"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."
- Silence of the Lambs
A knock came from my door.
I half opened my eyes to look at the time, it was midnight. Who even knocks at others doors at midnight.
I swear to God if it is Evander he won't see the light of day ever again.
I decided to ignore it, hoping that it would go away.
I fell back asleep, or half asleep because I heard a stronger knock this time.
I half sat up and dragged my way towards the door.
Am I dreaming or is this real?
As I opened the door, I saw Cian in a simple black shirt with black jeans.
Did he ever wear pajamas. Or does he sleep in jeans.
Oh who cares, it's my dream.
There is no way he'd be here.
Before he opened his mouth to talk. I grabbed him and pulled him inside. My room was full of boxes, I was in an inappropriately revealing nightgown and I had pulled a man inside my room. Said man also happened to be my king and my mate.
"You smell so fucking good"
It's my dream. I can curse. I can do things to him that I'd bury myself alive if I was awake and thought of them.
I buried my nose in his neck and smelled him in all for myself.
Then I proceeded to pull both of his cheeks making him look even more concerned with affection dancing in his eyes.
Why is he always so concerned.
He wrapped his strong and big hands around me pulling me closer into him.
God I want to kiss him. There was an unbreakable silence in the atmosphere,
So I broke it.
I kissed him.
I kissed him so passionately that I was devouring him.
The surprise is that he did the same. He was shocked at first but kept up instantly with me. He brought me onto his lap, wrapped his strong and muscular arms around me while my chest was pressed against his. Both of our heart beats synchronized. I'd do him on this bed right now if I didn't have an ounce of shame left in me.
Then the dream ended just like that.
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"what a dream" I announced to particularly no one as I turned my alarm off tiredly.
I stood up and decided to take a shower and get ready for the day.
After I was done, I heard a knock soon after on my door.
By the time I opened it, the guard was passing through to another door, it was Evander's.
I heard his door unlocking and I decided to say hi once he poked his head out.
We exchanged a few words and went back into our own rooms.
I opened the big box to find my uniform, badge, stamp and royal identification card in my sight. I instantly started changing into it. There was beautiful black pants, a deep red button up shirt and a black vest. There rested a jacket and a fancy cape. The inside of the cape was deep red with the outside being black. This was usually worn in royal balls and formal meetings. Everything was strangely and creepily in my perfect size. There was a chest bandage provided too. It was something to be wrapped around the chest to support heavier breast sizes during training and war. I was honestly thankful for that. I found a red rose with a card under the clothes.
Was this how they greeted new members?
I opened the card to see a beautiful handwriting as my heart quickened.
'Thank you - C'
I smelled the beautiful rose and kept it in the vase that was provided in my room with the card next to it.
What is he thanking me for?
I decided to do my other things before it was too late for the first meeting. I put my dark brown curls in a ponytail. Everyone was provided with ribbons and their name on it. I looked at the beautiful red ribbon and decided to put it in my hair. Men could use it to put it on their wrists. But no matter what, you had to always wear it or have it extremely close on you at any time. This was because it was easier to identify important bodies in case of anything happening and besides, they were pretty.
One might think if someone is not recognized by their face when they die how will the ribbon survive? Well its because the ribbon is coated with magic that lasts for an eternity. Nothing can hurt it whether it's fire, blizzard or anything else there is. And when someone dies, their ribbon is tied to their grave.
I quickly pulled everything to myself and checked myself one last time. I put on the flat boots that we were provided and the belt that had additional place holders.
I put my bullets and gun in them. They were detailed and beautiful. I found my beautiful and resharpened twin blades and strapped them to my wrist, I needed to have them at all times.
I smiled to myself as I let in a big breath for positivity.
There was a spring in my strides as I walked towards the royal dining hall. We were to be with his majesty at all times because he was going to be training us. It was nice to know that I would spend most of my time with my mate that I haven't even properly introduced myself to.
But I had always secretly had a little... Actually huge crush on him when I was younger. I didn't even know he was going to be my mate.
I reached the royal dining hall and breathed in deep and knocked twice.
"Come in".