Chapter 4 Part3 (1/2)

CHAPTER 4 (Part three)

All the while, King Richard finished his work late and he called for Mahnu while he continued to drink and had a bath. She didn't come and he was out sooner, annoyed. He went to his bed chamber balcony, calling for her again, when there was a knock on the door.

It was the Queen, she smiled attentively and asked him if he could be with her. When he politely refuses, she asks about the rumour that he had kissed someone.

The King sighs at the haste of the rumour getting around the palace and confirms it. He doesn't want to play games, thinking the Queen close enough to understand. There were Kings that had more than just the Queen and he felt like he had just become one of them.

Just one more, he thought, Mahnu and no one else.

The Queen stumbles on words, asking who she is. The King looks at her and respectfully asks her to leave so he can go to sleep as he was tired. He knew that he would have to talk to her about Mahnu soon but now wasn't the time.

The Queen leaves his Majesty’s bed chambers angrily. Her father in her head again about keeping the Kings attention.

‘I don’t want to see conflict for the throne!’ His words now drumming into her ears.

The King sighs and wonders if Mahnu will see him even after that conversation, sure that she would have heard it.

His desire to see her took him back to the veranda to say her name once again.

She comes, but keeps her distance, ”The Queen...”

The King sighed, ”Please don't worry about her.”

He could feel the distance between them already growing.

”I am not one to get involved in petty things.”

The King got mad, he closed the gap between them, taking her into his arms. ”You call this petty?”

He kissed her, so that she understands his urgency. She parted her lips and he took advantage of her mouth, melting along with his tongue.

How can something that feels this way be petty? He wanted to ask her.

Slowly he started to undress her and he felt her flinch.

Pulling back enough, to look into those beautiful wide eyes of hers, he asked her if she had come here before. It was an attempt to ease her mind by changing the subject.

She breathed in and looked away, making him gather her closer to him.

”And why didn't you come to me in the bath when I called?”

She looked at him and said, ”I was taking care of something.”

The King leaned towards her ear, asking her what this something was, before nibbling at it.

He felt her hands hold onto him harder and her breath quicken.

”Well?” He asked again, kissing down her neck.

Mahnu felt utterly defeated, she couldn’t even respond to him properly!

The power he has over me is scary, she thought, leaning towards him.

”...There was...another a.s.sa.s.sin.”

The King stopped, he really didn't like it that she was doing something so dangerous. ”It's ok, they are with the authorities now.” Mahnu said, looking at him.

Her eyes still held desire in them. King Richard picked her up and took her to his giant bed.

He'll deal with that later, he thought, as right now his mind was completely occupied with her.

After removing the rest of her clothes and his, Mahnu become shy, making the King become even more desperate for her. Her innocence was flushed all over her face, he thought she looked adorable.

“What’s wrong, my dear?” Her face told him that he needed to slow down.

He sprawled beside her on the bed and trailed a finger across her belly.

“Mmm?” He tried to tempt her to answer.

When he kissed her shoulder, she finally answered, “Uh…I don’t know…”