Her Silent Killer

Chapter 33

What???! I couldn't believe it. My mother was finally agreeing to the King and I getting married. She was giving us her blessing. I couldn't help but to be emotional. Oh my word! The king stood up.
Kumkani: "Thank you." He said with his voice both gruff and rough. And then he bowed fully to my mother. When he finally stood up straight my mother did what I hadn't expected, she went and hugged him crying. The king's body went still.
Mother: "Now I understand." She said as she cried... "I'm sorry." She continued to hug him and the king continued to stand still. But by looking at his face I could see how deeply affected he was. My king! He looked at me and I smiled at him as tears rolled down my face and mouthed "I love you" to him. The love I saw there for me nearly took me down. God! It felt good to be loved this way. My mother finally let him go and patted his arm... "thank you."
Kumkani: "For what?"
Mother: "For all that you've done for my daughter." She told him... "I don't think I've ever thanked you."
Kumkani: "No thanks is needed."
Mother: "Of course it's needed." She argued... "may God bless you my child." The king said nothing but he acknowledged her by giving her a small head bow. My mother puffed out a laugh shaking her head a bit... "okay you guys can go now." The king took my bag from me as I went to give my mother a hug.
Me: "Thank you so much Mama." She squeezed me and patted my back then she let me go.
Mother: "Go, you'll be late for your class." I nodded wiping my tears and the king and I said our goodbyes and left.

We were on the road now. The king had just dialed for someone on his phone. And since the phone he was using to call this person with was connected to the car, I was also hearing the ringing as it filled the whole car.
When the person picked up and answered with "Son" I knew that it was his father. Remembering how his father was like towards me that time I had met him, I shivered a little.
Kumkani: "Dad we can proceed as planned."
Zanoxolo: "Okay. I'll let your Uncles know."
Kumkani: "Thanks Dad." His father grunted.
Zanoxolo: "How do you feel?"
Kumkani: "Good."
Zanoxolo: "Yeah?"
Kumkani: "Yeah." His father grunted.
Zanoxolo: "You with your woman now?"
Kumkani: "Yes."
Zanoxolo: "Khazimle." He growled my name. Oh my God! The fear of God went through me.
Me: "Y-yes?"
Zanoxolo: "Welcome to the family." Oh my gosh! I really hadn't expected him to say that with how he had said my name just now.
Me: "T-thank y-you." He grunted.
Zanoxolo: "We'll talk later son."
Kumkani: "Okay Dad."
Zanoxolo: "Have mad love for you."
Kumkani: "Me too Dad."
Zanoxolo: "And make sure to call your mother. She misses you."
Kumkani: "I will." His father grunted again and then he hung up. I released a big pent up and shaky breath.
Me: "I'll say it again, your father is scary as hell."
Kumkani: "There's no need to be scared of him. He considers you as his family now. He'll protect you fiercely from now onwards."
Me: "Why does that scare me even more?" He chuckled lightly taking my hand and placing a kiss on the center of my palm which sent a different kind of shiver through me... "I'm sorry that you had to tell my mother about what happened to you." I said to him after a short while... "it must've been so hard for you to do that."
Kumkani: "It's fine my moon. It had to be done." Then he placed a kiss on the center on my palm again. Wait... Did he just call me his moon? Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!
Me: "King..." With how speechless and emotional I was, I could only say his name.
Kumkani: "Yes my moon." Oh God! He wanted to kill me. I blinked and blinked and blinked again and my breathing escalated and hitched. The king intertwined our hands and let me be as I tried to get a handle of myself. I think he knew the reason why I was affected the way I was. I mean which woman wouldn't be affected like I was in this situation? He called me his moon bethu! His fucken moon! I mean, what?! Wow!

We were now parked at one of the parking lots at school.
Kumkani: "Wait a minute little beauty." He said as I was about to say my goodbyes to him and get out. He opened the glove compartment that was between us and took out a small jewelry box. I sucked in an audible breath. It wasn't what I thought it was, right bethu? He opened it. And it was exactly what I thought it was! Oh my God! He took out the ring and took my left hand in his and inserted the engagement ring on my finger. The way I was shocked and blown away, I don't think I was even breathing. But I was shaking. Badly. He brought my hand to his lips and kissed the ring together with my finger... "have a good day my moon. Don't forget who you belong to." And then I burst out into sobs. He said nothing. Just watched me as I sobbed like a baby.
Me: "K-K-King...."
Kumkani: "Yes beautiful."
Me: "K-K-King..." He chuckled lightly.
Kumkani: "Yes beautiful."
Me: "I-I-I love y-you." He then pulled me to him and kissed the living hell out of me with tears and all.
Kumkani: "Love you more." He said gruffly against my lips... "now go. Your class starts in 2 minutes." I didn't listen. I couldn't care less about my class right now. I wrapped my arms around his neck hugging him and he hugged me back holding me tightly to him.
Me: "The ring is beautiful my King. I love it. Thank you so so much." I told him. He didn't say anything. He just continued to hold me like I was his precious jewel. I guess I was his precious jewel. I don't know how long we stayed like that holding each other but it was for a pretty long time. And I was very late for my first class.