Adonis felt warm, there was a faint nerve calming smell in the room. After a long time, he felt safe. His heart was at ease.
He turned around to see the source of warmth. Magnus was half lying on the bed, letting Adonis hug him and was turning the page of the book in his hands.
A man really looked the most handsome when he was working.
The memory of the Royal. Decree came to mind. His calm face scrunched again. His heart started beating fast.
He wanted to feel more safe so he shifted towards Magnus more.
The movement caught Magnus's attention.
He saw the calm little lamb had become scared as soon as he woke up.
Magnus caressed Adonis's silky hair and the scared little lamb looked at him with the most pitiful eyes.
"What is the matter?"
"Duke, the, the D-decree."
"It'll be taken care of. I'll talk to the King myself. Your cooperation is required."
Adonis looked shocked.
"How?"
"The Royal Decree won't be valid if you already have a lover."
Adonis still didn't seem to understand and kept staring at the Duke.
Magnus adjusted himself and picked Adonis to make him sit on the bed.
"Will you marry me?"
Adonis's heart started jumping in his chest and he stared at the person before him intently.
Magnus quickly spoke again.
"If you already have someone and want to marry them, then the Royal Decree will be cancelled."
But the Duke had someone else in his heart? Can he take it? Can he be good while knowing that there was someone else in his husband's mind?
Have you ever felt happy and sad at the same time? Where you want to jump but a part of your heart is still in sadness.
Magnus panicked inside after Adonis didn't speak for a while.
"Do you have someone else in your life? I'd like to apologize for my miscalculation. You can marry th-"
Adonis held his hand.
He'll figure it out later.
After the marriage, he will be his wife. He'll pour him with all his love. Maybe then he can have just a little corner of his heart.
"N-no, I don't have anyone else."
"Then will you marry me?"
"Can I? You won't, I'm no good-"
"Osiris likes you. I, everyone likes you. How can someone no good be liked by everyone?"
"But, but, I'm not rich or beautiful or have much influence."
Magnus was dumb shocked. Can someone so beautiful be in that delusion?
"Who said so?"
"Some things needn't be said. I know."
"That's not the truth."
"But love-"
"After marrying if it doesn't feel right then we can think about it."
[I'll have enough time to win his heart.]
[I'll have enough time to pursue him.]
Both of them were determined.
Magnus asked again,"Will you marry me?"
Adonis nodded.
"I will."
Adonis unknowingly squeezed Magnus's hands.
"People may follow us, I'm secret. Prince Maximus will try to prove that all this is pretense so please be as comfortable as possible."
Adonis nodded his head.
Magnus pondered for a while and said,"Can I call you by your name?"
Adonis nodded.
"Of course."
Magnus gave him a nod.
The door to their room burst open.
Isolde was shocked to see the scene in front of her.
Adonis and Magnus, holding hands, were sitting close and intimately.
Isolde smiled through the gritted teeth.
"The Duke has graced us with his magnificent presence."
"I came to get my person."
Adonis and Isolde both looked at Magnus with wide eyes.
Magnus turned towards Adonis and spoke tenderly unlike when he spoke with Isolde.
"Will you go with me to our home?"
His heart became warm and fuzzy.
"To our home?"
Magnus nodded his head.
"Umm. To our son?"
"Our Osiris?"
After looking at him for a while, Adonis smiled and nodded.
He hugged Magnus which shocked him. But he tightly embraced him back.
[I'll make my place in your heart.]
[I'll win your heart.]
"Where are you taking him without permission?"
Adonis gave a cold stare to Isolde and said,"I took permission from my person. I've already got the approval of his father. Whose permission do I require?"
Isolde face changed colour blue, green, red.
"Now please leave. I have to talk with my fiancé."
"Please, be well."
Isolde left, feeling humiliated.
Magnus caught Adonis's hands and made him stand.
"I already asked Rosie to pack your clothes. Please look if you have any more you want to add."
Adonis looked around the room.
He saw that he had nothing he had collected or was emotionally attached to. If he did buy things in the past, all was for Isolde.
So he didn't have anything to take with him.
He looked towards the person who looked like he was waiting for him and said,"There's nothing else."
Magnus extended his hands and said,"Then let's go home."
If Adonis didn't know well, he'd think that Magnus loved him, truly.
But that didn't matter much now.
He smiled and held Magnus's hands and said,"Let's go. Our son might be waiting for us."
Magnus nodded his head.
They walked down the stairs hand in hand.
The gazes of others still made Adonis uncomfortable. He tightly held Magnus's hands.
Magnus went near him, left his hands and put it around his waist.
Adonis didn't notice his cousins in fear and only breathed a sigh of relief when they were inside the carriage.
Although the presence of Duke had stabilised Adonis's heart. He was still afraid. He was still scared.
Adonis trembled slightly in his seat. Magnus who had planned to sit opposite to him noticed and sat beside him.
Adonis was taken back by the sudden presence.
Seeing that there was still subtle trembling, Magnus spoke,"If you want to hold me, you can."
Adonis smiled and nodded at him.
He held into Magnus's hands and leaned on his shoulder.
After feeling his warmth and smelling the reassuring smell, he calmed down and stopped trembling.
[Why did this perfect person asked him to marry him?]
After Adonis relaxed and closed his eyes, Magnus looked at Rosie who bowed to him deeply, he nodded his head and the carriage set off.
"May both of you speak with each other well and live happily from now on.
During the whole journey, Magnus placed his hands on Adonis's forehead, so that the occasional jerking of the carriage wouldn't wake him.
Adonis slept peacefully and calml after a long time.