It did not take long for Luca to be back with the doctor and my supposed family came right after, but I just had my eyes closed, not wanting to talk to anyone. But it seems Queen Nuria didn't get the point as I could feel her approach me, she sat beside me on my bed making me crack my eyes opened.
"Hi" she said quietly.
"Hi"
"How are you feeling?" she asked.
"Tired" I said smiling, trying to be nice and she nodded.
"I have a new dress in the rest room for you to change into, it was too chaotic when you were brought in here" she said, her hand hovering over mine but she put it back on her laps and I nodded before moving my eyes to Luca who stood brooding by the side. His eyes were on mine, and he seem to have a calculating look on his face which bothered me.
I need to do something about this vile, it is making me scared and jumpy.
Luca asked them to leave and give me space and that was when I noticed that the man who helped me the other day standing by the door quietly, I don't even know his name yet, well our stay has been chaotic, there was really no time to mingle.
Thinking about it again, the moment Luca came into my life, drama followed. My peaceful and boring life which was filled with work and spending time with Mary turned into getting almost killed various times, and this is when people haven't even realized I am his mate, I wonder how long I'll last if people found out.
No wonder Luca kept me hidden, but I'm still mad at him, he could have told me, and we would have kept it a secret together.
The room was now cleared and Luca just stood by the wall and still kept looking at me brooding, I just rolled my eyes at him and tried to stand up to change but I was so weak, and I'm scared not to open my stitches. I was thinking Luca would try to help me, but he just stood there watching with unreadable eyes.
I sighed.
"Can you please help me to the restroom?" I asked looking at him like I should throw something on his head.
He nodded and strolled casually to me and helped me carefully stand without saying a word to me. He walked me to the restroom and help me unbutton all the button holding my clothes and I discreetly adjusted the vile well into my bra pad.
"Can you wear the dress yourself?" he asked, his voice hoarse.
"Yes, thank you" I said and he sighed before walking out. I wonder what is wrong with him.
I heard the sound of something landing on the roof, and I'm sure that was Orion, ready for our departure. I took time wearing my dress so I don't hurt myself and when I was done, I folded the dirty dress and placed it by the tub.
I walked out back to the room and Luca was already waiting by the door.
"Luca" I called.
"Hmm" he hummed.
"I didn't mean to walk out, I didn't even realize I've gone out of my safety zone" I explained in a quiet tone.
"I'm not mad at you because of that" he said.
"So you are mad at me" I said raising my brows and he scoffed before shaking his head, opening his hands wide, inviting me in.
I gulped before moving close to him and hugging him back, he rested his head on mine.
"You know I am a king right?" he asked and I hummed at his rhetorical question, enjoying the smell of me. The hug was soft and I didn't even know I needed it.
"And you know that for me to be taken as the King of the dragons, I'm not to be taken lightly?" he asked again, and I moved out of the comfortable hug to look up at him confused.
"Yes, I know" I said.
"Are you planning to use that poison, Fayre?" he asked causing me to gasp out in fear, I tried getting away from him, but he held me in place with his hands around my waist, my hands dropped from his neck, as the hug now felt like I'm being caged in a dark room, he still has the unreadable look on his face, so now I don't even know what he is thinking.
"How?" I asked shakily.
"I'm a king, Fayre, I can smell the poison from you breast a mile away, if that could have worked on me then I'll be dead a long time ago" he said till not letting me from his hold as I looked anywhere but his eyes.
"I can explain" I whispered.
"I thought you could not remember" he mocked.
"I'm sorry" I said.
"It's fine, I just want to know if you plan to use that or if you will give it to me, because the moment you step into my palace and any guard smell that on you, you'll be ripped apart" he said.
"So you're not mad at me?" I asked, and he cocked his head to the side, the movement which was similar to that of his animal.
"I was mad at those who gave you the vile, with them knowing it would still get you killed" he said, which got me even more confused, I'm not getting the reaction I expected.
"Was?" I asked.
"It's bad to stay mad at the dead" he said finally releasing me and resting back on the wall, he was staring at me with a ghost of an evil smirk on his face.
"You killed them?" I asked with a scared and accusing tone.
"I didn't" he said.
"You didn't?"
"Yes I didn't" he stated and I sighed in relief.
"So what did you mean by it's bad to stay mad at the dead?" I asked.
"Because they are dead" he said shrugging.
"What!" I whispered looking at him like he's insane.
"They. Are. Dead" he repeated like I was a child learning to talk.
"You said you didn't kill them" I accused.
"I didn't" he said again and now I feel like the insane one.
"Luca, who did?" I asked.
"Orion did" he said and I looked at him, again, the urge to throw something at him is so high.
"Stop pushing your sins on Orion every time, he is following your command!" I said not knowing what to say or do anymore.
"How did you find them, and why kill them, they released me?" I asked, fresh tears crowding my vision.
"The mutts were careless when dropping you off, it was easy to trace them back and for your other question, they were sending you to your death with that mission they gave you, and you were stupid enough to protect them, I'm not mad at them because they are trying to kill me, trust me, there is a line but no one risk the life of my woman for their own gain, not even me" he said, and now I don't even know whether to cry, smile or just sleep.
"I'm not stupid" I murmured.
His red eyes gleamed and he sighed.
"This Kingdom aren't as powerful and strong as the Krashia Kingdom, the moment you step into my Palace, they will smell it on you" he explained.
"I wasn't going to use it on you" I said.
"I know" he replied still with his unreadable face.
"Really, I wasn't going to use it on you, I wanted to throw it out when we are out of this place" I said again, trying to get him to believe me.
"I know" he said again.
"You have to stop killing people because of me" I said and he raised an eyebrow.
"It hurts, that high maid and these innocent humans" I whispered.
"Innocent?" he asked.
"If you really want me to be your mate, you have to think about my feelings, hurting the humans, it's like you don't care about me" I said, and his eyes gleamed again.
He kept looking at me before nodding his head and drawing me close to him.
"I don't want to hurt your feelings" he whispered before dropping a peck on my lips.