Euphoria hurried up the stairs entering her chamber, she closed the door trying to shut off Avien's chuckle from her hearing with the tip of her ears burning hot, she flopped down on her bed trying to relax a little before she would start preparing for her welcoming night party.
The bed sheets were changed and it lacked of Avien's scent, there was no belonging of his in that room that reminded her that he was even there, of course she practically ran away from him to avoid him teasing her more but she would also admit that she had fun with him today.
"Milady, can I come in?"
A knock sounded on her chambers doors as a soft voice spoke through.
"Come in Orax"
Orax pushed the unlocked door slightly and entered the chambers sitting at the edge of Euphoria's bed.
"Sorry to intrude princess, you were lost in thought is anything the matter?"
Euphoria's smile brightened as she caught sight of Avien's shirt laying on the dressing table, it wasn't like she had a shirt smelling fetish or anything but at that moment all she could see was that shirt. Orax had an amused smile on her face as she faked a cough bringing Euphoria back to reality.
"I came to keep you company princess till the time for preparing you for the ball comes but it seems his highness's shirt has caught your attention"
Euphoria laughed at Orax's over dramatic expression of feigning being hurt.
"Stop whining Orax you have my full attention now, I missed your company sooooo much"
Orax chuckled and turned to Euphoria standing up to prepare her bath.
"Me too princess, I watched your sparring session with his highness and I also heard about your win against Vilas, impressive princess"
Euphoria smiled thankfully and undressed discreetly entering the bath tub filled with slightly cold water which she needed to relax her nerves.
"I also saw you practice your spells, your magic is beautiful, the way your essence flowed out of your fingers and manipulated elements around you looked so cool"
"Thank you princess, I'm still practicing controlling my magic effectively"
After taking a soothing bath Euphoria stepped out of the tub and wrapped a towel around her body and walked towards her wardrobe. She wore a stunning long sleeved silver dress, it had a V neck that ran deep hugging her ample cleavage, from the waist down it opened up in a ball gown format with a slit on the right revealing a bit of her thick long legs, the bottom of the dress flowed behind her comfortably though it wasn't floor length it stopped a little below her ankle giving her the comfort and freedom she wanted.
She added a pair of silver heels and packed her hair up into a simple high bun leaving her neck on display. She added a pair of earrings and a jade necklace with a shade of deep red lipstick.
A knock was heard on the door as Orax excused herself leaving the room bowing her head at the person on the other side of the door.
Euphoria knowing fully well who it was stepped outside of her chamber standing face to face with a steamy affair.
Avien was dressed in a red turtle neck suit shirt with black pants( trousers) and polished black leather shoes, his eyes gleamed brighter at night as he packed his hair in a man bun revealing his chiseled jawline, they stood for a moment catching each others gaze till Avien nudged Euphoria on his arm pulling her back to earth.
"If you're ready, shall we?"
Avien offered his hand to Euphoria who of course walked past it dragging him along.
"I'm not going to let you hold my precious hand"
She whined inciting a chuckle from Avien, Euphoria's lips parted open as they arrived at the ballroom, she was standing with Avien at the beginning of the stairs gaping at the whole sight below her, she saw different types of people,partying, drinking, talking etc, and not to mention the large size of the ballroom including how furnished and designed it was.
"Do you like it, it's your welcoming ball and I hope you like the designs and the whole vibe"
Euphoria was a little speechless because she didn't just like what she saw......she loved it. Avien smiled acknowledging how impressed Euphoria was with the whole concept and he also didn't fail to notice her panic when the courtier announced their arrival.
Euphoria started feeling nervous as the courtier announced the arrival of the crowned prince of Venthral and his wife. She tried to control her breathing as her legs felt like jelly that refused to move.
Euphoria felt a palm enclose hers entwining their fingers together, he was using his fingers to draw circles on the back of her palm soothing her.
"Relax Euphoria, I'm right here beside you all the way"
Euphoria's face relaxed as an unconscious smile crept to her face, before she knew it she had walked down the stairs with him into the sea of the waiting crowd. She could hear gasps, gushes and murmurs as she walked by.
"See, it wasn't that hard was it?"
Avien teased retracting his palm from hers. While Euphoria stood with Avien in the middle of the ballroom, people passed by exchanging pleasantries with her while some others just gawked.
"So, are we just going to stand here or are you going to be a good boy and let's mingle and have fun"
Avien chuckled leading her further into the crowd.
"The dance is coming up shortly but before then let's get you familiar with some people"
Euphoria nodded with a glass of grape wine in her hand as her and Avien started tearing through the crowd conversing with a lot of people, she met different beings, asked lot of questions and laughed a lot, Avien excused himself saying he needed to attend to some other people while she just nodded and continued interacting.
Euphoria had enjoyed her time with other beings as she also had tasty cuisines( different food from different origins), music was being played as people partnered up and started dancing, a lot of the males stepped up asking if she would have their introductory dance with them, she was flattered of course but there was one particular tease she was looking forward to dance with maybe she could even step on his feet a hundred times as revenge for his teases.
Euphoria walked forward and caught sight of Avien but she halted halfway, beside him was a red haired girl, she looked at him with beaded eyes blinking doeishly as if she wanted to just throw herself on him, Euphoria was well aware a lot of the women here looked at Avien with hungry gazes but atleast they made an effort to mask it out of respect for his new bride but she...no, she was starring and she made it hella obvious, Euphoria became uncomfortable and she was about to pass by them when she felt a hand lingering on her wrist.
Avien was pouting and mouthed a 'help me' to Euphoria gesturing to the red haired girl's grip on him, Euphoria scanned the situation with a scowl on her face directed at the red haired as she walked towards Avien with a grin on her face mouthing back a 'your'e lucky you have me'.
Euphoria stepped forward a bit and got into character.
"Darling there you are, I've been looking all over for you"
Euphoria snaked her hands around Avien's waist pronouncing each word as loud as possible so that the people around them would know she was claiming her husband infront of the red head.
"Hi sweetie meet Geera, she's the daughter of the Orc king"
Avien introduced them to each other with a mischievous smirk directed at Euphoria while he continued leaving light touches along Euphoria's arm, the red head on the other hand was giving Euphoria a serious death stare though she knew she couldn't try anything physically.
"Well I earlier booked for a first dance with the crowned prince of Venthral which happens to be your husband ,you haven't been marked yet so he's not yours, plus i'm not passing up on my first dance with him"
Euphoria's fist curled in anger as each word from Geera revolted her, it was no more acting anymore Euphoria knew it was getting personal, Avien was about to intervene sensing the tension in the atmosphere but Euphoria raised her palm up signifying he should back off.
Euphoria untangled her arms from Avien and walked closer to Geera with a murderous gaze in her eyes, she grabbed Geera's chin and stared at her menacingly.
"One word, one fucking word about my husband in your mouth and I'm going to press down so hard your jaw will be numb for months, with or without the mark he's mine so bounce off"
Euphoria grabbed Avien's wrist and led him to the dance floor still giving Geera a killer glare who at this point made a run for the exit, Euphoria took a deep breath trying to get back into the dance mood but right now her mood was ruined, the slow music didn't do anything to ease her annoyance neither did the mouth watering pastries.
"Do you want to get out of here for a while?"
Avien asked signaling the crowd to part way as Euphoria nodded and he led her outside. Euphoria walked along with Avien, feeling the chill breeze caress her skin and the stars twinkled in the skies, right now they were waking through a tree path illuminated by colourful fireflies, Euphoria had only known of the existence of yellow butt fireflies but right now they were pink, yellow, blue, purple, orange, green ones flying infront of her, she giggled as she saw two bunnies play wrestling and chasing each other through the woods.
"I discovered this spot when I was younger"
He reminisced remembering when he had stumbled across this particular path while training his hearing.
"I feel better already and this place is awesome, though I didn't take you for the adventurous type"
Euphoria jabbed admiring the place.
"And i didn't take you for the possessive type either"
Avien winked making Euphoria chuckle.
"Look I'm sorry i made you leave with me, it wasn't my intention to blow up like that but she just got me infuriated and if I came off as possessive I'm equally sorry i-i-----"
Euphoria words were cut off as soft lips slammed unto hers, Avien's lips moved against hers with needful desperation and desire, his tongue thrusting into her mouth enjoying it's dominance. His right hand was placed on her nape as he devoured her lips while his left hand supported her back, a moan was torn out of Euphoria's throat making Avien's eyes shoot open.