Ona walked out of the bedroom after
Zephyrus prepared her the most relaxing bath, inside the huge dark brown stone
bathtub with all sorts of flowers coming with different scents. Ona couldn't
stop smiling from inhaling all the scents.
After an hour.
Ona had a long green dress on. She was not
a person who liked green, but the dress was immensely gorgeous on her body and
she couldn't stop complimenting herself in her head. It was long to her ankles
making her walk freely.
And before she could approach all the
noises which were coming from downstairs, after she admired how the palace was
huge and well-designed inside, it was far more different from her palace. The
palace was not giving royalty but it was beautiful and huge too.
Zephyrus approached her and he nearly said Princess,
but he held back quickly after he remembered that Ona told him she was not
a princess.
Not that Ona was not a princess anymore, it
was all because of Kalus, the man-made her hurt the word ' princess' more than
anything.
Zephyrus couldn't help but blush. The color
of the dress on his mate painted right in his eyes.
"Thank you for this dress, it's lovely,"
Ona smiled at Zephyrus's wide smile.
The
dress was dark green.
Zephyrus felt proud for choosing the right
color for his mate and loved that Ona loved the dress too. The dress was loose,
making Ona feel free in it with her hair in a neat bun that Zephyrus couldn't
keep his eyes away from his mate. But he averted them before he creeps out Ona.
"You look very beautiful and gorgeous and
I'm glad that you love the dress I picked for you," Oh, Zephyrus couldn't help
not to gloat about him picking up the dress for her.
Ona giggled. Zephyrus loved seeing Ona's
smile and being happy around him.
"Let's go," he said and held her hand.
Everyone was already eating. Vyn cooked as
he loved cooking with all of his heart. He cooked for everyone.
The moment Ona stepped into the dining
room, everyone gasped with dropped jaws.
I mean Ona was a goddess, her beauty was
truly unmatched, even though Zarek knew Ona, he also couldn't help not to drop
his jaws to the table and Ona recognized him immediately that she let loose of
Zephyrus's hand grip and ran to Zarek.
Zarek was shocked but with how Ona was
emotionally happy, he knew that he had to stand up and welcome her.
Zarek was no ordinary man to Ona, it was
her uncle from her mother's side.
"Uncle Zarek," Ona cried on his shoulder.
Remembering how she used to be close to her
uncle when she was young, and later she was told not to be near him at all
because he was a danger to himself and they didn't want him to danger her and
no matter how much Ona would try to escape the royal, the warriors would catch
her and bring her back to the palace and they made sure of it till they all
died.
"I'm sorry for not being there for you,"
Ona said and everyone was amazed. "And how did you arrive here?"
Zarek was missing his only niece and he
couldn't even talk. There was something huge
formed in his throat that was restricting him to speak with eyes beaming with
tears. He let them fall and let Ona sit next to him.
"I ran away from the kingdom the moment
Kalus arrived in the kingdom, and I have tried to tell the king but you know
they take me as a mad man and don't worry, I know everything about what
happened in the kingdom and that you're mated to the king here and trust me,
Ona, the king was created for you, and you were created for him and I know you
went through a lot but there's no one to trust than him, he's your life and
you're his life and there's no escape and I am very sorry for everything that
has happened to you, baby girl," Zarek said as he welcomes Ona again in his
arms.
It now made sense why Zarek had all the
visions between Zephyrus and Ona, the man was sharing genes with Ona.
Zephyrus wanted Ona to sit next to him. Her
being far away from him was not settling him well. He was missing her. Her
scent was strong but not strong enough. He was greedy and selfish and wanted
her all right next to him. He stared at her with vulnerable eyes that Zarek
caught along with Zyphyr.
"Go and sit next to your mate baby girl,"
Zarek didn't want to be the enemy.
Ona averted her eyes to Zephyrus who was
still staring at her and the vulnerability of the eyes sent shivers down her
spine. She stood up and sat next to the right side of Zephyrus while he was
sitting at the main chair, exuding his rule of the kingdom.
"This is Ona Astrum from Calanthir kingdom,
my mate and Queen," Zephyrus simply said and didn't care if they were married
or not. Ona was already his queen.
But wait, something was missing. The table
yes was served with all kinds of meat, bread, vegetables, fruits, and drinks
but where is Nia and Clio?
"Where is Nia and Clio?" Ona said as she
stood up abruptly.
"In their bedrooms and asleep," Zyphyr
said. "And I am Zyphyr, the brother of Zephyrus, the king."
"Nice to meet you, but I would like to see
them first," Ona with a polite smile and tone she said.
"Okay follow me," Zyphyr said and Zephyrus
stood up too.
He wouldn't be left behind.
Vyn and Lyrien chuckled at how Zephyrus
stood up from his chair. And how he was already next to her.
Ona followed Zyphyr. He opened the door,
his bedroom door it was not hard to tell that it was because there was a large
frame drawing of him over the wall.
"Why is Nia sleeping in your bedroom?" Ona
asked as she walked towards Nia and saw how peaceful she looked while sleeping.
"Because-," Zyphyr was cut off.
"They are mates, like me and you," Zephyrus
said.
Ona paused to scan the two brothers. They
looked the same and then not. Zephyrus had thick black eye brows and thick
lashes with a damp black bob and messy hairstyle while Zyphyr's had a simple
and neat black boy hair cut. They were both handsome, broad, masculine, and
well-built but Zephyrus was large and more handsome with a pointy strong nose
and dark lips while Zyphyr was not large with the same height, and blue steel
eyes and pointy nose, not strong but manly with the same beards and mustaches,
well-shaved and fade.
She trusts Zyphyr and Zephyrus.
"And where is Clio?"
"Downstairs," Zyphyr answered.
"And who is Clio's mate?" she asked simply
and curious.
"No one – yet," Zyphyr answered.
"Okay, I'm hungry," Ona said and before she
could turn, her hand was already tucked around the strong arm.
*****
Ona was introduced to Vyn and Lyrien
including their roles in the kingdom.
She and Zephyrus were outside and it was
very late with all the kingdom people already asleep.
Zephyrus was waiting for Nia and Clio to
wake up too so he could introduce them to the kingdom as he owes the kingdom
the news of what happened, of where is Kalus and Gideon, just everything.
His large hand swallowed Ona's as they
walked silently on the green and wet lawn. Ona was loving the squelching sound,
just reminding her of her kingdom. Thinking of her kingdom just triggered her
memories, even though it was not as dire as it should have been, but she was
missing her parents and everything making her to be emotions and making her
eyes flow tears.
Zephyrus felt that and he quickly picked
her up to sit on the two-seat bench. Ona had her legs between the man's thighs
with her bums sat on his lap and already in his embrace feeling the hand
brushing on her back.
Soothing her.
Zephyrus just wanted Ona to let all her
sorrows out.
Ona felt the loathe for Kalus growing
deeper.
"I miss my parents," Ona uttered in her
crying voice.
"I'm sorry my love, I got you and I will
always be here." Zephyrus was calm for Ona but the king was raging with fire
inside him.
And he couldn't wait to address the matter
to his kingdom so he could be ready for the journey. To search for those two
bastards.
Ona rested her face on Zephyrus's neck and
the man's trousers formed a tent and now all he wonders is how he was going to
restrict himself the whole night while sleeping next to his mate.
Zephyrus let her stay on his neck like that
while battling with his wild thoughts and crotch but also making sure that she
was feeling safe till she fell asleep. He had her in his arms and walked back
inside the house and to his bedroom, put her gently on the bed, and walked out
of the room.
Zephyrus wanted to sleep next to his mate,
but it was going to be damn hard for him. Ona was making him go feral and he
didn't want to go feral on her so he arranged the guest room for himself and
stayed up all night staring at the ceiling and thinking about nothing just wild
things – how he was going to devour Ona's body and no matter how hard he tried
to shrug the thoughts away, it seems like he was making them aggressive to
appear more.