"You made a promise to me." She said softly.
"A promise?" He asked.
"You forgot so soon, I'll just go to bed." She turned around to sleep when he held her close to him.
"Why do you love getting angry with me Wife?." He grinned at her face with a frown.
"I'm not angry." She tried to pull away.
"You are Wife, otherwise you won't try to go away from me."
"Besides I didn't know you meant it." He continued.
"Meant what?." She asked.
"You forgot so soon, I'll just go to bed." He winked and she tried had not to smile.
"That wasn't funny." She pushed his chest.
"I made a promise to you and I can't break it, I'll fulfill it, but not today, not after everything that happened and not when I'm angry. I need to be calm to devour you Wife." He whispered and it sent shivers to her spine.
"Why are you now quiet?." He kissed her left ear.
"I..I have nothing to say to you." She struggled to speak.
"Why?."
"Cause I'm sleepy, now if you must, let me sleep."she turned around and laid under the sheets.
"Do you need my company?." He asked knowing she found it hard to close her eyes.
"Mmhmm."
He joined her and just like that, she slept in his arms, she felt safe seeing how he hugged and protected her while in her sleep.
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It was morning now Reina was awakened by a kiss all over her face. She slowly opened her eyes to see that it was Lorcan, looking so gracious as always.
"Most beautiful." He kissed her again making her blush hard.
"Stop.." she rolled over, now facing him with her back.
"The other day you wanted me and now you're asking that I stop playing with you, you confuse me Wife."
"I change my mind." She smiled at herself.
"No you can't." He went to her and tickled her belly.
"Why aren't you laughing?." He sat confused.
"That's not my tickle spot." She frowned.
"Okay, so which is then?." He asked.
"I won't tell you." She looked away from him.
"No you would, tell me otherwise.." he halted.
"What?."
"Otherwise I'll kiss you right in front of everyone, or...we'll have a nice play just like last time." He drew something on her back with his finger.
"Okay fine, I'll tell you.."
She halted when they both heard a commotion by the hallway.
"What is going on out there?." She creased her brow.
"I don't know Wife, stay here while I go check okay?." He planted a kiss on her head and left the room.
"What do you mean you can't find him??."
He heard a voice from the hallway and he immediately recognized who it was.
"Two guards guarded the room, I don't know how he got out." Another voice said.
"His Highness would be so furious if he heard this." Matthew looked up to see Lorcan walking to them.
"Your Highness." They all bowed and greeted in chorus.
He nodded "What's all the commotion about?."
"And who were you talking about?."
The guards were silent, they were scared about what he would do once he found out that Theodore had escaped.
"It's His Highness Prince Theodore, he escaped abs left the Palace." Matthew bowed.
"What do you mean by he escaped??." Lorcan glared angrily at the men.
"The door was properly locked last night but when we went to the room to check up on him we found him nowhere Your Highness." A guard explained.
"How could you be so careless? You allowed that heartless man leave????, I thought I had things under my control and now he's gone!." He yelled, but of course not at Matthew, cause he was one of his loyal men, Matthew could lay down his life to safe a royal blood, he knew if Matthew were there, this wouldn't have happened. He'd make sure he stayed up all night just to keep an eye on Theodore.
"I think one of his men helped him escape, but don't worry Your Highness, we'll find him." Matthew assured.
"What makes you think he wouldn't come back for us??, what makes you think he wouldn't come for Reina again??."
"That we don't know Your Highness, I'll go begin the search." He bowed and left.
"Argh!!!, I only asked for one thing!, just one thing!!, and you both couldn't do that right." He held both their neck pinned to the wall as they struggled to breath.
"We're sorry Your Highness." They struggled to say.
"And what happens if I killed you right now??, Your head should be cut off for this. The Life of my Queen is in danger all because of you fools, Get my sword!" He said to the other guard guarding the throne room. He still held them to the wall as they struggled with their feet.
"Your Highness." He heard a voice from behind, he turned to see that it was Reina.
"What are you doing?." She asked as she held his arm.
"What does it looks like I'm doing Wife?, we are not safe and it's all because of this two fools, you should be killed for putting the safety of the royals in danger."
"Forgive us Your Highness." They begged, just then a little boy ran to Lorcan kneeling and holding into his knee said. "Forgive My Father Your Highness." He cried and Reina could only feel pity for him, just then she looked to her left to see A woman dressed as a palace maid crying as well.
"That must be his wife." She thought.
"Your Highness, please forgive him for whatsoever he might have done, if not for my sake, but fit the sake of the child, please."
"Do you have any idea of what you're asking me to do?." He turned to her.
"Yes, and that's doing this to make a little boy happy."
"Please Your Highness." She held his arm and he left them on the air as they landed hard on their butt.
He glared angrily at her before going back into the room.