Hearing Adriana's doubtful words brought a smile to my face. I smiled and said, "I want to marry you...."
I paused after saying this and let it sink, her eyes widened when reality struck her and seeing this I continued, "I am telling you the truth, I don't want anything else, nor do I want control over your things. Neither will I doubt you. Nor will I spy upon you. Nor will I harass you. I cannot make any grand promises like love. But I promise, I will take complete care of you. I will give you complete respect, I will not let any harm come your way. I will give you the freedom you want, but I will keep you with me and as far as your husband is concerned, don't worry about him. If your husband isn't ordinary then I am no less than him, you can't even imagine how powerful I am now what about our contract?".
Before Adrina could answer my question, Prince's voice started coming from inside me. "This man has gone mad. He is talking about marrying a married woman and killing her husband. Someone please stop him from doing this, he is just using my position to conquer girls"
As usual, I ignored Prince's words. I waited for her to speak, but instead of answer I got a question,
What will you get by doing all this by marrying me? I am no good at all.
"What will you get by doing all this and marrying me, I don't see much benefit for you in this. You should already know that I am neither a queen nor do I own any property. I am just a slave and as far as I know humans, they don't do anything without benefit and If you're as powerful as you say you are then why would you need me?"
'You will be the greatest merchant of this kingdom in the future and if I don't keep you with me, you might go to our protagonist and become a threat to me. That's why I want you on my side.' I thought and answered her, "Don't think about what I am gaining or losing. Just think about yourself. You get this opportunity only once in life. If you let this opportunity go, it will never come back."
Adriana did not think for long and said, "I can say yes to your deal on one condition"
I felt that whatever I said was enough for her to agree. I don't know where this condiyion had come from but still signaled her to continue, "I want to see your face. Your true face, not a face mask"
I was shocked to hear her condition. I was thinking she would ask for something impossible but she asked me to show my face that's easy I thought and removed my face mask.
Adriana kept looking at my face and noticing this action of hers I said, "After the contract is done you keep staring at it all night long".
After listening to me, she lowered her head and started reading the contract carefully. It did not take her much time to sign the contract.
As soon as Adriana signed, a golden light came out of the papers. That light was so bright that it could even make the darkness disappear. It's brightness was the proof of that whoever had created that magic contract was a very powerful wizard and seeing this, I decided once again that no matter what happens, I will not let Wellesley become my enemy.
The light took the form of a thread and tied our wrists together as if binding our fate, it disappeared.
I was surprised to see all this, but I did not let it show on my face. But Adriana wasn't like me, Her surprise was visible on her face.
After that she shited her gaze and scrutinizing my face said, "I have probably seen you somewhere".
I don't know if she has seen this face anywhere but I still told her flirting. "The fact is that girls are very fond of my face. That is why whenever they see me they tend to say such things to grab my attention, but you don't have to use such chessy lines. I am already yours aren't I"
She rolled her eyes at my words and said, "I was serious, and was not joking. Anyway tell me something, what would you have done if I had not agreed to this contract of yours?"
I didn't think much of it and said, "Obviously I would have exposed you. So that whether you are with me or not, you can never be against me."
"Only your face is good but your mind is absolutely crazy, it is really crazy. Now that I am on your side, you could have just buttered me up there was no need to tell the truth."
"Just because you're with me now doesn't mean I'll start lying to you and on the contrary, since you are with me, it becomes necessary that I only tell you the truth. Anyways I brought a gift for you. A gift symbolizing our Union".
Adriana started showing interest in what I was saying and started looking at the pouch in my hands carefully,
"Whatever is in this ask can change your life."
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