Duchess Of Sebria ✔️

Kiss Me Or Punish Them

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"Found her, your majesty," A guard bellowed out from somewhere.

Zebian's eyes quickly followed the direction of the voice. It was among the crowd he noticed. Without realising himself, he was stepping down the stairs and walking toward the ground with restless feet. Just as he reached in the middle, the line of guards parted away and made a route for another guard to walk ahead with a woman he was dying to see. Her eyes were lowered as the guard dragged her ahead. Zebian's mouth escaped a relieved breath as he sprinted toward her. He reached her and effortlessly joined his mouth with hers. Renai freely let him kiss her. His kiss wasn't cruel, surprisingly. It was deep, passionate and full of yearning. His hands came to cup her cheeks as he locked his tongue with hers. He groaned in her mouth, his eyes were closed. His body was enduring punches of electric currents. She was divine. She was his medicine.

How much he had missed her in a day.

He parted his lips and breathed heavily. His arms instantly wrapped around her body as he joined his forehead with hers. His hot breath was falling heavily on her face.

"You are here, oh, you are here," He laughed vehemently as he cherished her proximity.

"Tell me that you are," He mumbled softly.

"I'm," She merely whispered.

"You shouldn't have done this," He said while panting. His grip tightened around her. "You shouldn't have done this again, Renai," This time, his voice was prickling with warning and threat. Renai lifted her eyes when she felt his intense gaze.

"Look what your imprudence has earned these people," Zebian stepped aside. Her eyes darted from him to the man who was standing at the edge with a noose wrapped around his neck. Her breath staggered, chin wobbled and hands started to shiver with cold sweat.

She shot her head at him. "No, please, call it off. I beg of you, they are innocent," Tears started to sprout in her eyes. She glanced at Atlas and again pleaded to him. Zebian's eyes turned to her. He was faintly smirking. Renai noticed but she didn't stop pleading with him. "Do whatever you want to do to me but please, don't hurt them, they didn't do anything," Her shaky hands grabbed his tunic as she brokenly appealed.

Zebian's eyes followed her fist. If someone else had been in her place, this hand would have been chopped off by now but this very hand had ignited a wild rush in his system, making him vow to burn down the whole damn world to keep her close. Her hand weirdly felt good against his clothed skin. He looked back into her eyes and secretly hoped she would kiss him to stop him. Maybe then he could think of considering her request.

"Please," She squeezed her eyes and wept. His eyes were stoned at her anguish-stricken face. He couldn't help but feel the awe of her cuteness. She looked cute while weeping like a muse. He pushed her closer to his chest, her fist squeezed in between the gap.

"Kiss me," He put his demand in a hoarse tone. Her eyes hastily opened and she blinked her eyes with an agape mouth. Zebian was deadpan as death.

"Kiss me if you want to help a life," He stated sternly.

Renai gulped meekly. She bit her insides while contemplating his senseless demand. She expected him to hit her but here, he was asking her to kiss him.

Suddenly, the flashbacks of the previous days looped in her mind. She recalled their heartiest laughters. Mary's love for Atlas and the ambition for their kids. They were already suffering a lot to be tested this way.

Renai closed her eyes and mustered up her courage. Embarrassment was already eating her out but she couldn't choose her shyness when a life was dependent on her action. She opened her eyes and craned her neck to position beneath his range. Zebian's lips involuntarily parted as he braced himself for her sweet mouth.