He pulled slowly to find his palm covered in blood, Mal instantly pressing with her palm on the opened injury to ease the pain and was about to fall but Kieran caught her.
He placed the bleeding girl in her bed and went to call for the doctor; after returning back to his human look, Mal was trying her best to hold back her tears, her stitched reopened and the pain was unbearable however she was swallowing the none stop twinge.
Kieran saw a guard standing a little bit far away from him, he yelled at the top of his lung:
"-CALL THE DOCTOR NOW AND HURRY UP!"
The guard jumped at the sudden order from the prince, waking up immediately from his snooze. He tripped on his feet but stood up quickly, rushing to the royal doctor or he will have to face the prince's wrath.
Kieran went back to Mal and brought a clean tissue and press her wound, she tried to push his hand away with her eyes full of rage.
"-Stop it Mal! I am trying to help and you are not cooperating!
-It's all because of you! If you didn't touch me all of this won't happen!
-Now could you please shut up, and let me do my thing. Your wound reopened again, and you should not leave it exposed to the air or you would get an infection." The pain took over Mal that she couldn't argue back trying her best to breathe properly.
She told herself that she should have applied some of the medicine Andrew sent.
The doctor arrived with his sleepy face, fixing his glasses that slipped from the bridge of his nose and whipping his drool trying to look presentable as much as he can whit his light pink night shirt.
He looked closely at her and asked:
"- What happened to you my dear? " Kier rolled his eyes clenching his jaw at the sleepy old man.
"-you injury is reopened again making your condition worse than the first time, but the good thing is that his highness used a clean cloth to prevent infection." Mal now rolled her eyes while Kieran looked at her with smug face with a noticeable smirk at the corner of his lips. She wanted badly to remove that look from his face especially his smirk that drove her mad with rage every time she saw it. However, she had to take care of herself and played it cool for the mean time, before she could take her revenge from that bustard who didn't take his eyes from her.
"-I have to stitch it again but it's gonna be more painful.
-I barely could handled the pain last time…I can't do it now.
-I can't use local anesthetics because you are bleeding heavily and it will take time and we shouldn't waist time.
-we can use ice, it will reduce blood flow to the area with it the nerve activity and she won't feel pain while stitching." The doctor's mouth kept opened at the young boy's good solution than said:
"-that's an excellent idea your highness, what you said is true, but do we have ice in the palace?
-don't worry I will bring it." Kieran stood up quickly and ran to the kitchen. In less than five minutes he came with a bucket full of ice.
The doctor hurried up and put the ice on a small piece of cotton tissue and applied directly on the swelling area. Mal flinched at the sudden contact grabbing her pillow; it was more freezing than cold. A few minutes later, the cold felling is replaced with a slight burning sensation and later it started to ache, but Mal's face only show discomfort. After fifteen minutes of applying the ice, the injured area is totally numb; the girl couldn't feel any pain.
The doctor took quickly his bug, preparing the needles and before he could start stitching he cleaned the open wound and it's surrounded area from blood, making his view better and his work easier.
It didn't take the old man long to finish his job, and collected his equipment then said:
"-you are now much better, you should take enough rest Miss Chace to heal properly. Add to that, you need to drink enough water and eat proper meals….Call me if the numbness didn't disappear in the next ten minutes. By then you could move and change your clothes, and I will call one of the maids to come and change the bed's sheets for you.
-thanks doctor, no need for to call the maids and don't tell anyone about tonight.
-as you wish your highness." The doctor bowed leaving the prince and the injured huntress alone.
"-Leave." Mal said sternly moving slowly from the bed holding her waist; Kieran raised an eyebrow at her before he answered:
"- and what if I don't… what are you gonna do about it?" Mal ignored him making her way to the bathroom after she grabbed new clean clothes to wear.
Kieran rolled his eyes and brought new clean bed sheets and started replacing the old bloody ones with the fresh clean ones, afterwards he sat on the edge waiting for Mal.
The girl was taking her time changing the numbness started to disappear quickly therefore, she has to be careful with every moment she did.
When she finished wearing her nightgown after a whole session of whimpering and cursing at Kieran and at her bad luck, she looked at the mirror to find out that the dress was off-shoulder, she stamped her foot on the ground whining. She covered her shoulders with her hair and made a mental note to remind Ayana to change her dresses with shirts and pants or she won't handle it for another day.
With the first hour of the new morning, small rays of sunshine invaded slowly the room, taking away with it the darkness and replacing the last night friction and tension with harmony and tranquility.
Kieran turned his face enjoying the warm light closing his eyes at the sweet sensation, it was a long time ago when he felt relaxed and at ease.
Mal got out meeting the mesmerizing side profile of the young demon, the sunshine reflection made him more desirable and eye-catching. She kept staring with wide eyes and astonished expression at his smooth skin, long lashes and his long veiny neck.
She shook her head closing her eyes than putting one hand on her waist and the other rubbing her temples.
"-oh my god, please help me. Why does he have to look that much handsome? How am I supposed to kill him and I have a big crush on him? No, no, no, no …No feelings toward demons Mal. It's all an illusion from him for you to fell in his trap. Put your emotions aside and use your mind for god's love girl." Mal kept whispering under her breath catching the boy's attention who jumped from his place running towards her.
"-Mal are you ok? Does it hurt? Do you feel dizzy?" the girl looked at him up and down raising her eyebrow and snatching her arm from his grip.
"-drop the act Nox, you don't have to pretend that you care about me… and the only thing you care about is yourself.
-well I am not pretending… I really care about you.
-huh… so funny! Since, when demons have feelings?
-well I am practically half demon half human. So…I still have emotions inside me.
-said the one who showed mercy on Rosaline and now guilt is killing him inside." Kieran rolled his eyes at her and added:
"-do you really have to bring her name every time we argue.
-when you admit that you are a monster, and that you don't have; the slightest feeling of humanity. I may consider it.
-One thing for you to know, no one is born evil, they have a reason behind their immoral acts.
-and I won't listen or believe a word from hypocrite like you." He chuckled at her to add:
"-you don't have to now but in our wedding day…when we kiss… you will.
-what none sense are you talking about? I agreed to the wedding because I gave my word to Ayana but kissing no way in hell…why do I feel like I am missing something?
-you mean when an incubus kiss a human, he will be his slave… forever." Her eyes widened like sausages looking at him as if he was reading her mind. Kieran was smirking smugly and raising his eyebrow to piss her off more. However, Mal got back to her serious look and laughed at his high self-confidence.
"-as if Nox!
-don't be concerned my lady. I never break my word." He said bowing sarcastically and before he would step outside the room, he closed the balcony and drew curtains turning the room obscure again making it cozy for the sleepy girl.
"-I know you can only sleep in darkness…you don't have to thank me because I know you won't…sleep well." Kieran left the room leaving Malin standing in her spot speechless, trying to process what happened.
She got between the new clean sheets and smiled to herself."-don't worry Kieran; I don't break my promises too. I will make you regret everything and offer you a proper end for a pathetic prince like you." She then closed her eyes, falling asleep quickly.