Indeed ,he was a clever man ,who could make a woman's heart throbbing with excitement like hers.
When Max took her closing her eyes as an approval,he didn't hold back and eagerly held her nape to pull her closer gently to smash his lips on her red petals.Carefully kneading on her soft lips with his mellow lips.
Merry had expected it already but it still exploded her inner soul to a point she could hear her heart's rhythm.It was loud.
In surprise, she clenched his coat's collars firmly believing he would stop.Max slightly pressed her bottom lip with his tongue in order to ask her allow it in.
Merry gasped when she felt their lips, tongues, saliva and heart beats combining with each others.
Both had only one question in common in their minds: what were they doing with each other?!
They became a mess.Completely closer to each other.Max with no will pull back.He groaned feeling as if somebody's asking to stop him from breathing.But he knew, it was putting stress to her injured cheek.
Max said,"I should be careful." With deep serene voice.He looked up, staring at her face.He lightly brushed back her hair strands strangle around her collar.
Max stretched out his thigh to meet her sitting position.
Nervously but at impulse,Max gulped and leaned up desirely to kiss her shoulder blade.Softly pressed lips on her.
Merry's mind went blank.She felt goosebumps and electric volt throughout her body.It was really unexpected of him.She clenched her dress tightly and looked at him in bewilderment after he drew back.
She saw his ears getting all red.It was not only her but he also didn't know what had gotten into him these days. Fluttered with his own action,Max looked towards the bright day outside the window. Scratching back of his head in embarrassment.
Merry smiled at his boyish behaviour.Looking at her smiling, surprised him since just a moment ago, she had gotten shy.
Tilting his head ,"Is...something on my face?" Max asked in confusion.
Giggling she said," No.. it's j-just ..you are too cute."
Max got even more red with embarassment at her unanticipated reaction.
"I don't understand....you are becoming a professional teaser day by day." Max sighed , running his hand over his face to hide his expression.
Looking at him admirably, she said "Who d-do you think I am l-learning these from? Y-You started this afterall."
"..."
"I can't deny this fact..." Max accepted his verdict.
*****
At evening,both Max and Merry went to check on Robert's condition as soon as the doctor informed he had gained senses.
On seeing them,he gave a concerned look.
Looking at Merry's face, Robert apologized at his carelessness that day.Merry blamed herself for putting them in danger.She knew the value of blood that they had lost just to keep her safe.
"I promise mylady...from now on, I will do anything to keep you away from any harm."Robert affirmed with unbreakable intend.
"I believe you."Merry couldn't believe,he could speak so maturely at such young age.She knew if she had a brother, he would have said such remarkable words to her like him.
Smiling gently, she said,"But first.. let's r-recover well and eat well."
Max, Frederick and Robert all looked at her in disbelief.
"Look who is saying? The one, who herself doesn't eat well." They remarked with a smirk.
"Huh..c-can't you let me s-sound like an elder in time like t-these." Merry mentioned with a flustered face.
After some time, maids entered the room with healthy meal for the patient as per Max's order.
*****
"We'll leave in few days."
"Till then both you and Robert will get some rest.I also don't want to rush but...I think it would be more safe to stay away from here." Max explained.
"A-Are you going to join the c-church in the war then?" Merry asked hesitantly.
She knew, a war meant months or years of separation.She was concerned this whole time.
"Don't worry...I don't plan on joining them in such war.They are just after expansion of their prospective territories and risking uncountable lives for their own greed.." Max told them with appropriate reason.
"Wouldn't they cause a ruckus over you taking back your support from this?" Robert asked in anticipation.
"I've already declined their proposal completely." Max informed while placing a chair near Merry for her to settle down.
"Then..we must depart." Robert replied astonishedly.
Max said ,"Recover at your pace Robert....Not all of them are out of their mind just because they follow the same path.They have offered us to stay here longer with their own mouths even if we don't negotiate with them.."
"B-But why?" Merry asked unassured.
"You see..the moment we took our hand from this matter, many of the dukes and kings have turned their back from participating in this prospective battle.So, to make them think that Pearls kingdom is going to change the decision,they are begging for us to stay here long.." Explaining their motives as he was aware of this all along.
"But we will leave within this week." He
added.
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