Ona buried herself in her workhouse.
Her banishing her thoughts was working by
painting something on her painting board. She did not realize that she had
painted five paintings already of the same man, and that man was Zephyrus.
His handsome rare face, his body, and his
Drafulfs form, and she had to paint that night making love outside with him
while he was in his Drafulfs form.
The pregnancy.
Ona did not want to even think about that
and not that she was not ready, but immediately when she felt the flutters, the
first thing that came to her mind was Kalus. What if the baby is Kalus's and
not Zephyrus? Thinking about that would lead her to cry and be all
emotions, and she didn't want that - knowing her mate would teleport right into
her workhouse.
She continued with her painting till a
knock came in.
"Queen," Zephyrus peeked while opening
before he closed the door behind him. "It's late my love. Aren't you tired?"
Zephyrus was more worried about her health
than the promise Ona made to him to let him have her for hours later.
"I wasn't aware," Ona said not meeting
Zephyrus's eyes and putting away the brushes with paints smudged all over her
including the hair.
It was King's first time seeing his mate
painting and she was looking hella cute and sumptuous in his eyes. He smiled
and walked to help her.
"Wow…. This is excellent," Zephyrus was
behind the seated mate and resting his chin on Ona's left shoulder admiring the
paint of him sleeping peacefully on his bed covered by the white satin sheets
from his lower back to the feet and loved how Ona drew well his tattoos too.
"You're talented my love. This is perfect."
He placed a kiss on her cheek.
Ona no matter how much she tried to be
fine, she wasn't, and she couldn't fake it.
"I feel tired, please pick me up to the
bedroom," her voice was exhausted more than her body.
"I'm sorry my love," Zephyrus said as he
picked her up. Walked out of the workhouse and he made it to lock after them.
After they arrived. He made her wait while
he filled the bathtub with warm water and the scenting flowers then picked her
up. Undress her and put her inside, as well as him.
Ona loved how Zephyrus was rubbing her
body, and massaging her shoulders, she felt so relaxed and wished she could
stay like that and not be pregnant and when Zephyrus moved his hand to her
belly, he got restricted quickly.
The King was moving his hand to her belly
so he could tell her the good news.
The King had paid his respect to Zarek to
give him a blessing to tie the knot with Ona and he also told Zarek about Ona's
pregnancy.
Zarek was so happy that he couldn't stop
laughing and tearing up thinking about him becoming a grandfather. Right at
that moment, Zarek had talked about his fantasies with his grandson, doing all
sorts of grandfather and grandson would be doing, just making Zephyrus even
happier.
Zephyrus also spent his day thinking about
him and the baby. It didn't matter to him if it was a girl or a boy, what he
knew was that he would take good care of the baby and Ona. And he couldn't wait
to welcome the baby in his hands.
He had told his brother who became overly
excited and nearly shouted that he would be an uncle soon and told everyone in
the palace too. He also addressed that there will be a wedding in a few days so
everyone should start preparing and spread the word to the kingdom people.
Zephyrus laid back to rest his back
comfortably on his bathtub and put a kiss on Ona's nape.
"My love, I knew you were pregnant before
you opened your eyes, and don't think me putting a ring on your finger is
because of you being pregnant, it's something I've been planning for a long
time and I will always take care of you while pregnant, make love to you and
after you give birth. This will be our baby and you won't be alone." He placed
another kiss on her nape. "I, King Zephyrus Kalthorne of Zystyria Kingdom,
promise to take care of you through thick and thin with our gift right in your belly."
Ona's tears fell into the water. She knows
that Zephyrus is not like Kalus and Zephyrus won't leave her and maybe it would
be better if Zephyrus didn't know her thoughts. I mean, it's not like Zephyrus
would know the baby wouldn't be his; Kalus was white, and the same was Zephyrus
even though he was warm white but the baby would come out mixed.
And it was no longer flutters, the baby
kicked Ona swiftly grabbed Zephyrus's hand to make him feel his unborn baby
kicking the mother.
Ona chuckled while Zephyrus blissfully
laughed.
*****
Nia was right in her man's arms who had
been caressing her shoulder and in deep think.
"You know, I always thought I would marry
before Zephyrus would but I think he beat me right to it before I acted first
because I had this," he stretched his hand to reach the side of his drawer.
"This, for so long after I met you."
Nia covered her eyes with her hand and
started crying. She was in disbelief.
"My love, can I have the chance to make you
Nia Kalthorne forever?"
Nia uncovered her eyes and was welcomed by
the gold-plated ring with a huge shiny diamond on it. She chuckled with tears
running out saying, "Yes, I accept to be Nia Kalthorne and forever."
"Yesss," Zyphyr excitedly said while
rolling her on the bed to put her under his masculine-strong body. "You're mine
Nia."
He shoved his tongue inside Nia's mouth for
her to taste it and it didn't take his time to rub her clit and pull away from
the kiss with dark eyes and ready to play with her clit with his large tongue.
Of fuck…. Nia gripped his hair and started
moaning so hard.
"Oh baby you're so good," Nia moaned the
words out while rolling her eyes to the back.
Nia immediately after hearing the King
announcing that the wedding will be in a few days. She started putting her
ideas on the paper. A wedding dress for Ona. She wants it to be a show-stopper.
Just only her dress it will be made since the wedding will become sooner than
she expected.
*****
Clio few days ago agreed to Vyn's proposal
for them to be a couple. She didn't think she would make him wait that long for
her to simply just utter a yes word to him.
She was not aware of how hungry she was
sexually when Vyn knocked on her door the other night, at midnight, and
welcomed him in the shortest night dress she cut while thinking about Vyn and
she loved how Vyn's eyes were on that night dress and devoured her body in it.
Clio is getting paid the right amount for
being the chef in the palace and that's how they've been calling her. Everyone
could agree that Vyn's food was nice, but they were lacking a woman's touch and
Vyn would mostly let her cook and help where he could.
*****
Lyrien had been staring at the ceiling in
his bedroom while on his bed and thinking about how he chickened in front of
Skylark. I should man up and approach him. He told himself. First
thing tomorrow morning I'm going to see him.
*****
Zephyrus had woken up first in the palace
and walked to the meeting room to have a moment to think about Kalus and
Gideon. I mean how could two people hide from him like that? It was bothering
him to the last level and all he wanted was to give Ona and the other ladies
closure by witnessing them being burnt to ashes.
"Which place am I missing to look at?" He
muttered to himself as he was tracing back the places he searched. Their
wounds were fresh when we got there and there was no way for him to disappear
like that at that time! What if- what if he's still in the Calanthir Kingdom?
What if there's a rift there and I didn't see it?
Zephyrus was ready to teleport right there
but he heard Ona's knock on the door.
He stood up and opened the door for her and
she was still in her night dress.
He walked her to his chair and Ona sat on
his lap. She was in between him and the table.
"What's wrong my love?" Ona lifts his face
to stare him in his steel eyes while feeling obnoxious already.
"Nothing my love," Zephyrus didn't want to
worry her about his thinking but he was not aware that he was making her feel like
he was realizing that the baby might belong to the bastard and not to him.
Ona felt like crying but she held back….
With the thought of being too late to get rid of the baby. Or was it that late?