Billionaire's Queen

Twenty-Eight

"No! Please no! I want my mommy and daddy. Please take me back to them. Don't leave me please!" Dara was having a nightmare.

Jiyong woke up when he heard Dara. "Babe?! Wake up. Babe. C'mon please wake up." he was soothingly saying to her. Then Dara woke up screaming. "Shh, it's okay babe it was just a bad dream. I'm here, it's okay." he was telling her as he soothes her arm with his left hand while his other arm is wrapped around her.

"Babe!?" confused Dara looked at him.

"Yes, I'm here."

"B-but how?" she asked still confused.

"We'll talk about it, tomorrow babe. Right now you have to get more rest, hmm."Dara was about to say something but decided to just wait until the morning. Both fell into slumber.

Jiyong woke up first as he heard voices downstairs. He still has his wife in his arms sleeping peacefully. He smiled and thank the heavens for bringing his wife back in his arms unharmed. He softly brushed off the hair that is covering her beautiful face on the side and stared at her lovingly. He kissed her forehead and hold her tighter carefully in his arms as to not wake her. After a while, she stirred with a smile on her face. Jiyong grinned upon seeing this.

"Are you just going to continue staring at me or are we going get up and have something to eat?" she shyly and playfully said to him. Right at that moment her stomach growls and both started laughing hard.

After a while, Jiyong got up and picked her up bridal style which earned him a giggle from her. He walked to the bathroom and placed her on the counter while he prepares their toothbrushes. They both brush their teeth but Jiyong is being playful by making funny faces and cracking a joke. Dara would laugh her heart out and the supposedly three-minute teeth cleaning session ended up a ten-minute session. They showered together and got ready. Though they are doing things together Jiyong is discreetly observing his wife for anything. Her nightmare last night was new to him. Being married for a couple of months now, it's the first time she had a nightmare. Something must have happened to her when she was young and the incident that happened last night must have triggered her nightmare.

They both can hear voices from downstairs as they proceeded. They reached the kitchen and there they saw Yung-Guk Dara's adopted dad. "Uncle? What are you doing here? When did you arrive?" Dara was saying as he hugged him.

Before he could answer he examined her with his eyes thoroughly. "Are you okay? Were you injured anywhere?" he asked concern. "I am so sorry that I wasn't personally here to protect you. I don't know how I am going to explain to your royal parents if anything bad had happened to you," he said knowing that Jiyong is present.

Dara felt suddenly nervous because she hasn't disclosed her real identity to her husband yet. She awkwardly laughs at what his uncle had said, trying to cover it with a lame joke. "Haha...I know that I'm your princess and you have been calling me that as my nickname since I was little. But what royal parents are you talking about? pfft!"

The atmosphere was surely awkward but Jiyong went with the flow. He's pretty sure that his wife is still not ready to tell him anything just yet. "Well...if he's calling you princess. To me, you're my queen." Dara froze even more at the mention of "queen", as well as her uncle. Jiyong discreetly observed them as they quickly look at each other.

Dara closed her eyes and shook her head contemplating if this would be a good time to open up to her husband. This did not go unnoticed to Jiyong and so, "What's for breakfast? Babe c'mon let's eat before the monster in your stomach comes out of hunger and eat you instead." he said it as a joke to make the air breathable for everyone. He and Yung-Guk exchange look at each other with the complete understanding that they have a lot to discuss eventually.

Dara felt heat on her face as her husband teased her which earned her a smile and a wink from him. They all ate together as each of them carefully did not mention anything about her real identity.

"If you must know so that you will feel at ease. The group of men who tried to harm you last night is now in police custody." Young-Guk mentioned.

Dara nodded and asked. "Were they able to find out who was behind it?" she calmly asked as Jiyong was observing.

Chaerin spoke up by saying that, "It was actually that ugly-looking middle-aged man who asked you to seat right next to him. I guess he must have felt enraged when you chose not to seat next to him." Dara nodded.

"It was a good thing that one of the royal knight guards was there and was able to recognize her Highness." Chaerin continues saying while chewing on her food.

Yung-Guk cleared his throat before pulling Chaerin with him. "Chaerin-ah let's go check out the garden outside.

With furrowed brows, Chaerin complained that "But I'm still not done with my food yet." But Yung-Guk pulled her arm firmly this time and Chaerin could not do anything but obey.

As soon as they left Dara looked at Jiyong nervously. She knows that she needed to be honest with him and start trusting him. Clearing her throat, "Babe?" she called him.

"Hmm," he responded as he took a sip of his water.

Dara tried opening her mouth but immediately close it. Jiyong was just patiently waiting for her. She tried again but nothing. She grabbed his hand instead and led him to their bedroom.

Once they were in their bedroom Dara had him sit down on the bed and she sat next to him. Jiyong notices how nervous and scared she is by seeing how she grips her hands together.

"Listen, babe. I know that there is something important that you are not telling me. I just want to let you know that I  understand and will not compel you to tell me when you're not ready. I want to entirely earn your trust. You can tell me about it when you're ready and have unconditional trust in me." he sincerely acknowledged to her.

Dara was appalled by hearing him admit that. "Babe, thank you."

"For what babe?" he asked.

"For being such an understanding and patient husband that you are to me. I  know that we haven't been married for long but you have shown me plenty of sincerity and kindness. I just want to let you know how I deeply appreciate you and everything that you do for me." she then turned around to face him as she tucked in her legs comfortably on the bed.

Taking deep breaths. "My real name is Sandara Park future queen of Jaragon Kingdom." she started and she can tell that Jiyong was surprised and confuse at the same time but patiently stayed quiet as he continued to listen to her.