The Devil In Guise - Chapter 166

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Queen Ariadne’s Pov.

I could not look up because of fear. My mouth was going to put me in to trouble someday but I never knew that it’s could be today. I felt his steps closer and the gap between us was no more. He held my neck with his left hand and it seemed he wanted to strangle me.

“Say what you just said” the emperor asked, with his hand still on my neck. It’s was not strong enough to prevent me from talking so I spoke.”

“I am your wife. Your slave, subject and love. I can’t stand the fact that you have many wives let alone share you with the other maidens.”

“I have the right to choose who comes and go out of my harem , queen Ariadne. Get use to that” He scoffed. His right hand formed in to a fist as if there was a kind of energy that he was trying to control “You will leave according to the rules of the harem. I don’t want any form of rebellion on this topic.”

“I better die your highness. Only then will I stop this unbearable pain. Kill me and no one will question you about it.”

The Emperor was shocked with my answer. My courage startled. I didn’t care if I was going to die. After all it’s was destined that I die someday in the hands of the Emperor – I lied to him and his family that I was a princess.

I raised my head up and waited for him to tighten his grip on my neck but he did not do it.

Instead….

He blessed my lips with his and kissed me furiously. I could not believe it. I was expecting a death warrant for my foolishness but not a kiss.

I gave back to his kisses. His tongue traveled in and out of my mouth as I try to take a breathe. He stopped when I choked.

“Forgive me , Queen Ariadne. I lost control with your words. They mean a lot to me” The Emperor whispered. I could hear those pants that escaped his lips.

“I thought I over crossed my boundaries” I said, with tears streaming down my cheeks.

“At a point, you did. But I am not angry anymore, my Queen” He said, looking in to my eyes. “I want you, now.”

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The Emperor’s POV.

I looked at the woman in front of me with my passion. Her words melted my cold heart. If she didn’t say that I wondered what I would have done to her. My rage was something I tried my best to control from childhood. But it seemed it’s was getting stronger every day. Life took away all from me. Losing queen Ariadne will be like losing my life.

I knew I was going to survive this war. Mother and Grandmother knew. The curse of the witch was more powerful than we thought. I stabbed my self many times but I survived it. The only thing that I felt was the pains. Many witches had tried to kill me but it did not work. Magic did not work me. That’s why they called me the Devil.

“Your highness?” Queen Ariadne’s voice interrupted my thoughts. She held my hand in hers. “You look weary and worried. If there is anything bothering you, please let me Know. I want to share in your pain.”

“My pain?” I wondered why will be her reaction when she sees those horns on my hair. For sure, the poor woman would scream and run out of the room. She will tell everyone what she saw on my head.

“Nothing. We are going to be separated. I am thinking about you and Arya” I say, kissing her neck. I pulled her to my arms and swept her off her feet, .

She let out a scream . “Hold me tight your highness. I don’t want to fall.”

“Why will I let you fall , my queen ?” I asked, walking towards the pool of water the maids prepared for me earlier.

I walked on the steps and went in to the water with her on my arms. I felt her eyes on my chest the whole time. What was she looking at?

“Stand on your feet , if you can my lady” I told her. Queen Ariadne did as she was told to. The pool was not deep. We could both stand on our feet.

I embraced her tightly all of a sudden and started licking my neck. She moaned when I bite slowly. I knew they were not painful.

I undressed her immediately and the green gown she wore few seconds ago, was on the surface of the water.

Her two large oranges stared at me. They were inviting me for a feast and I did not reject their invite. Gently, I held and massage them in my hands. Her eyes closed and the moans louder.

Of course, I knew what she wanted and I did not hesitate to give it to her.

“My love , pray to your God” I told her.

“For your safety right?” She opened her eyes.

“Not that queen Ariadne” I said, in a low tone and rained more kisses on her lips. “Bear me a son and I will reward you heavily.”

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The Author’s POV.

Grandmother banged the door when she entered the harem. Queen Aslaug was sitting with the other women. It seemed she did not care about the happenings in the harem. “Aslaug, come here.”

She stood up from the women’s gathering and spoke to them in a low tone before coming to meet the old woman. “Grandmother, what happened?”

“Where you the one that chose the woman for the Emperor tonight?” Grandmother asked, angrily. Behind her was queen Valeria who stood with a sad face. She was been rejected by the king again. This time, he did not even allow her to spend a minute with him.

“No mother, I didn’t” queen Aslaug was confused. She tilted her face to see if the women were paying attention to them. Yes they were. “What happened, mother?”

“If I find out that you were the one, I won’t forgive you for this” Grandmother told her. She had the account book in her hands.

“Mother, the assignment of women in to the Emperor’s bedroom for years has been the duty of the ruler of the harem. Now, that you are the women’s leader, it is your responsibility. Believe me, I did not go beyond my boundaries” Queen Aslaug insisted. She was innocent. Why was Grandmother not believing her?

“If you did not send queen Ariadne to the Emperor’s room tonight, then who did mother ?” Queen Valeria said, almost in tears. She was controlling her anger ever since they came out of the Emperor’s room.

“I don’t know , Valeria. May be the Emperor sent for her” She answered. She thought another woman went in there.

“No. I was with my grandson for an hour and he did not send for her. She came on her own free will” Grandmother’s voice thundered. She made the women to laugh. “Go to your rooms now” She screamed at them.

Quickly, they began to leave for their various rooms. Queen Aslaug wondered what was wrong if a wife wanted to spend time with her husband! Queen Ariadne will never go to spend the night with the Emperor’s permission. Not now that she knew that grandmother was in charge of the harem.

“Grandmother you are mistaken. Queen Ariadne will never go out there without the Emperor’s permission.”

“It is more painful for me when you side with her, queen mother” Queen Valeria chimmed. “I was supposed to spend the night with the Emperor. But your favorite daughter in-law appeared from nowhere and spoilt everything for me. Ever since she stepped her foot In to this palace, the Emperor has changed.”

“I am sorry that you were rejected. But it is not queen Ariadne’s fault. The Emperor find happiness with her” Queen Aslaug reminded that she made the emperor sad.

“What are you trying to say Aslaug?”

“Mother are you taking side with her ?” Queen Valeria asked.

“Not really. In as much as it is grandmother’s duty to assign a woman to my lion’s bedroom, you should not forget that he is the one to determine whether she gets to his bed or not.”

“Are you talking back at me?” Grandmother asked, with a surprise look.

“Stop making this women feel equal to my son. His decision is final and they must obey without questioning it” Queen Aslaug told her. She turned to Queen Valeria said “I Don’t want to hear you talk about this again. You should be grateful for the life, my son has given you. Go to your room.”

Queen Valeria was shocked. Mother’s sudden courage was amazing. Who made her to say all this to grandmother? This was the first time, she was been authoritative.. With out arguing, she bowed and left for her room, leaving the two mothers of the Emperor.