19 Chapter 17 - Jealousy (2/2)

She pats Ryota's hand which is still around her shoulder to gain his attention. He stops chatting with the general to look at her. She grins and whispers into his ear, ”A little girl is jealous about us, do you see?”

She jabs her chin towards her sister and Ryota follows her gaze. He gives a mischievous grin and looks back at Miyu, ”What do you think we should do, my little devil?”

Miyu raises her eyebrows, ”YOUR little devil?”

Ryota chuckles, ”We're engaged, aren't we? So, your body,” he traces her skin, ”your soul,” he trails up her body, ”and your heart most of all,” he stops his hand in the middle of her chest. She leans in to his touch and gazes into his eyes. She presses her hands against his chest and leans even deeper into his embrace, ”Is she jealous?”

Ryota glances a bit over and chuckles, which she feels rumble against her own, ”Oh, she's mad all right.”

”Perfect, I don't want her to have any ideas of taking you away from me.”

Ryota turns serious and nears her ear, ”Are you jealous?”

Miyu gets confused and tries to reach his eyes, ”What, why?”

Ryota meets her eyes and whispers to her, ”Did you hear what you said, you don't want her to take me away. That's jealousy right there.”

Miyu slowly exits the embrace, not trying to make a scene, ”Sure, think what you want, my prince.”

Ryota let's her go, respecting her space, before announcing to everyone, ”Thank you for your complements and consider, but me and my fiance want some time to ourselves. Please respect our decision.”

Some of the soldiers wolf whistle but most applaud and clap. The emperor stays stone cold, not revealing any emotion. Ryota grabs Miyu's hand and guides her away from the field and into the palace.