Ona walked in the family room where she gathered a meeting with her parents and Kalus including Gideon.
They were all sat down.
"King and Queen," Kalus said kneeled to the floor surprising the elders. "I would like your blessings to marry your daughter. I love her so much that I couldn't wait to make her mine." His head was bowed down.
What?
It was King and Queen Astrum's dreams. For their daughter to be married by the respected man like Kalus. They turned to gaze at Ona who had her head bowed like Kalus and asked, "Princess, are you aware of this?"
"Yes, I am aware."
"And do you agree of this?"
"More than anything," Ona said as she lifted her head to expose happiness written all over her face.
"Oh princess, we are so happy for you," the king turned to Kalus who was still on his knees. "We approve the wedding because of seeing how blissful our daughter is. Please, treat her well and with respect." The king said and gestured Kalus to stand up to shake hands. "Welcome to the family."
Kalus was the man the king would trust him with his throne after passing or when any dreadful illness strike.
"Thank you so much," Kalus said and turned to the Queen. "Thank you, and I promise to treat your daughter with love and care, infinity."
"This should be celebrated," the king said and told the servants and male guards to spread the blissful word.
******
Ona was outside walking with Kalus held hands under the sun but it was not too hot to burn their skins.
"Are you happy my love?" Kalus asked as they walked with his other hand inside his trousers pocket.
"I'm more than happy and I don't know what to do. I'm happy that I'm going to be your wife soon," Ona said whilst stealing glances at Kalus with a smile on her face. "Are you happy?"
Kalus stopped walking, and swirled Ona to his body and said, "I cant wait to be yours and you be mine forever. I want to cherish you, protect you, love you and maybe be the best husband and father also, one day ever."
Gosh… Ona blushed so widely, feeling her cheeks burning with a faint squeak.
"You shouldn't hide that blush from me my love, I deserve to see the blushes all over your face my love," he lifted her chin smoothly so they could lock in each others eyes. "And I can't wait to kiss those lips when we exchange our vows and on our night, to devour that body of yours with mine."
Ona had to gulp to bite her lower lip. She loved how Kalus was patiently waiting for her. He never asked to kiss her or attempt to. The only thing he would do was to hold her hands and hand placement on her lower back which it was giving Ona some tingles.
"I can't wait too," her voice it was low but with a hint of excitement in it.
"I know," Kalus grabbed her and pull her into a tight hug with a kiss on the head. "My soon to be, Mrs. Ona Windsorrow… it suits you so right."
Kalus was amazed with how the kingdom was so huge than other Kingdoms he had visited. It had so many high cliffs, so green with streams and different flowers and huge trees to embrace their shadows.
Ona showed him to all the possible spots in the kingdom, and they never appeared to be dull to Kalus with the faces he was making. He was so amazed and happy to see each one of them.
Few hours after.
They had dinner and Ona needed to finish her painting before the wedding because she wanted the painting to be the gift to Kalus. She smiled with the thought of Kalus receiving his souvenir and smile or love it.
The wedding would be in two days but she also had a picture in her head giving her the surge to paint it out on her painting board.
Ona had a dream. She was in an unknown bathroom. The bathroom was made of a jungle theme, the shower stall was shielded with spiral stems that had green leaves and decorated with red flowers which she instantly fell in love with. She couldn't understand why she was there and why it felt so right, so securing and so loving to be there.
The large bathtub became her another admire. She saw herself getting inside the bathtub and felt the warm water with the sweet scent lingering around her. Then, she heard a voice behind her, calling her, 'mate'.
What is mate? She asked herself in the head.
She put away the painting of Kalus and started new one to start feeding her surge. To paint out every picture flashing in her mind from the dream. She felt compelled to do so.
*****
In the late of the afternoon. All the kingdom people were gathered at the spacious ground before the palace. King, Queen, Princess Ona, Kalus, Nia and two male guards were by the high patio/balcony.
King Astrum stepped forward. The kingdom people looked up. Everyone seemed happy regarding with the news they had earlier on.
"My people, I know I didn't make a great announcement for our new Accountant earlier on with his assistant." King Astrum gulped. "Kalus Windsorrow and Gideon," he used his hands to gesture Kalus and Gideon to step forward. They did. "And I also have the best news to announce also, your lovely Princess Ona will be married to Kalus Windsorrow in few days."
The people of Calanthir Kingdom cheered blissfully with Ona smiling so wide.
King Astrum turned and told Ona to step forward along with Kalus.
Kalus grabbed her hand with smile to show everyone how cute they look together.
The Queen was happy, she hugged her daughter and Kalus all together. Nia was very happy for her Ona. Ona deserves the best and Kalus was giving that.
Nia looked at her husband who was down with the people with a smile. They smiled at each other and she couldn't wait to have him all to her. Kael was white but not too white like how Kalus was.
A few hours later….
Kalus and Ona were outside. Laid their backs at the thick rug by the lawn and staring at the sky. So dark with crescent and few stars.
"Lay your head here baby," Kalus told Ona to lay her head on his chest. She did and felt comfortable.
His heart beat it was beating in right and soothing rhythm with the falling and rising chest from his breathing. Ona had loved that and with the thought of her being with him for the rest of their lives, it had put the smile on her face.
"Do you like staring at skies?" Ona asked.
"Not really, but I sometimes finds it very fascinating and how about you?"
"I never stared at it from outside but always inside my room through the window," she answered.
"Mmmh, I can imagine and I heard that artists like yourself could see things we don't see everywhere. Now tell me what you see?"
True. Ona had been staring at the face of a man on the sky she couldn't point it down.
"I don't know. Just something so vague," she removed her head from the chest and asked, "Are you really ready for marriage?"
Kalus grabbed her hand, kissed the knuckles and rubbed his cheek on with her knuckles, and said, "All I see is myself with you every day. You make me weak and heart beating out your name. You're my star Princess Ona."
Gosh….
Ona hid her face. She was that shy.
"And I can't wait to see your first painting too."
Ona knew it was not really about the painting, but she didn't mind because she was also feeling the same about him. She felt ready to give her body to him.
*****
A day later.
The Queen was outside. She had everyone busy, with the wedding preparation. The wedding was just in two days.
She made the kingdom to be decorated with serene flowers from outside of the kingdom gates and walls and inside. With the enormous sheer engulfed with coral pink, white and modicum of green flowers all over it to shield the whole royal and not the kingdom.
All the walls and gates were covered with flowers.
Whilst Ona and Nia went for dress fitting for Ona at Lily's shop.
"This looks good on you," Nia said after taking a long gasp.
Ona in a pure white ball gown dress, that had a tight and hard straps corset slightly exposing her cleavage. She stood before a tall mirror to check out herself and she looked very impressed too.
"Do you have something to cover my shoulders?" Ona asked. They seemed too exposed to her view.
"The veil will be long," the woman said.
"Let me fit another dresses," Ona said as she walked back to the fitting room along with Nia.
In the meanwhile…..
Kalus was with Gideon in the Masculine tailor shop.
The two were both fitting at the same time. The smiles on their faces were flashing happiness, but only because the King was paying for everything and that their plan was going very well.