The Suitors | T&J | ✔️

T H I R T E E N

After dinner with JK, he offered to take a long walk around the Palace grounds, going towards the beach. I saw some of my guards, hovering behind us as I waved a hand at them, "I'll be fine"

They both nodded quickly, but I knew they would have to report back to Jimin on my whereabouts now since I had ushered them away.

"They must trust me to go like that" JK breathed out, as I put my arm through his.

I nodded, "they knew I wouldn't send them away if I didn't feel comfortable with you. Besides I think you can handle any trouble"

JK flashed me a grin, "I'd give my life before anything happened to you"

That warm feeling that I was used to feeling by now, seeped around my chest.

"The ocean is so close to the Palace" he breathed out after a few minutes of us walking.

I nodded, "I know, I love it. I spend so many hours just watching the water"

I looked up at him, his hair was tied back, unlike last night where he had it down, reaching his chin in waves. He noticed me looking him, and I saw his profile smile.

"Do you like my hair up?" He asked.

I pursed my lips, knowing he had caught me clearly checking him out.

"I do. Shows off your jaw line" I breathed out.

JK chuckled lightly, and then brought his index finger to curve around his sharp jaw. I joined his smile with my own one.

"Did you have any other courtships before me?" I asked. I couldn't help but wonder, because of what happened with Tae, and I needed to know everything.

JK looked a bit taken back by the serious question, since our conversation was very light just a few moments ago. He cleared his throat, and shook his head.

"No. You are the first invitation I sent out... My Father has had invitations for me, but I've rejected them. My military carer was so full on, that I never had the chance to branch out. Not that I particularly wanted to either" he said slowly as we took a seat on the stone bench, near the edge of the small cliff.

"I get it, you are still young" I breathed.

JK gave me a few nods of his head, "I mean I'm not exactly inexperienced, if that's what you are concerned about"

I burrowed my eyebrows, "what do you mean?"

He turned his head to look at me, confused also.

"I was just wondering about your past relationships, that's all. Not about your sexual experience" I teased, smiling.

JK chuckled, giving me a smile as he looked back at the ocean in front of us. The sun was setting now, casting a warm glow around us.

"I may as well as expand on my comment, I'm not inexperienced, but I also haven't..." he trailed off, wondering onto how to word what he was trying to say.

But luckily I got what he was saying, it wasn't hard to complete the sentence.

"I get it. Why not?" I asked.

While it was obvious that women could not have sexual relations before marriage, mainly royals, because of risk of having a child. There had to be no rumours, onto who's child it was.

JK pursed his lips, "I don't plan on having any heirs running around, until they are my wife's also. My Father... has companions. And there is always talk if the children that his women has, are his. I can't stand it"

Instantly, my respect for him spiralled.

I took a deep breath, "does he denounce the children?"