First light of sunrise fell upon Merry and Max, Merry's eyes opened gradually while trying to move a little.Merry saw Max's arms wrapped around her waist tightly while keeping her on his lap as to prevent her from tumbling off.
Merry moved gently to look at Max who was sleeping tranquilly.
Just a glimpse of his beauty was enough to get a heartattack in no seconds.
Merry turned slowly and sat properly on Max's lap and raised her hand towards his face to sense his face's skin and then she gently brushed his hair strands on his forehead.
* 'All I can think of is him these days...His presence makes me overwhelmed and... if I told him how much he matters to me , I fear he might not understand the extent of this feelings...I only have you now Max.....How will I live if he leaves me?How?...Why? don't make me feel this way please....'*
Merry's mind filled with the thoughts of heaviness which made her vision blurred with her tears.She didn't know how fast her feelings for Max grew so deeper that even a thought of him leaving her made her miserable.
Merry rubbed her eyes roughly to stop herself from crying.
Knock! Knock!
"Commander, shall we leave now?" Robert knocked on the carriage's door.
Max eyes opened up irritatingly.Merry got startled.Max eyes met Merry's.
"G-Good morning!" Merry nervously exclaimed to avoid the awkwardness.
"Good morning dear." Max replied with a smile and eyes full of devotion.
"Whenever I wake up, hope I get to see you every morning just like this." Max said and brushed Merry's cheeks fondly.Merry looked at him with same adoration with her blushing face.Max noticed her nose and eyes were looking red and a little swollen.
"Were you crying?" Max was about to ask.
"Ah! No! M-Maybe it's due to cold ." Merry tried to divert his attention from her eyes and changed the topic.
"Commander!" Robert again boosted up and called out Max.
"Damn it! I heard you ,don't die screaming!" Max cursed as he got completely done with these guys. Everytime he gets a moment with his wife , they always interrupt it.
Max grabbed Merry and put her gently on the seat and then opened the door to ask Robert to shut up.After cursing him, he just closed the doors again.
" Do you need to fresh up?" Max asked obviously.
"Y-Yes!" Merry nodded.
"I'll go and ask the maid to attend you." Max left after in a blink of an eye as soon as she told him he rushed for her requirement.Merry could see he was an attentive man for his wife.
After everyone got up and had some light brunch, they started their peregrination.
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After one more day, they reached their destination in the midnight.
the Montane church in Boltam kingdom being ruled by King Rafin Survelli , a church which was not only for worshiping by the high class lords and ladies and well off priests but also it was a place of all political affairs to be discussed.
Whenever a meeting had to be held where each and every kingdom's lords had to attend it at any cost for the peace of the motherland.
This time too, after twenty years,here an official meeting would take place in name of a celebration.
As Max used not to accept any invitation for any social or political affairs but now he had to attend it as he could not decline this time.
He never accepted their invitations but every noble family sends him invitation for each and every event.It was only because they desire for his support in realm of power.They knew his position in power holding and wars.He never lost any war which made Max unstoppable in frontline of any battle.
"Merry, we have reached." Max held Merry's one and got her out from the carriage carefully.
"Wow! I-Is it really a c-church?" Merry couldn't believe as in the name of church all she could see was a castle shining even at dark night.She could not tell how big it was to be called as a place for God to be worshipped.
"The priests here don't pray for peace but money. It's just to make it sound more God fearing." Max smirked as he knew what kind of reverence to God it was.There were many dark secrets cover under these pillars.
Some main priests came to welcome Max, Merry and his subordinates. Max didn't give much attention to it and on the other hand Merry showed equivalent respect to the elder priests.She could only stare and wonder..
Servents took their luggage and arranged sufficient and quite luxurious rooms for all of them.
"Show lord Maximilian and our ladyship their room." One of priest ordered the
"This way my lord." One head servent asked them to follow.
While Max and Merry were going on the first floor where they were supposed to stay during this whole week.
Max saw someone unpleasant to his eyes was approaching.
"Merry, stay behind me and do not move until I say." Max put Merry's hood further down enough to cover her whole face.
"Gosh! Look who has arrived. It's been a long time my friend Maximilian. " A voice which sounded more despotic than the words it used.A man with dark brown hair and bluish grey coloured eyes, a sharp face and a smile which was clearly oppressive.His name was Calvin Survelli,son of Rafin Survelli.A naive man.
"You never accepted your friend's invitation.Poor me..."
"Sorry, but when did you become my friend?" Max asked irritably.
"Oh man, you never change....anyways...what is it behind you?" Calvin's eyes got distracted as he noticed Merry hidden behind Max.He curiously peaked to see.
"None of your business." Max said coldly while trying to cover Merry more behind him.
"My my, it must be quite interesting..." Calvin added with a tyrannical gaze and a smirk.
"Get out of our way." Max cut him out and replied with an angered voice.Men knows men's intentions well enough. Max could see Calvin's curiosity to see what was behind him.
He knew Calvin was not a man with bad intentions he was just a bit wild but Max could not trust anyone when it comes to his wife.
"Let's go Merry." Max held Merry's hand and walked passed Calvin without wasting much time talking to him.
"Merry?" Calvin murmured and smirked.
"Merry, his wife....I should honour my eyes to see her face as she must not be an ordinary girl whom he accepted to marry." Calvin's grew more curious even he had not much interest in
fonding females.Still his all attention went towards Merry.Her name sounded familiar.
*****
"I-Is he your friend?" Merry asked confusingly when they reached their room.
"No, he is just a badass."Max sighed and said.
"I see..." Merry needed no explanation and asked why he did hid her from him.
Max knew that all he got to do was to keep his wife safe and secure.
"I didn't mean to hide you and it doesn't mean he will do any harm but he is not well behaving person..I just.." Max added while pulling up Merry's hoodie from her face to see into her eyes.
"It's f-fine." Merry had no problem with what Max decided for her.Max smiled a little and kissed near Merry's lips edge.
"M-Max?." Merry widened her eyes on this sudden action.
"Let's go ,supper is ready."Max tried to avoid her from seeing his blushing face and changed the topic.
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Servents prepared warm bath for everyone.After taking bath, Merry came wearing a cute white cotton maxi dress with wet hair.
Max who just took a bath too, stared at Merry with puppy eyes as he adored her.Merry could not tell why his expression was so adorable.It was her first time seeing him with such face.
"Let's go to sleep." Max knocked on her nose and diverted his lustful and enticing eyes from her.Merry stood there cluelessly.Max brushed his hair and sat on the bed , followed by Merry.He put a blanket softly.
"Does your stomach still hurt?" Max asked on Merry's laying down.
"N-No! It is co-completely fine now." Merry replied shyly.
"Good, if you need anything,tell me." Max told.
Merry nodded and then laid down.She could feel her whole body was cracking with pain due to all these days long long traveling while sitting on the same place.
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