"We ask only to be reassured
About the noises in the cellar
And the window that should not have been open"
- T. S. Eliot
dumbfound, I looked at Cian as if I was struck by a hammer on my head.
"T-That wasn't a dream?"
The corners of his lips lifted up into a small smile.
"It was not a dream, my love. It was real. I adored your bravery; I had found it rather endearing"
I hid my face in my hands in embarrassment. I can't believe it.
I grabbed his face too. I made him make weird faces.
I had held the king's cheeks and pulled them. Yet worse. I kissed him on the lips too.
The king of the kingdom of Asmodemia has been pulled around by a human girl.
I wanted the earth to open and swallow me. It was too much to bear.
I looked back up at him for a second then lowered my head.
"I cannot apologize enough for what I have done last night. If there is any way I could make up for it, I will do it"
Why was I apologizing only for last night, I did the same thing now as well. I had shamelessly kissed him again.
The silence was killing me, but I suddenly heard a husky chuckle turning into a deep laugh.
His laugh was so attractive I would easily hand myself over to him if he asked for it.
Cian placed a fingertip under my chin and lifted my head up.
"You would do anything, Signy?"
His eyes danced with mischief as the yellow in them were more visible with the light of the sun shining through the window into his eyes, only that his eyes shone stronger than the sun as they looked into my dark ones, completely baring my soul and desires.
I looked at him with determination and made my final choice
"Yes, your majesty. I'm at your service if you would have me"
He sighed as the word 'majesty' came out from my mouth but he didnt comment on it.
"Stay with us and have us all for yourself forever, so we could have you all for us, as our queen ruling beside us. Let us nourish and shower you with affection to show you how perfect of a match we are. We have been waiting our whole life for this moment. We acknowledge that you are a human, that it does not work the same way for you, but if you give us a chance, we both promise to treat you better than your expectations could imagine. We are willing to take it slow, to get to know you from deep down and love you for your perfections and imperfections. We promise to treat you and worship you for the woman you are."
I couldn't move an inch from where I stood. His speech had glued me to my place with surprise plastered on my face. I was normally not the type to let out my feelings on my face, but I had simply defied everything that I have been taught and have practiced to this moment.
I felt like a teenage girl for the butterflies he gave me even though I am a grown adult.
How could I say no to this?
I bit my lower lip as I tried to think of a response, his stormy brown eyes flickered to my lips and his fingers reached towards them. He gently pulled my lower lip from my teeth to stop me from biting them.
"I-I - but what about my duties as one of the leaders-"
He smiled at me "You being our mate will not get in the way of your duties, we promise you that, love".
I looked around nervously "D-Do I have to immediately be coronated as the queen?"
He shook his head with a comforting smile "like we had told you earlier, we promise to take everything at your pace, darling. Of course, if it is okay with you, we would like to announce that we have found our mate and that it is you because we are proud of having you as our forever one and only, and so no one gets any idiotic ideas of sending their daughters to my chambers as well."
I frowned at the last statement "People do that?"
He nodded his head.
Does that mean he has done the nasty with other girls?
I mean he is the king and I guess he can do whatever he wants, but if you knew you will get a mate it wouldn't be nice.
But I guess my statement isn't valid. I must say that I'm saying it out of jealousy. I already am getting protective over him.
He bent to my level as he drew his face closer to mine. His eyes bore through mine with concern.
"Is it something that we said, my queen? We apologize if we had said something that was not to your liking"
I violently shook my head and accidentally brushed my nose against his. The action made my cheeks heat up. Can I not be awkward for one second around him?
"I - its just I wanted to know if you have done anything with those girls that were sent to you"
I was surprised at the words that came out of my mouth. What if he says how is that my business and that he can have me and a ton of others at the same time because he is the king.
Cian held my cheeks in both of his palms.
"Signy, we saved us for you. We had kicked everyone out of our chambers. We had also made sure their fathers know of their actions in front of others so they would not redo what they had done."
His smile made my knees weak.
After he saw the relief on my face. He smiled wide showing his pearly perfect shaped teeth behind his plumpy delicious lips. It felt like I've never seen him smile before to this day especially in public. He had always had a stern and strict expression. His smile made the sun shine brighter with jealousy.
"We would not give something that is all yours to someone else, my gorgeous mate".