"Y-You're so sly..."
Estelle said after their intense kiss. She can even felt the hot sensation of Nicolaus' lips and tongue. Her lover just smirked and looked at her dearly.
"I can't wait to call you my wife so no one will dare to call you intimately except for me"
He said brushing his thumb on Estelle's swollen lips. She smiled after she realized her lover is being jealous of her ex-fiancee.
"Why do you need to wait if I already wanted to be called Estelle Vesper Ancetus from this day onwards?"
She asked with a bright smile on her face while her lover got stunned on her answer.
"Call the Chief Priest immediately!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs and embedded a long kiss on her forehead.
"Let's save those long ceremonies for later. Signing those damn papers are enough for now"
Nicolaus hurriedly said as he went to his study room to get his fountain pen. When he came back to his chambers and did not see the Chief Priest, he frowned a little.
"Why is that old man running late?"
He said when it just took a minute for him to get his fountain pen in his study room.
"You are quite an impatient man, Your Majesty"
Estelle commented and giggled at his absurd yet cute side. Nicolaus stared at her beautiful and bright smile that made her shy despite the multiple times that they got intimate.
"W-What?"
She asked.
"Estelle, I will promise you the lowkey life that you want and I will be yours forever"
He said and kneeled one of his knees on the ground. He put a silver anklet with small diamonds on her left ankle.
"You may not know this, but you proposed marriage to me first before I do"
He added and kissed her ankle.
"W-When did I?"
She nervously asked.
"Putting anklets is a tradition here. It means I am willing to walk the path with you forever"
He replied then showered her legs with kisses in a slow motion upward while making eye contact with her. It made her body hot that she even covered her mouth to hide her uneven breathing.
"Y-Your Majesty..."
She unknowingly called him seductively that he himself cannot control his desires but he stopped what he has been doing.
"Estelle, try calling my name"
He said which made her blush even more.
"B-But..."
"Come on, try it"
He said as he slowly brushed his finger tips on the places he marked his kisses.
"W-We are still not married"
She replied and he stopped.
"Then, call my name later or else I won't let you go that easily on our first night"
He said with a sly smile and kissed the tip of her nose as he got up from the ground.
"Your Majesty! The Chief Priest is here!"
The Royal Knight announced from the outside.
"Let him in"
He replied and an old man entered the chambers.
"What took you so long, old man?"
He said while the Chief Priest is panting heavily and is bathing in his own sweat.
"Y-Your Majesty... I run my life... just to be on... time"
The pitiful priest replied.
"Your Majesty! You should not call His Holiness like that! He is still the highest authority in Rahu's Temple"
Estelle said as she crossed her arms. Nicolaus looked at his angry lover. The Chief Priest is giving hand signals to her to stop defending him because he and her will lose their heads.
Nicolaus is known as a ruler who beheaded anyone who defy him.
"Are you angry? I am sorry"
Nicolaus apologized and the Chief Priest got his jaw dropped.
"A little. You should respect the elders, you impatient man"
Estelle replied and her lover just dearly smiled at her.
"At last Rahu heed to my prayers"
The Chief Priest thought while he is xeying internally.
"Old man--"
Nicolaus called the Chief Priest but he was corrected by Estelle.
"Your Holiness"
She interrupted and gave him a smile.
"Y-Your Holiness, I want to marry Princess Estelle Estridsen of the Southern Empire this instant. I need your immediate approval"
He said and the delighted old man immediately signed the papers.
"Please do not forget to do the ceremonies of the Temple and the Court as soon as possible. Even of it is just for formalities, the marriage of a royalty, especially the Emperor is very important to the people"
The Chief Priest happily said before he handed the papers and left the couple.
"You just need to sign here"
Nicolaus said as he handed the marriage contract and pen to Estelle. Without hesitation, just like him, she signed the piece of paper that holds proof that they are now husband and wife.
"I apologize that all of this is rushed and has no preparations. But, we will hold the wedding ceremonies according to your desire and after that your dream life will be fulfilled. This, I promise"
Nicolaus said. After he placed the paper and other periphernalias in the table, he approached Estelle who is already covering her mouth.
"My wife"
He said with his deep voice that has full of affection and carried his wife into his bed.
"Even if you cover that, I know one more place of your body that this tongue of mine can still play with"
He seductively whispered in her already reddish ears.
"Y-You pervert--"
As soon as Estelle uncovered her mouth, Nicolaus immediately devoured it.
The next evening, Estelle woke up naked next to Nicolaus who is deeply asleep. She can feel all the sensations she felt while doing it with him in every place of her body, especially down below. Her body is extremely heavy that she can barely move. Her throat also hurts, an after-effect of her begging.
"You're awake"
She heard the deep voice that echoed to her mind and made her whole body flushed hot again.
"Y-Yeah..."
She replied. Her voice is hoarse.
"We did not eat since last night. I will refrain for tonight"
Nicolaus said in an apologetic tone and kissed her forehead. He commanded that their dinner be served in his chambers. While waiting for their dinner, he carried his wife and they take a bath together.
Estelle felt that her husband had some worries because he is silent and just keep on gently giving her kisses on her shoulder from time to time and then sighed.
"What's the problem?"
She turned around and asked. He lowered his head, hiding his anger. He is furious to himself because he did something without his wife's consent because of his jealousy.
"Please forgive me..."
He said as he held her hands and showered it with kisses with a painful expression.