AN: Sorry I didn't post earlier had some personal stuff come up but I finally managed to get the chapter out for all of you.
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Ren and Asha were laying down still trying to catch their breaths but Asha jumped up after she heard a loud sound.
"What's wrong Asha?" Ren asked.
"I think the princess has found us." Asha said.
This made Ren jump, knowing damn well he was in trouble. Not only did he leave her, but he also slept with another woman on the same day he accepted her marriage proposal.
"Yeah I may deserve what happens next." Ren thought to himself.
Soon, loud footsteps approached before a certain someone inside their knight jumped up near the hot springs.
"YOU!" the voice said on the speaker.
The back door to the knight opened, and out came Lucilia with a very angry expression.
"You bitch!" Lucilia yelled, looking at Asha. "First you not only kidnap Ren, but then you force him to mate with you!"
"I didn't do anyth-" Asha tried to explain herself, but Lucilia wasn't hearing it.
"Bullshit!" Lucilia yelled out.
"Lucilia stop!" Ren said.
"Ren?" Lucilia asked.
"Just please listen to me." Ren said before taking a deep breath and continuing to say "Asha didn't force anything; it was completely consensual."
"You..." Lucilia clenched her hands before charging at Ren with her fists.
Ren caught her punch and pulled her into his embrace. After doing so, Lucilia began punching Ren's back while yelling.
"Lucilia, please listen to me!" Ren said, holding her tightly.
"I can't believe you betrayed me!" Lucilia yelled.
"I never intended on betraying you, Lucilia; please just let me explain everything." Ren pleaded. "You are always first in my heart, and that will never change, but you know that I can also be very caring. I opened up to you despite you initially being my enemy, and you have opened your heart to me as well. While I may not understand everything I feel, I know I want to be with you, but I also feel something with Asha, some connection that I just can't figure out. So what I'm asking you, Lucilia, is not just for your forgiveness for what happened here but also for you to open yourself to this. Im not asking you to allow me to be with anyone just to be with someone; I would never do that, but what I am asking you is to be open-minded and willing to accept others into our lives just like I did for you."
Lucilia didn't say a word as she stayed in Ren's embrace before backing away and starting to leave.
"Lucilia..." Ren said.
Lucilia turned her head back to Ren and said "Meet me in our room later tonight."
Lucilia left after those words inside of her knight, leaving Ren alone to think.
"So you felt a connection?" Asha asked Ren as she put her clothes back on.
"Something like that..." Ren said without explaining much.
Ren had felt drawn to Asha and Sthora in recent times, tending to be around them pretty often, and once Asha made her move with Ren, he figured out what that sensation was that was drawing him to them. Something about that fated one thing from their goddess Xyenta.
"Will this happen with Sthora? Since she told me I'm her fated one as well? How will Lucilia and Asha react? Lucilia already didn't take this well how will she react if Sthora and I...you know what? Not a problem at the moment. First, I need to talk to Lucilia about everything." Ren thought to himself.
Asha snuck behind Ren and hugged him from behind "Thank you for everything, Ren, and I genuinely hope you and Lucilia work it out, although I do wish to also be with you. It's clear you love her. Just talk to her and tell me what happens afterward; just know I will wait for you, always."
"Thank you, Asha." Ren replied.
"Now get going; you have a relationship to save." Asha said.
Ren started to head back to the village, and Asha stayed at the hot springs and smiled.
"This was perfect for the celebration of the Xyenta; the divines blessed me tonight." Asha thought to himself.
Ren walked back to the village, seeing the celebration continue, and on his way, he spotted Lucilia sitting on a bench with her face buried into her knees.
Ren walked up to her, and Lucilia almost got up before Ren grabbed her hand.
"Please, let's not talk about everything—hate me or love me—but just let me show you something before we talk...please?" Ren asked.
"Fine..." Lucilia reluctantly agreed.
Ren led Lucilia to a beautiful part of the village, where he took her on one of the rooftops.
"What are we doing here, Ren?" She asked, still uncomfortable with Ren.
"Please just watch; it should be starting soon." Ren said.
The two sat down in the building and waited.
Soon Mae called Ren on a hologram, saying it was ready, and Ren gave her the go-ahead.
Soon pops could be heard from the distance near where the ship was as giant explosions happened in the sky of many different colors before sizzling out, and instead of the explosions being destructive, they were beautiful.
"Ren...what are these?" Lucilia asked, mesmerized by the explosions.
"These are fireworks...before everything that happened today, I asked Mae to make these for you to see..." Ren said.
"Fireworks?" Lucilia asked.
"Yeah, mini explosions using black powder, also known as, on my planet, fireworks." Ren explained.
"They're...beautiful." Lucilia said as she couldn't take her eyes off of the multicolored fireworks.
"That they are; we use them for celebrations and holidays much like this one." Ren explained.
Lucilia took a deep breath. She didn't want to talk about it, but right now was the best time to bring it up with Ren.
"Ren...you hurt me by being with Ashastha...especially without even mentioning anything to me." Lucilia said, looking back at Ren.
"I know I did, and I should've handled things better, but you know that I love you, Lucilia, more than anyone else." Ren said.
Ren walked up to Lucilia and grabbed her hand.
"This may be weird to you, but this is how it's done on my planet, and we should do things properly." Ren said.
Ren bent down to one knee, still holding onto Lucilia's hand.
"Im sorry I don't have a ring for this, but Lucilia Aria Caelum, will you do me the honor and pleasure of marrying me?"
Lucilia didn't know how to feel at Ren's proposal; it had been a very emotional day for her, and Ren had been at the center of every emotional second of the day.
"What about Ashastha?" Lucilia asked.
"I will respect whatever your decision regarding her will be; if you are fine with...everything or if you ask me to cut her off, then that's that. Lucilia, I love you, and nothing is worth losing you right now." Ren explained.
Lucilia sighed while tapping her foot as if she were thinking hard about something.
"Yes." Lucilia said.
"You'll marry me officially?" Ren asked.
"We already agreed earlier today, but yes, I will marry you; however, I have conditions." Lucilia said.
"Name them." Ren replied.
"First off, I will always be your top priority, no matter what." Lucilia said.
"Done." Ren replied.
"Secondly, I will allow you to...be with others; however, I must always be the one who gives permission in the end." Lucilia said.
"Okay, that's fine." Ren replied.
"Lastly..." Lucilia kneeled down to Ren and lifted his chin "I will always be your first wife, and if I hear about you betraying me again, I'll cut off your bits and send them into the depths of space. Do you understand me?"
Lucilia's eyes glowed terrifyingly red, as all Ren could say was "Yes..."
"Now, quick question: is there anyone besides Ashastha?" Lucilia asked.
"To be completely honest, I don't know if she's made this public or not, but...Sthora is also kind of my fated one..." Ren said.
Lucilia sighed heavily upon hearing that.
"I expected that to be the case; at least now I know for sure; I hate this bullshit fated one stuff." Lucilia said. "Now I want to talk to Ashastha."
Ren nodded his head, and the two headed back to the hot springs, where Asha was resting in the warm water, relaxing.
"Oh? You two back already?" Asha responded.
"Yes, and now listen closely. I may agree to this...arrangement but if you even think about betraying Ren or myself in any type of way, I will cut off those wings of yours and mount them on my wall. Do I make myself clear?" Lucilia said.
"Ooh, I can see why you like her, Ren. I love the fire in her eyes." Asha commented.
"Do...I...make myself clear?" Lucilia repeated it in a more threatening tone.
"I accept your conditions; not many people would talk to a queen like that. I respect it." Asha said laughing.
"Great, now Ren, make it up to me after this whole ordeal; you will fuck me so hard I forget how to walk, and no, you can't say no to this." Lucilia said, grabbing Ren by the collar.
"Well damn..." Ren thought to himself.
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