Sienna was sitting on the soft cushions, drawing designs for dresses which got stuck in her mind. She needed some distraction and this was working well. Adenou had her locked in her room. At lunchtime, Sid came to pick her up for a walk. Sienna looked at him curiously. The young brown-haired warrior was more serious than normally, " Sid, please help me go to Crystal City," she asked him in a whispering tone. Sid shook his head."You are forbidden to leave Sand City. The new Sarcos's orders. " The others did not want to use Adenou's real name, so he doesn't know they knew it, so they used this instead. Sienna felt trapped. "Let's go market then."She tried at least to get out for a little bit.
Sid shook his head."You can go only garden and your room. He sat her in one of the garden's gazebos and stood next to her.
"Well at least I'm not in a cage, "she nodded and asked for a pen and paper.
Sid sent another guard to fetch it for her. Sienna ate the lunch of plain rice and nibbled on the grapes as she wrote the poem:
"You hold me here like a singing bird, you are breaking my heart again. How much love can I feel within the cracked veins? You like my body, but not my soul, only the fruits of it. My poems will not come out if you broke my spirit. Let me be free to roam around, to see the world, which I love, I just feel so hopelessly bound. "
She wrote a beautifully decorated letter and had it sent to Adenou by a guard. Adenou read her poem and smiled." I need to remind her that I'm not Sarcos. She will have to learn her place." he said to himself quietly. He wrote her back.
"You are my queen, I'm your king, my word is what rules here. Your body is mine to enjoy, your heart is mine to have, the pleasure you give me immensely for sure, the sight of you enchant me. But are you not crossing my plans, I'm the one who decides. You are mine to please me, my beautiful darhling. Recite me your poems as a golden starling. You are not to toy with me, I'm your master for sure, you do what I will order you and the rest is at my pleasure."
Sienna read his poem and smiled bitterly. She saw the picture of the pale Spider King in her mind, in his frilly clothes and heavy make-up."What I was thinking?" She shook her head. She knew he is like that and no one can change him." Besides, is my responsibility just to entertain him till Sarcos finds his full name. But why is he making it so difficult?"She sighed and started to write down his needs to find out where he is from.
1. He likes to paint his face with make-up.
2. He likes to have a harem around him.
3. He likes celebrations and pomposity.
4. He likes poems and theatre.
5. He likes to mate a lot.
6. He does not like fighting or training.
7. He prefers to eat roasted dears.
8. He can hunt.
9. He likes to be at the centre of attention at all times.
10. He likes richly decorated rooms.
11. He likes to dance at the balls.
12. He plays chess, but not that good.
13. He got a vision of hundreds of blue and green eyes around him.
14. He prefers blue and green tones with bright red cheeks.
Sienna looked at her list. She was worried about what he will think if he finds it, so she put a big headline on top of it."How to please my only love.Things he likes and dislikes."She will hide it well, but even if he sees it, she will be safe. She smiled cheekily.
Then she decided to answer each point to guess which animal tribe he can be. She still kind of liked him, but she loved Sarcos. It was a very confusing situation. She really needed a little break, so she decided to find Adenou, and ask him, if he will let her go to Crystal City. She found him in the gardens and asked him carefully."Adenou, will you please let me go to Crystal City?"
"No, my darhling."He shook his head and kept reading his little poetry book.
Sienna started to go upset a bit. "But it is supposed to be Tyrell week from today, and Sharchan's one is already gone. I have to treat my mates equally, "said Sienna.
" Why? Adenou asked without looking at her.
"I love all three of you. Sarcos agreed to share me with my mates, so why you are going back on his word? You said you will keep all deals the same." she asked gently.
Adenou shook his head, "Not this one. I want you just for myself." He looked into her blue eyes deeply.
"But I love them too."Sienna was heartbroken.
Adenou nodded." They can visit you here, but you are not mating with them or I will kill them."
Sienna stood pale but tried harder."Is no point killing them, because then just the new Snake King and new Tiger King could claim me anyway? " She looked at him with tightened lips.
"I will kill them too if they tried to claim you." Adenou nodded. Sienna stayed pale."Sarcos will want me to be happy, he understood, if he killed my mates, I will stop smiling and maybe start to hate him."Sienna said seriously in a bit of shock. Adenou was so ruthless.
"I'm not Sarcos. You can hate me how much you want. You will do what I say, my darhling."Adenou replied nonchalantly.
Sienna felt her tears coming up, so she turned abruptly and ran to her room. He was getting too bossy. He was becoming the old himself more and more.
Sharchan and Tyrell got a note from Sienna."He forbid me to mate with you or he will kill you. You are allowed to visit me, but I beg you don't, I do not want you to risk it. He will use you to his advantage."
Tyrell and Sharchan sighted." How is Sienna?"They asked Ziran, who brought them the note."She is locked up. She is drawing and writing poems."Ziran sighed. He is getting really bossy and it is breaking her heart, she still tries to pretend he is Sarcos, to keep her mind together."Tyrell bit his lips. It was so frustrating, they could not do anything. It all depended on Sarcos.
Sienna was sitting on the terrace to cool off, when a huge black eagle with red eyes descended close to her, "Stop! "she waved her hands, "Go by the main gate, there are traps here."The eagle nodded and left. She looked to him like an alluring vision." She was so cute when she waved to me frantically. "he chuckled."I have to visit the Scorpion King."He said to himself."
It was late afternoon, Sienna asked Sid to go gardens to cool down at the rose bush pool, she had a swim. The clear water made her think more about Tyrell and Sharchan and she just felt so wrong. She went to sit near the pool on the blanket, she was still sulking. She took a little paper book and started drawing a picture of the Tiger Castle. She missed Tyrell so much. She just needed that little bit of kindness, that he always gave her. She wished to look into his kind eyes and forgot about everything for a moment.
Adenou wanted to see her. He spent all day reading poetry and suddenly he felt a need for her company. He looked for her in the garden and called her name. Sienna lifted her head and watched handsome Sarcos's body coming closer. Just his face had a different expression now. Adenou was wearing make-up again and looked a bit ridiculous. But Sienna was glad he looked a bit different than Sarcos like this. It did not feel like her mate was hurting her heart.
Adenou looked at beautiful Sienna drawing innocently near rose bushes and licked his lips.
"I want you in the bedroom now," he ordered her nonchalantly. Sienna stood up and looked at him a bit shocked. "Is he thinking he will be ordering me around like a slave?" she thought.
"If I can't mate with Tyrell and Sharchan, I will not mate with you too. I treat my mates equally," she said calmly.
Adenou nodded."I will go and kill them tomorrow. Then you don't need to feel guilty about the equality."He said coldly. He had no more patience for her moods. She was his only and the time came she understood it clearly.
Sienna felt the world turning around her and shook her head."Forgive me."She whispered and run with tears to her room. She fell on the bed and wept. She felt helpless and alone. She needed the real Sarcos badly.
Adenou sat in the garden for a bit. He got a look at her drawings and watched the white clouds in the blue sky to give her time to calm down. He knew she was sulking because he notice tears in her eyes as she run.
Rem saw Sienna run upset and decided to talk to her." Sienna," he came inside of her room. He picked her up to sit down and sat next to her. He looked into her teary eyes."Sober up, don't do mistakes. You can't anger him. It is not entirely his fault. Sarcos was able to strike the deal with your mates because Sarcos is stronger than Adenou, he is more levelled up so he can control Scorpion's possessiveness more than Adenou. Keep him from your mates and do everything he wants. King Sarcos is advising you to mate a lot. It makes him weaker and busy, so he can search thru his unconscious mind."
Sienna looked at him."Tell Sarcos to hurry up, I'm not sure how long I can handle this. I can't mate when I feel upset. I feel wrong to go against my own heart."
Rem nodded."Be patient. He is a very strong immortal, only Sarcos's body is strong enough to hold both of them. If he let him loose he can take someone else body and that person will die from it."
Sienna sighted."Sarcos is so thoughtful."She felt so selfish when she saw he is using his own body to save the lives of others and protect her as well.
Rem dried Sienna's tears."Now get ready. Adenou will be here soon. Sarcos can see you too when you mate. Try to think about him instead."He left her alone and half broken sitting on the bed. Sienna took a deep breath. She ran to wash her face and touch up her hair to look presentable. Then she sat on the bed and waited. "Rem was right. I need to save my mates for now at all costs."She thought.
Adenou came to see her shortly. He stood at the opened door looking at her curiously. He wanted to see if she is surrendered yet.
Sienna was worried about her mates. She came off her bed and kneeled in front of him." I will do as you say, please don't hurt Tyrell and Sharchan, they have kingdoms to run. Just let them be, I will not see them without your permission."She bowed her head. She felt sad and defeated.
Adenou looked at his beautiful golden-haired queen. He lifted her up into his embrace. He felt a bit sad, she is kneeling in front of him, but finally, she understood he is the master. His abyss black eyes locked up into her sparkly blue eyes. He could see she was crying before. It always made her look even more delicate and alluring.
"Don't be sad, my darhling...I just love you so much, it hurts me to see you with anyone else. I will make it up to you." he said gently.
Sienna nodded."Just don't kill them please, I will never be able to be happy if someone innocent dies because of me."
Adenou nodded and run his hands on her soft face, then he kissed her slowly. "If you forget about them, I will let them live."
Sienna nodded. And kissed him back with her trembling lips."Thank you."
Adenou kissed her slowly and pushed her towards the bed. He pushed her to lay down and his hands went down her breast. He kissed her neck in a daze of enchantment from her surrendered feeling. He could feel her be just his.
Sienna breathed deeply. She needed to feel a reassuring embrace, but only Adenou was there. She could not go to Tyrell or Sharchan till Sarcos will not take over his body again. She looked at him kissing her breasts. She still liked him, but she didn't like his latest behaviours. When he was not looking at her, he looked just like Sarcos. Sienna thought of Sarcos and his hot kisses. He can see her when she mates. Rem told her, he can see everything. They are both of them inside of this body. Adenou and Sarcos as well. She closed her eyes. She saw Sarcos's handsome face with his sparkly eyes and flaming scorpion in them in her mind and smiled. She relaxed in Adenou's arms. Adenou noticed and came on top of her. Sienna opened her lips seductively and moved her body in a wave of pleasure. Adenou felt a strong urge to mate, he was getting obsessed with her.
He pulled up her dress and start taking her passionately. Sienna enjoyed Sarcos's body, he was strong, tanned, muscular and smelled intoxicating. She could feel Sarcos is inside and forget about everything for a moment. She felt like time stopped. When they finished. Adenou sat her on his knee and kissed her on her lips slowly."You are just mine. I'm your master, your mate and your king. You will do everything that I say to you!" he told her in a bit raspy voice.
Sienna cuddled up to him as a kitten."Yes, I will do everything you say to me."She said in a dangerously sweet voice. " And I will do nothing you don't say to me!"She thought. She smiled cheekily and her tiger eyes shone brightly.
Suddenly Rem called from outside." My king, Dark Eagle envoy arrived. King Aiden, your friend is asking for an audience. Sienna lifted her head, maybe the Dark Eagle King will be able to help her, he was supposed to be Sarcos's friend. She got ready quickly. Adenou looked at her."Why do you hurry so much?"
" I do not want to keep your guests waiting."She said sweetly.
"I will go first. You can come, if I call for you, take your time, "Adenou said.
Sienna nodded with a sweet smile."As you say, master!"