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[Amor’s POV] “I, Melantha Narkissa, shall now begin the marriage ceremony in the presence of the families of the bride and the groom as the witnesses. The divine powers of the temple shall bestow their blessings upon the couple. But before that I shall ask for the consent of the bride and the groom.” She walked to Zeve and whispered something in her ear. Zeve shook her head in denial. Priestess whispered again, and Zeve nodded. Of course. I knew what she asked her. First she asked if she was forced into the marriage and the second time she asked for Zeve’s consent for the marriage. It was done privately before, too, in the bride’s dressing room and once again before the gathering so that they could avoid forced marriages. Then she came to me and asked for my consent. I nodded, giving my consent. Priestess shifted two steps back and ushered Zeve and me to come closer. We stood at a hands distance facing each other and then turned to the priestess. She started chanting the pra
[Amor’s POV] The greetings of marriage started showering on us from all directions. I had to get Zeve out of there, but I couldn’t find a way with all the family members trying to see Zeve. I knew they were curious. Some with good intentions and almost all of them with evil gaze. Whatever it was, Zeve needed rest. I mind-linked Morfan, Lucella and my mother. “Please help me get Zeve out of here. She is tired. It seems she might actually pass out at any moment now. Do something!” The three of them looked at Zeve together with a worried expression over their faces. Mother and Lucella looked at one another while Morfan— “What! An emergency! What happened? Is everything ok?” Morfan yelled at a soldier, standing next to him. The soldier looked completely clueless why the beta was suddenly yelling at him. “An attack! From where?” Morfan asked the soldier while the soldier looked as if his soul had left his body. “A-attack? Beta?” He froze, peering at Morfan with his widened eyes.
[Amor’s POV] Why does everything have to be so dangerous today? I entered my sleeping chamber with my wife in my arms. The maids shut the door. I gently laid Zeve on my bed. I stood beside the bed. I don’t know how long I peered at her sleeping in that ethereal attire. The bed creaked as I placed my knee beside Zeve’s hip on the bed. Placing my hands beside her ears on the pillow, I leaned closer to her lips. “My wife is the most beautiful lady in this entire world,” I whispered against her lips. I fought the unholy urge to devour her lips, hazing my mind. “You look perfect Zeve. Internally, externally. From soul to heart. There is no match for you in this world. So stop ruining me right now. How can you sleep so soundly? How can you entrust yourself to a beast who has no self-control right now?” I glided my fingers from behind her hair down to her neck. She brought her shoulder closer to her neck as I trailed my hand from her arm to her fingers, entangling mine with hers. I
[Amor’s POV] Her breath hitched as her heart sped up. She looked around frantically. She turned to the door. I shut the door the moment she opened it. I slid my hand over her hand, almost hugging her from behind. She jerked off my hand as she turned to me, “don’t touch me!” “Zeve,” I looked into her eyes earnestly. “Don’t be scared. Please. You know I won’t hurt you.” I wanted her to look at me with her smiling eyes that she had started seeing me with. My few wrong steps and all of that were gone. I had to earn back her trust and for that, I could bury my every fucking desire or urge. Nothing was more important than her feeling safe with me, even in her heat. The silence between us, the yearning in our eyes, the hesitation in our bodies, everything was painfully beautiful. Strange as it might sound, it was what I felt at that very moment. Zeve was dressed in the purest colour, adorned with the purest soul. White as crystal was her smile, and even her darkness was purest of a
[Amor’s POV] I scooped her hair off her back and slid them over her shoulder. I unhooked the gold chain harness from her back and slid it off her breasts. She shut her eyes. Her chest rising and falling faster as I took off her jewelleries. Maybe she really thought I would go against her will. I could do anything but that. I might be a ruthless beast who can ravage anything and anyone on his way, but I was still a man whose mother taught him to respect women’s dignity. She taught me that nothing can come before a woman’s dignity. No promise, no vow, no oath, no law, no politics, no government, no king, no alpha, no royalty, no nobility. Nothing in this world came before a woman’s dignity. So, out of all the women out there who get my respect even when they try to poison me, how could I disrespect the woman who genuinely cares about me? The woman I want to keep close in all phases of my life from here on. The only woman other than my mother, I genuinely respect and adore with a
[Zeve’s POV] Amor’s aura was flickering faster than a candle’s flame in a storm. Sometimes, I felt like he was going to take me down any time and sometimes the soft gaze in his eyes melted me like a candle. Sometimes his gaze was brighter than the moon’s love and sometimes darker than the night sky’s lust. But what scared me the most was not his closeness or his advances, but my own urges towards him. Being drawn to his scent, craving to be blanketed by his warmth. I wanted him to touch me, yet I didn’t want to give away my heart in the flames of my heat. Because even if he touched me, it would be because of my scent and physical conditions, not because he felt something in his heart for me like I did for him. Fearing that I would fall in love with him, I didn’t even realise when I had already fallen into his abyss-like love. It was an eternal falling and my only destiny was to keep on falling endlessly. I love him and I can’t deny it anymore, but it’s history repeating itself.
[Zeve’s POV] “I am sure he hasn’t eaten his dinner.” I placed the fork and knife on either side of the plate. I looked at the medicines, the juice, the flower vases, the comforting warmth in the room. “And you say you don’t love me, huh? If so, why even bother to arrange all this in such a short time period? You have always been caring in your own ways. From the very beginning, is it one of those cares which is common for everyone in your pack? Or is it something special for me?” I rubbed my arm with my palm. The first person to genuinely care about me and my needs was Amor. I tried so hard to tutor myself to not love him, but when he does things like this, can I stop myself from deepening this love? Can I really not love him? I got up from the chair with a jerk. The chair almost fell on the floor. I dashed and fetched a woollen furry cloak from Amor’s closet. It was then I saw ladies wear included in his wardrobe. There were simple but classy gowns, light ladies’ night robe
[Zeve’s POV] Before thoughts could cage my headspace, the sparks from our kiss got the freedom to travel through every inch of my body. It felt like I had finally found my destiny, like I had finally reached the right destination. My fingers trembled as I held Amor’s shoulder. His lips were cold, but warmed up instantly. They were neither too rough nor too soft. Exactly like I had imagined them to be. My heart thundered in my chest. I felt a heated flutter clench around my stomach. I didn’t breathe, nor did I feel Amor’s breaths on my skin. I parted from Amor’s lips, panting, and opened my eyes slowly. But I was too scared to look into his eyes. I chewed on my lower lips that felt fuller and searing with the warmth from his lips still lingered over them. I stood peering at the floor, fidgeting with my fingers. Did I offend him? Is he mad? Did I get too close? My chest tightened just thinking that maybe before building anything, I had already ruined everything with that kiss.