- What a BITCH !
Callum and Maeve raised their bottle in agreement while Bastian bottle up the tequila . They've been drinking for now two hours , and Callum , Bastian and Maeve agreed : Lyria Falicht was an horrible person . She has not only looked down on them , but also on every servant or lower nobles , while she was all sweet with Gabriel and any high ranked noble they had met . After three hours , Maeve , who could take any more of the lady's shit , had taken her evening , letting Gabriel in the hands of Terrence , one of the palace bodyguards and the three of them had ended up at the palace wine cellar , had stolen a few ( a lot ) of bottles and went to the royal family's bar , where they dutifully got drunk . Maeve whined :
- I can't believe I'm going to bear the two of them now ... Gabriel , ok , it's not that bad ... But HER !
Callum patted her back and muttered :
- Drink , you'll feel better Maevie-wavie .
She nodded , finished her bottle , and exclaimed herself :
- I need another bottle !
Bastian threw her another , but before she could take her first sip , a familiar scent hits her and her bottle is taken away . She wined again :
- My wine … !
Gabriel entered her field of vision , his brows furrowed and a slight grin on his lips :
- I think you had enough wine , Kitty .
Then he turned to his two friends , in no better shape than the young bodyguard .
- Why didn't you wait for me ? Or at least prevented Maeve to get that wasted .
Callum laughed :
- You want us to prevent miss super sentry to do anything ? No, thank you , I like my body as it is .
Bastian nodded and growled :
- And you were with the bitch !
Gabriel looked at them , confused :
- Who ? Lyria ?
The three drunk accomplices nodded as energetically as they could , confirming :
- The bitch .
On that , Maeve took back her bottle and bumped it unto Callum's as the exchanged a big , wasted smile . The prince given up on trying to take back the bottle , and took a seat next to his drunk bodyguard , and opened a bottle for himself . Good gods , how many bottles had those three had stolen exactly ? Taking a sip of wine , he grimaced : and they had taken the shapeshifters wine , a sort of wine made especially so shapeshifters could get drunk .
- Why do you think Lyria is bitch ?
As they stayed silent , Maeve , more and more drunk declared :
- Are you stupid , Princeling ? She's nice only to those with the same or higher rank than her . She's a bitch .
- Ok , but maybe it's just because she's been raised that way …
The three others looked at him with raised brows , not taking him seriously a single bit . Gabriel sighed :
- Ok , ok , I'll talk to her . Happy ?
But they already weren't listening to him , Callum being occupied to poorly imitate someone and Maeve and Bastian Laughing so much that they had ended up on the floor . Picking up the young woman , his whispered at her hear :
- Come on , Kitty . It's time to go to bed .
She struggled in his arms , screaming :
- Let me down ! Princeling ! Let me down ! Let me down !
He didn't listen to her and took her to his room , freeing her on his bed . With that much shapeshifter wine in her blood , he didn't trust her to sleep alone . He turned to take one of his shirts for her to sleep in , but when he turned back to her , he would have sworn that she fell asleep even before her head touched the bed . Shaking his head in disbelief , he got into the bed and took that crazy woman in his arms . He sighed : he could forget what happened between them ten days ago , no matter how hard he tried . No , he couldn't forget the feelings of her lips against his , her body touching his own , her pussy around his cock . If he was totally honest with himself , he wanted more . No : he wanted her whole , and for himself . But she had been clear : She was his bodyguard and nothing more . But he saw her tensing whenever his marriage was brought up , and somehow , it felt good to know that she cared enough to feel jealousy . But he was supposed to marry , and Lyria was the best answer : gentle , beautiful and from a noble family , the people would love her . Despite knowing that , when he closed his eyes what made him smile wasn't that he was about to have his first official date with Lyria , but knowing that he would spend the next day with Maeve .
Maeve knew even before opening her eyes that she was in a deep , deep shit . She was in Gabriel' s bed , into his arm . And despite the fact that she swore to refrain herself from feeling any romantic feelings for the prince , she liked being into his arms way too much to her taste . despite herself, she opened her eyes and got up on her elbows to look at him. How could she not like him ? It was hard but she had to admit that she appreciated what she saw : perfect chiselled features on golden skin , long , thick eyelashes , pink and luscious lips , golden locks , firm abs she wanted to lick . Suddenly , her phone started ringing , snapping her out of her trance , and making Gabriel Whine in his sleep . She jumped on her feet and picked up this howling hellish thing . The voice of her best friend was heard on the other end of the line :
- Hey Maevie wavie !
She growled :
- Terence , you know I hate people calling me that . But Hey !
Her best friend voice became uneasy :
- Hum , Listen Maeve , I was calling because …
The anguish crept slowly into the body of the young woman as she asked :
- What ? What happened ? Roge ? Xia ? Did something happen to them ?!
- What ?! No ! No , everything fine , they're fine , we' re fine , don't worry Maeve . I was calling because I miss you and I … I wanted to ask you out .
Oh . She wasn't expecting that . At all . But … She did already sleep with him once and … And maybe he could get that damn Gabriel Daine , her damn mission out of her head .
- Oh … Hum OK , but you do know I usually spend my day off sleeping huh ?
He chuckled , making her laugh :
- Yeah , yeah I know you lazy ass panther , but I figured you might do an exception for me .
- Ok , here' s what I can propose to you : Next week , I'm accompanying his highness and that stupid Lyria on their first official date , and I need my own date . It'll be in a veryyyyy nice restaurant, and it could be fun ! What do say ?
He laughed :
- Ok , ok I'm in .
Then becoming serious , he added :
- You do know it is because I want to be more than friends with you huh ? Maeve ?
She smiled , a strange pinch in her chest :
- Yes , I know . I can't promise you anything , but I'm willing to try .
- Ok , thanks . And Maeve ?
- Yeah ?
- I can't wait to have you under me again !
And on that , he hung up , making her laugh . Suddenly , she heard a growling and turning around , she founded Gabriel , awake , his sleepy eyes full of anger and his lips curled up on his teeth on a growling . Strangely she felt guilty , but she said nothing and just passed him going to her room to change . As she entered the room , she heard him calling her :
- Maeve ! MAEVE !
but she ignored , even though it hurted her like fucking thorns piercing her heart