He had already made love to me but I was still behaving like an innocent girl. I needed to stop this.
Looking at Lucian, he was still utterly handsome even when wearing commoners clothes while I probably looked awful. He was wearing a pair of black boots, khaki trousers and a white shirt which he was taking off by now.
Looking at his body I remembered how shamelessly I had touched him without holding back. How smooth his skin had felt, how the muscles on his arms and back had twitched… and his strong neck, I had a sudden urge to place kisses down his neck.
“What are you thinking about wife?”
From the smug look on his face I guessed he knew what I was thinking about.
“Nothing.” I blushed.
“And why would nothing make you blush?” He drawled crossing the distance between us.
“Can you hear my thoughts?” I asked.
“No, but I can hear your heart race, your breathing change and your temperature rise.”
“You can hear my heartbeat?” I asked surprised.
“Yes, I have sharp senses.”
“Oh…” I said trying to digest everything. “What else can you do?”
“I can speak inside your head.”
I wasn’t very surprised by that. I had heard his voice in my head before.
“What else?”
“I can control fire.”
He had burned the men. It was him. “Now you are scared.” He said.
“No, I am not.”
He was quiet for awhile “Let’s get some rest.”
Married To The Devils Son.
Chapter 46
Lucian lay facing the other side and I wondered if he was angry with me.
“Are you angry with me?” I asked.
“Why would I be?”
“I don’t know” I whispered.
He turned around facing me.
“I am not angry.” He said his voice soft.
If he wasn’t angry, there was something else he wasn’t telling me.
“Will you hold me then while we rest?”
Without waiting he drew me into his arms and after a while, he fell asleep. I was very tired as well after being awake the whole night but I didn’t want to sleep since Lucian would leave after we woke up I wanted to be awake and savor the feel of being in his arms. But I couldn’t.
I kept repeating Irene’s words in my head and it made my stomach twist in fear. What if something happened to Lucian? What if he never came back? Maybe I should have convinced him to marry Klara.
“You haven’t slept?” Lucian asked surprised when he woke up.
“I wasn’t very tired.” I lied to no avail.
“Hazel, you don’t need to worry. I will come back safe.” He assured me.
Lucian’s men gathered their horses outside, getting ready to leave. Lincoln was speaking to his wife, it looked like he was assuring her he would come back safe but she still looked worried. He gave her a kiss on the cheek and a reassuring smile. Surprisingly I had never seen him smile before. This was the first time and he looked like a different person.
By the way, where was Lucian? Looking around I found him stalking toward me. By the time I realized what he was about to do it was too late and he had already pressed his lips to mine, in front of everyone. On top of that it wasn’t a light and quick kiss, but a long and passionate one that knocked all air out of my lungs.
He drew back, a smirk on his face. What was that for?
“This is for slapping me, wife.”
Embarrassed I looked around and everyone looked away quickly. I wished the earth could open up and swallow me and I glared at Lucian accusingly.
He laughed. “Do you still want me to come back?”
“Yes. How can I pay you back otherwise?” I said.
“I look forward to that.” He smirked.
Placing a kiss on my forehead, “I will be back wife.” He said then rode off with his men.
It has been a week since Lucian left and for every day that went by I got more and more worried. I couldn’t live on like this, the anxiety was eating me alive.
“My Lady, You haven’t been eating well lately.” Malia pointed. “You should eat something.”
“I am fine.” I said. She looked at me skeptically.
Suddenly the door flew open and Callum stood there breathless.
“My lady, we need to leave now.” He said.
“Why? What happened?” I asked standing up.
“I saw some guards with drawings of you and his highness asking the villagers if they saw you. Soon enough they will find us if we don’t leave.”
“Oh lord,” Malia said. “We should hurry then.”
Only grabbing a few important things we left the house. I sat behind Callum on the horse while Malia rode on her own. Even she could ride, why couldn’t I?
Well, I had my father to thank for all the things I couldn’t do.
When we thought we had come far enough we stopped.
“What now?” Malia asked confused.
“I really don’t know.” Callum said with a frown. “Maybe we should go to my house.”
“No! I have already put Malia in danger I don’t want your family to be in danger as well.” I said.
“Thank you for your concern My Lady, but protecting you is my priority. Besides we can’t stay here for long they will find us.”
He was right but it didn’t take the guilt away. We continued riding but realized that we were surrounded as every road we tried to take was blocked.
“We are trapped.” Callum said.
“Malia, you should leave. They don’t want you anyways.” I said.
“But how can I leave you My Lady?”
“Just do what I say, we don’t have time.” I ordered.
“Yes, you should leave Malia. They won’t recognize you as long as you are not with us. Besides if you leave you can bring us help.” Callum suggested.
She hesitated for a while but quickly rode away when we heard men with their horses nearing.