The Tyrant Of The Seven Seas☠⚓

Chapter 7

               Aletta could do nothing but let out a small nervous laugh.

"Hello, your highness...", Her eyes flickered to Sebastian and back to Celestiel nervously.

Celestiel turned to look at Sebastian in shock. And Sebastian smiled at her.

"You seemed to enjoy her company so much. I thought you'd be lonely without having company of your own"

Celestiel was caught between feeling touched and feeling scared. No one had given much thought to her her whole life but him, a man she barely knew was being so thoughtful. As touched as she felt, she was worried Sebastian had threatened Aletta. The woman looked like a single word from him would cause her death.

Celestiel turned back to Aletta. "Are you...okay?"

Aletta nodded quickly and Celestiel let out a nervous breath. "I'm fine, your highness"

Sebastian almost wanted to laugh at how stiff Celestiel had become. He knew she still felt some kind of fear for him and his crew and it amused him how she still tried to hide it.

"I'll leave you here. Come to me when you're done", he spoke before promptly leaving.

Both women heaved relieved sighs simultaneously before staring at each other.

"Did you come willingly?", Celestiel asked with worried eyes.

"No", Aletta replied with a shaky breath. "Did you ask for me to be kidnapped?"

"Why would I do that?", Celestiel asked back. "He didn't hurt you, did he?"

Celestiel's eyes sized Aletta up and she immediately noticed a deep cut on the side of her neck. "Did the king do that to you?"

Aletta shook her head. "The king didn't do anything but give the order"

"Then who did that to you?", Celestiel asked. "Was it Leonore? Heavens, why would he want to kill you?"

"It wasn't Leonore either. It was the third in command, the quiet one", Aletta answered. Her hand moved up to touch the still fresh wound and she flinched immediately.

Aletta clenched her teeth in annoyance. The man had the audacity to barge into her shop and kidnap her. And he didn't even kidnap her properly!

The encounter had Aletta caught between laughter and tears. Reagan had walked leisurely into her shop and she had welcomed him like she welcomed every other customer she had.

"What would you like to buy, sir?", She had asked him.

Reagan had taken a long look round the shop before looking back at her and calmly asking, "Can you fight?"

Aletta had tried her best to defend herself. But she had only ended up with a wound on the side of her neck and a concussion.

She let out a defeated sigh. "Well, I'm here now. My duty and loyalty is to you, your highness"

Celestiel flinched. "Just call me Celestiel. And you don't have to be here if you don't want to. I'll speak to the king if I have to"

"No! Don't!", Aletta cried quickly. "I want to be here, I swear"

Celestiel grimaced. "What about your shop?"

"I have family members", Aletta forced a smile.

The truth was she really wasn't that upset about being kidnapped to be the queen's escort, she just was still shaken up from her encounter with Reagan.

In all honesty, she liked the thought of being the queen's escort, the adventure she always yearned for had to be there.

"Well...I really would love your company, Aletta. And if you're okay with being here, that would be great", Celestiel told the shopkeeper.