The Devil In Guise - Chapter 122

The Author’s POV.

Stefan went straight to his room. He took off his clothes and entered the bathroom.

The discussion he had with his mother really upset him. She did not care about his happiness. Even Lincoln played with his emotion.

Since they took advantage of him, he was going to do same to them. If the king of Red Valley comes to know the truth about the treasure, he won’t spare them.

For him and Angelina to be together, he would take the necessary steps by also demanding something in return. If Queen mother Daria agrees to get them married, her secret will be safe with him but if she doesn’t…

There was no way his mother was not going to agree to his terms.

Stefan sat in the bathing bowl. The weather was hot and the cold water cooled the temperature of his body.

When he was through with bathing, Stefan grabbed a towel and tied around his waist.

He opened the door and meet princess Amara, half way to the door. She was surprised to see him too.

“Where you planning to enter the bathroom ?” Stefan asked with a frown.

“Not really. My father asked me to call you down stairs” Princess Amara replied with her eyes trailing him. His naked tanned skin stood up as he came out of the bathroom. A few locks of his black hair were stuck to his face. Water dripped from his wet hair that almost covered his eyes. His sharp golden pupils shimmered dangerously. Droplets of water rolled down on his toned chest. With help of the candle lights, water drops sparkled like gems. “I am only a messenger.”

Messenger of destruction.

Stefan hissed. He did not want any thing that had to do with the princess. Even though they are married, he promised never to touch her. Very soon, she was going to free of him.

“You should have send a maid instead. Next time make sure you knock before entering my room” Stefan told her. His Spartan shoulders reminded of how much she wanted him.

Holding her breath, princess Amara stared at the man in front of her. Her eyes trailed down without thinking anything in particular.

“What are you looking at ?” He bawled. Stefan moved to where wardrobe was and picked a shirt

“I am your wife but you don’t treat me like one” Princess Amara confronted. “Your room belonged to me prince Stefan. We have not even consummate the night. What are you waiting for?”

He looked at her with a start. Maybe she took liquor before coming to see him. What gave her the courage to asked him such questions?

Stefan told her from the beginning that he was in love with another woman and they should not go ahead with the marriage but Princess Amara insisted. She said he was the man her father had chosen.

Could you imagine that ? Her father’s daughter.

“I never said so. Forget about the consummation night. It’s might happen in your dreams but reality” He told her.

Amara looked like she wanted to cry. With anger , she flung the door and went of the room.

Stefan laughed. She was another character that he was not planning to study.

*****

The king of Red Valley stopped everyone from eating. He wanted his son in law to be the first to dine with him. This irritated Lincoln a lot.

“Mother” He whispered to queen mother Daria who was sitting beside him. “You should not have told him about the treasure. Stefan will use this against us.”

She smiled at Amara’s father before answering her son. “It’s better he knows now than later. Delay is dangerous.”

“And he had become more dangerous than before. What if he tells the king ?” Lincoln was worried. He had trust issues when it came to Stefan.

“He will do no such thing” queen mother Daria assured. “Stefan might be stubborn but he is still my son and your younger bro…”

“Are we not family ? Why do you exempt us from the discussion ?” Amara’s father asked with a smile. A wicked grin. He suspected them ever since he came to the palace.

First he asked after his son in law, they told him that he was in his room.

Later, king Lincoln told him that Stefan went to the temple with the women. And now Queen mother Daria came back and gave an excuse that she sent him on an errand.

Now, that the prince has returned he did not come to greet. Stefan was as stubborn as the rumors said he was.

“We were wondering if Princess Amara would come down soon” Lincoln spoke.

“I hope so” the king said, he drank from his cup. The family was not as big as he thought. They were only to eat as soon as Stefan comes down stairs.

The door of the hall opened and princess Amara walked in to the hall. She wore a fake smile to impress her father. Only her knew the humiliation she went through any time there was a conversation between Stefan and her.

Seeing the princess entering the dinning hall without Stefan made the Royal family scared. They knew that he was not going to follow Amara downstairs.

“Where is your husband ?” Her Father asked his eyes , searching around the room. He was fed up with Stefan’s attitude and stubbornness. “Don’t tell me, he is not coming ?”

Princess Amara’s lips curved in to a smile. “Don’t say that father. He will down soon.”

She was about to sit down when her gaze met with Queen mother Daria’s questioning eyes. The princess reassured with a nod.

“How long did you intend to stay in Akk…” the queen Mother started. She was interrupted by the noise of the huge doors of the dinning hall.

It’s was Stefan. He looked dashing this evening. It seemed the young man spent the whole decade combing his blonde hair.

He knew all eyes were on him when he entered the hall. Some may even cursed him. If eyes could kill then Stefan would have been a dead man by now.

He took a deep breath and walked to where they sat. The king of Red was the first to speak. Stefan knew that the red haired old man across the room was Amara’s father. They have a striking resemblance. No wonder she looked much like a man.

“Welcome to the hall” the king said , raising up his cup. The prince that kept kings waiting.

Stefan looked at Princess Amara, who have him a smile. She did not tell her father about their little quarrel, it’s was obvious.

“Greetings your highness, welcome to Akkad” Stefan’s face also broke to a smile. “Why is every one not eating ?”

“I told them to wait for son in law to come” he answered.

“You should learn to be punctual Stefan” his mother said looking at Princess Amara. He wondered if they were up to something.

“I have to prepare well. If I don’t look good you might think Amara’s husband is an ugly” He joked.

The king of Red Valley let out a loud and scaring laugh. They looked at him and Wondered if its was a human that laughed. “I understand your point, come sit next to me , I have only few hours in Akkad. I want to enjoy this short moment with my son in law.”

Stefan was glad that the king had only few hours in Akkad and not days. After dinner, he found out the king was going to the South. He only stopped to see that.

It was a huge relief for Stefan. He could now spend time with Angelina.

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