After listening to what Mylend said, Aaron did not feel well. He felt a certain discomfort in his heart and it eventually showed up in his facial features.
The expression on Mylene's face, her miserable expression, was too much for him to bear. He needed to do something for her, it had become a main imperative.
How in this life, high society had not yet had the privilege of knowing this precious stone that is Mylene. Of course, it would piss him off that after she enters high society, she attracts the attention of men who will strut in front of her. But he doesn't want to be egocentric, men around her, that's not what will be missing.
She is of outstanding beauty and the touch of mystery behind all her gestures makes her even more desirable. It is therefore certain that she will be courted again and again, but it will be up to him to mark his territory against these excited pants.
He'll make sure to claim Mylene in front of all the nobility. He will show them that she is already his and that anyone who dares to approach his property or even thinks of stealing it from him will know his wrath.
Whether it's the nobles, Frederik De Solsten, or his asshole half-brother. The latter, it is certain that he will be charmed by Mylene, just like all men, but he will not let anyone take this woman from him.
She is already his and even if, after her debutante ball, he has to marry her and lock her up in a place where only he will have the privilege of looking at her, he will do it.
He already has in mind to become the future king of this country, then she will be his queen. But he knows that a queen is often thrust to receive foreign emissaries or to lead discussions with the nobility. So imagining the woman he loves around other men would drive him crazy.
It's the reason why he will take a concubine. It is she who will act as queen while her treasure is hidden away from covetousness. It's true, it will be unfair and humiliating for the real queen, but he prefers that to the humiliation of having her taken from him by another.
He sighed in his thoughts before looking at Mylene. She drives him crazy, he thinks of such twisted things but he can't think otherwise. This woman, he desires and only wants her for himself.
He wants her to be entirely at his disposal, that she bears his children and takes care only of him. So keeping her locked up where he can be alone with her and sleep with her, again and again, is his vision of the perfect marriage with the love of his life.
He smiled before moving slightly towards her. He grabbed both of her hands in his large hand before staring at her intensely.
" Mylene, I will be delighted to make your debut in society a real success, you can count on me." He spoke honestly, having already put together his plan. First the debuts, then the wedding, and afterward, he will build her the most majestic palaces where he will provide her with all the servants and conveniences she will need. Far from the tumults of the capital, the traps and intrigues of the nobility but above all, far from men.
His attention was diverted from his thoughts when Mylene squeezed his hand tenderly before speaking.
"Aaron...you are so...I can't find the words...My heart feels like it's racing, it's crazy the feelings you're causing in me." I spoke emotionally as I closed my eyes, satisfied with the turn of events. I was well on my way to gradually gaining power and influence in high society. I have never been to the capital and do not know the nobility. If I want to be able to defend myself against my enemies, especially my brothers and my mother-in-law, not to mention the many enemies that I am sure to make, I need to build my influence without relying too much on Dad.
Just because he got nice to me doesn't mean I have to lean on him. I need to evolve by myself, with my means to no longer depend on anyone, otherwise, I would risk falling back into the same traps of my past life.
Being helpless and submissive to the will and whims of others.
I looked up at Aaron who was salivating on my lips and gave a determined look.
Yes, no matter what I have to do, and even if it must be the most despicable, I will no longer allow myself to be trampled on by anyone, much less act according to the wishes of others.
Me, Mylène Von Hosten, I will live free and as I see fit.
Aaron meanwhile got up, wanting at all costs to taste the lips of Mylene, he could no longer control himself, especially with what Mylene had just said. If he has such an effect on her, then she has to act on it. She has to show him her feelings and to start they have to seal their lips in a passionate kiss.
He grabbed my shoulders brutally, snatching a slight cry of surprise before fixing my face, at least my lips. I could see his burning gaze on them and so pretended to be shy before standing up surprising him and taking a few steps.
"Nature looks so peaceful, would you like to go for a little walk?" I smiled tenderly with a soft expression as Aaron, cut short in his tracks, had a moment to compose himself before shaking his head vigorously at my amused gaze.
He stood up and smiled at me, then held out his hand.
"Let me escort you..."
He spoke charmingly and I chuckled, taking that outstretched hand.
" My pleasure," I answered delicately and that's how we set off.
We took a small path along a forest track whose rays of sun inserting themselves through the foliage of the trees, reflected on the almost damp ground of a slightly watered evening and a foggy morning.
Birds were chirping in the trees and the branches rustled together in the cool, soft breeze. These sounds enchanted my ears like a soft soothing melody that covered my mind with a certain harmony.
The air that I was happy to breathe deeply was such that I felt at that moment like a bird in the sky, spreading its wings on both sides of its body.
I appreciated this feeling of absolute freedom.
The light breeze came to tickle my bare skin from the shoulders and made my hair wave slightly, my golden eyes under my thick eyelashes sparkled with pure happiness in the face of so many exquisite sensations... I have always appreciated nature, I had to admit that Aaron had chosen the place well.
It was quiet and people very rarely came there based on the isolation of the place and the fact that I haven't seen anyone yet. It didn't seem to be a place for hunting, as animals were rare, nor a place with magic available where magic adepts could come to meditate and increase their ability.
The only thing this place had to offer was its romantic side, through the beauty of its landscapes and the purity of its environment. That was probably why Aaron took me there. He knew we'd be alone, romance being a thing the people of this kingdom do not know too much especially since they marry early and it is arranged marriages. The spouses will therefore have neither the desire nor the time to meet in this kind of place.
And for singles who share their love, they won't want to show up together because of their status. Noble marriages are mostly arranged and rare are the couples who end up loving each other and there again, they will not go for a romantic stroll in this kind of place.
No, they will want to show their love in town and will go to tea shops.
It's obvious then that the reason why Aaron Shubert Von Garten brought me here is that he wants to show me that I am unique in his eyes.
I smiled, men are such egocentric beings, he especially wants to keep me for himself if I believe his possessive look and his gestures when one of his knights approaches a little too close to us.
He doesn't want me to be looked at by other men, it's disgusting.
I've never been savvy in history, especially of this era but I know one thing with the little knowledge that I have, the men of this time consider women as objects to collect and store, like flowerpots or tables. It may have been the case in my time too, but I think it's much more normalized here.
And it is revolting.
I looked away from him and my thoughts before focusing on the ride, it's not like I had any romantic intentions for him.
So the walk continued even after a while, I felt uncomfortable moving around. The ground was not very dry which made my shoes a bit soaked with mud, and walking became a bit difficult especially when you had to go up or down a slope.
"Mylène, how are you? Oh, your shoes...I'll buy you some more to make up for it." Aaron spoke with a guilty expression and I smiled.
" Well then "
Aaron scowled, not that he didn't want to buy her new shoes; no, he would even like to buy her more, jewelry, and clothes but her way of answering just didn't fit what he was used to seeing.
Another lady would have just said "No, don't bother for so little" Or something like that, but Mylène doesn't...she even asks for it.
She stirred up his desire even more if that was possible.
"Would you like me to carry you? I mean to ease your walk." I chuckled before pointing my finger at a spot to my left.
"Hmm I suggest we go this way instead, I smell like flowers there...I've always loved flowers."
It's true, Valeria loved flowers so much that she had filled her studio with magnificent flowers of all quality; her salary ended on these somewhat eccentric expenses but it was her only pleasure in a life like hers.
"So you like flowers..."
Aaron seemed deep in thought as he said it and I immediately knew what he was thinking.
"Red roses, red tulips, lilacs, violets, peonies, lilies, camellias, but my absolute favorite is the arum..."
I smiled charmingly but no less flirtatiously as I studied Aaron's expressions. To see his face, he knew nothing about flowers, surely because he never had to seduce any woman, all throwing themselves into his arms.
"You seem to like it so much...."
"Yes...all these flowers have special meanings which is why I love them so much..."
"Do they have meanings? Do flowers have meanings? I didn't know…you said the arum was your favorite…why so?"
I smiled before stopping, causing Aaron to stop as well, looking at me curiously.
I placed my index finger in front of my vixen smile and gave him a sultry look.
"It's a secret that you will find out by yourself."