. Beneath the core depths of my heart. Felt like it was electrified by a bolt of lightning. I didn't know what to say. I couldn't even think or breathe for that matter. I felt dizzy and faint if it wasn't for him standing here, I probably would've fallen over.