Chapter 47 (1/2)

Chapter 47

Someone was calling me desperately. I turned around.

Clear green eyes filled my view. He was riding almost beside me.

He yelled, “Stop! It’s dangerous!”

I suddenly felt rebellious. Why couldn’t I go wherever I wanted to?

I shook my head and yelled, “No!”

The emperor looked surprised at my scream. He bit his lips and after a few seconds, he let go of his rein.

He then stood up on top of his horse. That man! What was he trying to do?

I could hear the servants and the maids screaming from far away.

“NO!”

“Your highness!”

“That’s dangerous!”

Suddenly, he jumped onto my horse. I thought my heart would stop just then.

While I tried to understand what had happened, he sat behind me smoothly and took the rein away from me.

He pulled it back hard and the black horse slowed down.

“Whoa-!”

The horse stopped completely. The servants ran towards us quickly, but I couldn’t think clearly.

The emperor’s lips were against my neck and he was breathing hard.

My fingers felt tingly. I used my right hand to massage my left fingers.

W, was I in shock?

I felt hot with him sitting so close to me. I tried to ignore it and complained to him.

“How could you! I was just about to have some fun…”

He didn’t answer right away. He was still panting like an animal. Before I could say more, he interrupted me.

“… Beginner riders often make a mistake of riding too fast and then breaking their necks.”

I shook my head.

“I don’t die that easy! Besides, I wasn’t riding that fast anyway!”

Behind me, he sighed as if I was being childish. I felt angry again.

I continued coldly, “Get off this horse. I promise I will ride slowly.”

I grabbed the rein, but he made me let it go by force. He was too strong for me to resist.

What was he trying to do here? He promised me that I could ride!

“I won’t let you ride alone.”

Why was he being so difficult today?

Before I could come up with a smart retort, he motioned the horse to start trotting again. It wasn’t a slow walk but not as fast as I was going just a few minutes ago.

I said to him in annoyance, “We are too heavy for the horse. You are abusing him!”

“Nope. He is strong enough to carry both of us with no problem.”

I could hear a grin in his voice. I tried to protest again. Two people, especially a big man like him, would be too heavy for any horse. We couldn’t do this to this beauty!

“How would you know?!”

“I know very well. Canon can handle our weight.”

“Canon?”

“It’s this guy’s name.”

He patted the horse familiarly. Now that I see, he seemed to know this horse very well.

Suddenly, I realized why the servants gasped when I picked this particular horse.

Could it be… I asked in hesitation.

“Is this horse yours?”

“That’s correct. He was given to me as soon as he was born. We basically grew up together.”

“…”

He then pointed at the white horse following us from behind.

“And that girl, who you rejected, was the one that was picked out for you. Her name is Bella. She is a purebred lady. I got her as a gift for you, but unfortunately, you rejected her even before I could give her to you.”

“…”

I now understood why everyone looked at me strangely when I chose this black horse. Even if I was the beloved wife of this man, it must have still looked rude for me to insist on riding the emperor’s personal horse.

… I must have looked like a spoiled little brat.

I sighed and gave up.

Such a petty man! If he didn’t want me to ride his horse, why did he allow it to begin with?

“Fine. I’m sorry. I will ride the other horse now. Happy? Let me down so I can ride Bella alone.”

“…”

He didn’t reply for a long time.

When I was about to turn around to look at him, he suddenly kicked the horse hard.

“Ha!”

Following his order, Canon started to run like a wind. The speed was beyond anything I have ever experienced in my life.

“Gyaaa!”

“I will not let you ride alone.”

“W, what?”

He rested his face on my neck. I could feel his lips on my bare skin. It felt cool.