Zaden gradually stirred from his sleep. His left torso felt warmed than usual. He opens his eye to see Selena’s black hair, sprawled wildly over his chest. She was tucked comfortably between his arm and torso, while her face was siding the wall on their left, exposing her slender neck to him. With a little effort, he could see her sharp nose and the corner of her lips.
He tried to control himself not to wander off any further than that but failed miserably as his eyes–adamant piece of abomination–traveled further down, absorbing every curve from her chest till her hip– imprinted into his memory. She suddenly stirred, turned to her right, and pulled her legs up into a fetal position, landing on his abs. Her face tilted up, her lips dangerously close to his.
His eyes dangled on the pair of rosy lips. He felt a thirst, needy to taste her, one more time– just one more time. He slowly slipped out of his control, as he leaned a little bit further, aiming at her lips. She started to stir and snapped him out of his intention. She slowly blinked her magnetic grey eye open before sitting up on her bed, stretching her hand above her head with a yawn. Every hidden curve is showcased personally to him.
“Good morning,…” she said while rubbing her eye
“Ya right, good morning” he slipped off the bed and walked away with what looked like anger to Selena’s eye but he was actually disappointed to have missed an opputunity to kiss her.
“What did I do?” she frowned.
“She just can’t stay in one place. How hard could obedience be? Stay put, that is all she needs to do” he mumbled low that only he could hear as he opened the door and left.
Selena got a long bath and put on a pair of army pants and a black sleeveless shirt when there was a knock on the door and Grandpa Kai peeped his head into the room.
“Good morning, my dear child” he said cheerfully
“Good morning Grandpa Kai” a smile blossomed on her lips, contradictory to how she was the day before.
“I have your breakfast…” he lifted up his hands to reveal a tray of food
Famished, she quickly digs into her breakfast. Halfway through, she realized that Zaden didn’t actually answer her question– why is it so important for them to hand her over to Samrat?. She decided to ask Grandpa Kai instead.
“Well, Samrat bloodline is technically kings, because they can command other pack members but the downside is that when they mate, they are always honored with only one child. Ozrain Samrat… my friend, was one of the last ones. He fell in love with a human, Elisa Mitkoi, who was exceptionally beautiful by her heart. They had a baby girl. But soon, when he was 35 years old, he stumbled across his designated mate, Queen Aira. It is very difficult for a Samrat to find a mate since no woman can endure their strength or fight by their side. Of course, she was not less in any way than Elisa and she cared deeply for her people. Marking her will make Ozrain stronger and more powerful, so he excepted her to be his mate and marked her but she was just a mere sexual gratification. His heart still belonged to Elisa and the dear baby girl” Grandpa Kai pinched Selena’s nose. She sprang out of her seat and started pacing around.
“Wait, this sounds familiar. The queen sees him crying at night and agreed to bring home Elisa, but she would have died due to childbirth by the time he gets there, isn’t it?”Grandpa Kai eyes widened
“How did you know that?” he asked in disbelief
“And the king went looking for the child from one house to another.. and.. and he would kidnap any child that stands at the doorway in the middle of the night?” she said with doubt
“Now that part isn’t accurate, child” Grandpa Kai disagreed when the door behind Selena opened and Zaden showed up.
He froze there when he saw Grandpa Kai already in the room. Another woman followed him with a breakfast trolley. She excused herself and pushed the trolley into the room, stopped at nearby table and chair, bowed at them, and left the room quietly.
“Your breakfast…” he pointed at the trolley, low, hesitated voice while his eye was at floor level but she gave him a cold gaze before turning back to Grandpa Kai to resume the conversation
“How did you know about Ozrain Samrat?” Grandpa asked
“My grandma Genesis use to tell me this story before bedtime. We thought it is a made up story. Never wondered that it is actually about my roots” Selena said with confusion
“Then your Grandma must have known something to prove your link to Samrat!!!” Grandpa Kai shifted his eye to Zaden. Zaden nodded
“Where is your Grandma Genesis?” Zaden asked with a stern look.