Queen Era: The Monster I Love - Chapter 169

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CHAPTER 168

‘Damian!’

His gaze burned deeper into Era’s eyes. What was this woman thinking nu wanting to come to battle.

The more he looked into her eyes, the more his blood boiled not from anger at her but at himself. He made her worry, made her want to save him when she was so fragile.

The battle ground as no place for a woman who coukd not bear to see people hurt.

It was a brutal place for those who were determined to kill or be killed. And that was not a place he wanted her to be in. One look at the brutal killing would leave a scar in her heart and mind forever.

Finally he blinked after what seemed to be forever. He let out a soft sigh before tightening this hold around her waist as he pulled her in to his body.

Not stopping there as she had hoped, Vidor used his feee hand to lift her chin up a bit to look at him. “Tsk, I guess I made my queen worry so much. You were naughty. Next time never try something foolish. A battle ground is no place for a lovely queen as yourself. Do not taint those hands of yours. Understood?”

She blinked at him and he took that as his response then he leaned in, bringing his face back to ners and moved in to kiss her.

Sensing what h was going to do, Era titled her head to the side, evading his kiss. Last time she was not fully prepared and had acted on impulse but now, her mind was in control.

<Era’s Mind: Oh yeah, I am in control, once more. Vidor beware.>

A low chuckle escaped the depths of his throat at her denial. “Hide but you cannot run, little rabbit.”

Even at that, Era refused to give in to his demand. There were people there but not just because but she needed hi. To know that things weren’t all okay as he thought.

Yes she was worried, of course she was human too. Hmm and him calling her little rabbit, a name she disliked, did not help matters for him.

Letting his head drop down a bit, he pressed his lips on her head then he released her completely, freeing her from his grasp.

While still having his smile on, without uttering a word, he led Era towards his chambers but stopped and let her hand go.

Then he looked at his eunuch and Jordan. “I would be in my chambers. No one should disturb me unless I say otherwise.”

“Yes, your majesty,” both Jordan and Evans  owed and responded to his order.

He waited and his maids stepped forward and helped him with the door stepping back to the sides with their heads hanging low.

He took several steps in and noticed that Era was not coming with him. She on The other hand did not know what to do after he left her that way at the entrance. Did he want to be alone and have her go or what? She was confused and did not notice when Vidor turned to look at her with a somewhat contorted expression as he asked out loud.

“Ain’t you coming? Or do I have to drag you in myself?”

“Huh… Yiu need rest. I would just go.” She half turned, ready to leave when she recalled that she had not paid her respects and turned sgain then lowered her head before him. “Well then, I would be on my way, your majesty….. tyyyy.”

Not giving her another her another chance to escape from him again, he rushed back out to meet her and pulled her hand, drawing her into the room.

“Oh.” Both Evans and Jordan were not expecting him to do that but once they got in, they smiled knowing,y to themselves and rushed to shut the door for the king.

Once inside, he let her go, before moving further towards his room, leaving her to do as she pleased.

But he had removed his armour, stil, Era did nothing nor said anything which only made him shake his head.

During wars then when they returned, he would watch as girls flaunted themselves before his generals, helping them out of their armor and pouring them drink or something to ease their stress.

Not that he wanted her to act as his slave or a courtesan, he wanted her to do something or say something. No what he wanted in actual fact was a repeat of what had happened before when he returned.

“What are you waiting for? An invitation?” His words had snapped her out from her thought and Era took in a very deep breathe then walked up to him.

As she did this, her eyes finally caught the other side of his arm that she had been completely oblivious to all this while because of her dazed and flushed she had been.

“Your… your arm. You’re wounded.” Snickering, he looked at the said injury but still did not say anything before completely taking off his shirt.

“Do not worry. It is nothing. Come.”

She obeyed like an obedient servant and made her way towards him. Before he even got the chance to speak, she reached up and placed her fingers gently on his wound. The skin was cut in deep that she could see the white skin cells still showing and the blood clothing a little bit.

“Why didn’t you treat this quickly?” Era asked, caressing his wounds in a careful manner not to hurt him.

“You can touch it as you please, I won’t break.”

She gasped. She was not expecting him to speak all of a sudden as she was lost in thoughts. “Oh.”

This was the first time she had seen a wound such as this. Her father rarely went to battle as Merinia tried all it could to maintain peace with those kingdoms around it, so she had a peaceful upbringing.

Though that was there, she felt a sense of pain and guilt knowing it was because of hers he went to battle.

“I have had worse, you know. Do not worry.” He held her hand in his and smiled, then stepped back to take off his shoes.

once those had been properly kept at a corner, he walked close to the balcony taking in some fresh air.

“Hmm, refreshing.” He lifted his hands and brushed against his hair, revealing his well built self to her eyes and anyone who could see him from outside.

For the first time in a long while, Era saw the perfect structure of a man’s body and she gulped. He was so magnificently crafted and created. He had a well structured chiseled muscular chest with abs that left girls gawking at him and his hair, the way they fell over his body only completed and accentuated his looks.

While she toook her time carving his shirtless image into her mind, she failed to see he had been watching her eyes roam over him.

Although she was enjoying the view pretty much,one thing struck a chord at her. For his kind of person as a war maniac, he was bound to have scars in one or two places but the man standing before her, was spotless, clean.

How possible was that?

“Enjoy the view?”

“Huh?” For the umpteenth time that morning, he had made her look stupid enough.

Feeling shy from his intense gaze, Era turned her head a way, blushing in embarrassment of being caught. “Sorry, I was just wondering.”

“About how you are going to rape my body next?”

She turned her head fully in his direction. She really needed to stop him from speaking lies about her.

“I didn’t do that,” she protested.

“Sure, lil you did not rape my lips and took my lips?”

He left where he stood and came to stand in front of her. All through his movement she held her breath, hoping he should not do something out of it because of her earlier behaviour.

“How would you be responsible for me, love?”

She did not know what happened nor the chord that broke inside her but she was glad it did. Raising her head to look at him, Era sternly refuted. “I never raped your lips. If there was anyone who did that then it would be you. You were the one who stole my first kiss on two different occasions. All I did was…”

She had been busy talking that she did not notice the dark glint that flashed by in his eyes, neither did she notice how his gaze had been filled with desires.

The next thing she knew his lips came crashing down on hers, silencing her involuntarily while taking the opportunity of her shock to slide right into her mouth and taste that mouth he had been been dying to have more of since they broke apart to catch their breath back at the Palace courtyard.

Holding her body close, he slid one hand up to cup her cheek as he deepened the kiss, pulling her in.