Is he just saying this to not make my heart skip and so that I won't feel rejected?
I stare down at my thumbs with shame. That didn't come out well.
"What do you want to say?" I ask and he just stare at me. A cold and dark expression on his face.
"My parents are a bit hard on me on getting Mistresses. Even my mother for some odd reason"
I close my eyes and inhale deeply.
I knew it. I am not a bride that is welcomed into this family at all!
"But you don't think I will do that, do you?" he asks softly and I open my eyes and stared into his eyes.
"I can't tell. I know nothing about you"
"Of course you don't. My character will reveal itself sooner or later"
I look forward to getting to know you, Prince.
"I am also informed that you are not the type that is close to your parents"
I don't want to talk about that.
"But you must"
"Hey! I don't read your thoughts! How come you read mine?" I ask
"You can read my thoughts. It's just that you're too obnoxious to even try it"
What the...
Obnoxious? What a rude word to use!
"And I don't just read your thoughts. I also read the thoughts of other people. I know the decisions of my father before he even thinks deeper about it"
I stare at this Prince with unbelievable shock and surprise. Is he telling me the truth?
"Why will I lie to you"
"Are you demonic?" I ask and he just smirk with a brow raised at me.
It makes his white hair look more beautiful on him. I love it!
"There's one thing you should know about me... " He leaned forward as he said this. It's obvious that what he wants to say is important.
"I'm a type of person that changes periodically. When we get married, I don't want to delay anything else... "
Does he mean procreation?
"And... My only wish to you, is that you don't call me your highness nor Majesty. It is not a good thing to hear"
I just stare at him with wide eyes. He talks calmly but his words are like bullets, and he is about to blast me.
"Do you have any wish for me to grant?" he asks and I think a little.
And yes... I don't want anyone in this family I am about to enter to suffer so...
"Yes... I do have one" I adjust a little and place my hands down, sitting straight and not relaxing my back.
"When we give birth to a child, I want you as the father to never... Ever miss that opportunity of being in his or her life. I don't want that child to suffer the ruthlessness I faced back at Barune. This is all I ask of you"
The same cold and expressionless face, is all I see.
I sigh. I knew this isn't going to work. The child isn't going to...
"So be it" he whispered, but the whisper echoed in my ears.
"What about you? Is there anything you will like me to do when we are alone?"
I have always seen my parents snuggle in their bed whenever I mistakenly enter their room. My mum's head would be on my dad's chest and my Dad would stare down at her and smile. The smile that have never faced me for years.
"Anything you wish, You can do it"
His lips immediately formed into a wicked looking smile as he blinked softly and ran a hand through his hair.
"As you wish my Queen" he stated and I feel like I hit something hard on the head. Something really dangerous.
Should I have said he shouldn't be too rough when it comes to a couple stuff? He... He probably already knows that.
I tell him a few things about myself and he listens attentively. I crack jokes about my dad and sometimes my mum and he laughs softly and gently, and well, it's the first time seeing him laugh and it makes me happy.
He tells me somethings about himself after I spoke and I also paid attention. He don't seem to crack jokes much, but some of the things he told me made me smile.
He is really a gentleman. He should be aware of that.
"I shall see you tomorrow" he said with a little wave as I exited from the door.
I strode down to my room and accumulated everything he told me very well. His parents are rascals of a kind!
Just because he wanted to come and see his bride when he was sixteen his father nearly rolled a daggerat him. His mother was in full support but she avoided the dagger part.
I walk into my room and thankfully, it's empty. Collapsing on my bed, I started daydreaming.
What would it be like, if Magnus is beside me right now? I don't know and I don't want to guess. I just want to feel and see it.
Is... Does he actually love me? Like me? Or...
Or does he even want to be with me? Is... Is he okay with marrying someone he now knows little about? Or...
Magnus... His name erupts something that have been buried deep down inside me. But what is it? What is it for God's sake?
God gave me this man. Maybe.
Is...
But I don't day dream for long, because sleep crawled into my spirit. And the next second I see nothing but darkness.
Magnus watched as she exited the room and with a little wave, he bid her a farewell. Even if it's just half day, he knew he won't be seeing her till the next day.
He knew the right person had been finally brought into the palace and into Rokha.
But as he stared at the door he gasped. His hand flew to the right side of his chest and he held his shirt firmly.
Something was crawling upto the surface inside him. His... His... His wolf self...
He quickly made his way to the door and closed it properly in a way that even his parents and an axe won't be able to open it.
As he shut the door close, his white hair started to erupt in all parts of his body.
He couldn't scream or do anything. He just wriggled in pain and anger.
Soon, he got covered with white fur and his eyes turned purple.
The wolves were summoning him for the evening meal, held once in a month.
As he ran out of the room and into the outside world, through the window, he gnashed his teeth and gnawed terribly as he ran out.
He ran so fast so that no human eyes would detect his movements and he made his way to the mountains in the deep forest of Rokha.
The sun was setting and the night came too quickly. As he stared from the peak of the mountains, he stared into walls of the palace with the sharp eyes of a wolf and saw his girl sleeping innocently. He felt happy and excited seeing her peacefully asleep.
That's all he wants to see. And soon, he will be by her side. Everything he had ever imagined, will start happening soon.
And then, he released a deep and wild howl as the night collapsed and everywhere became dark.
And the darkness... Was called Night.