To Be A Queen✔️

Chapter 17

Edikan's POV

"You are not dressed yet" Eno asked as he walked into my room without knocking. "The ceremony is towards the evening time" I replied "Oh that's true. So you both can have all the evening to yourself eh?" He said smacking me on my back. I just rolled my eyes.
"But you know you need to welcome the guests before the ceremony starts so you should start preparing it's almost evening" he said.

As if on queue the maids appeared holding my cloth. They laid it out at a corner. "Don't worry I will help him change" Eno waved them off. The cloth was a garment with long sleeves. It's length stopped at my thighs. Then a wrapper which I tied around my waist it's length stopping at my ankle. A sandals my staff and lastly my crown.

We made our way to the throne grounds once I was done.  Most guest were already seated and were entertaining themselves with a keg of palm wine. More people came as time went by.

"They are here" I heard Eno whisper. I turned to the direction he was looking at and saw Eka Iyene. But my breath hitched when I saw who was behind her.

She walked like a Queen. Her body glowed under the sun with the beautiful marking that was decorated above her shoulders and her back. Our traditional attire suited her better than hers. One would conclude she is from our tribe by mere looking at her.

Everyone cheered once I pronounced her as their  Queen and the festivities began proper. I kept wondering if she has become fluent in our language as they said. I thought about engaging in a conversation with her but thought against it.

I stole glances from her and all those times I noticed that she did not even turn around to look at my direction.

No matter, I will make her mine tonight and by doing so I will make her look at me as I savour every inch of her body.

As night fell the maids came and took her away to get her ready for the night. Ready for me. A shiver went through my body when I thought of it.

My mind was no longer in the festivities. I waited for one of the maids to inform me that they were done preparing for the night. It took almost the whole night before I was informed and I left for my hut immediately I was told.

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Would she let me touch her? I wonder how I would approach her without frightening her. That was what kept going through my mind as I stared at the door of my hut instead of opening it.

It wasn't my first time to lay with a woman. But with Olanna I don't know what to expect. I finally decided to make my appearance.

She was sitting on the bed looking straight at the door when I walked in causing our eyes to lock together. We stared at each other for a while.

My eyes roamed her body and I noticed the light wrapper she was dressed in. They have removed all the beads and trinkets on her hair and the markings on her body, but she still looked beautiful.

I walked to the corner to prepare for the night. After I was done I sat on the bed next to her. I looked at her and she looked liked she was not breathing.

She had no emotions on her face. I touched her hand trying to assure her that I will be gentle but she flinched.

Maybe if she feels my touch then she will know I will be gentle. I thought.

I was about touching her shoulder when the next thing she said stunned me.

"I won't give myself to you" she said in fluent ibibio.

I was stunned that she was so fluent with our language at first before what she said hit me and I frowned.

What? "What did you say?" I asked to be sure of what I heard. " I said that I won't give you myself" she replied. "Why,are you tired?" I asked concerned.