Sand Scented Jar (Gazellian Series #9)

Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Inside the cage

"Tonight, we'll be in the same position. You'll wear your crown, my love. JUST. THE. CROWN," he whispered which sent shivers down my spine.

The fire danced behind him, giving him that regal glow in his form. He looked strong, arrogant, and so big as if those hands with veins crawling on his skin would reach me and strangle my neck. He purposely bared his fangs to threaten me.

The chains around my legs and hands tightened. He ensured that we were in a position where I looked up at him and he looked down at me. I could see the gleaming crown on his head. The Kreios I met years ago who always wanted to hide behind the shadows were no longer in front of me, but what I could see right now was a king who knew that every flick of his finger was law and power.

I couldn't even stand in front of him with his golden leash around me. I could see the wicked grin and the triumph on his face as if everything between us would fall according to his plan.

That's what he thought. This was just my entrance— and we were just starting.

"Now I am possessed? Isn't your empire aware that we've been trying to get on each other's nerves for years? Or do they have the slightest idea that I've been trying to provoke you to be like this, Your Majesty?"

If this world had been aware of how King Thaddeus Leighton Gazellian sat on his throne and how he masterfully played his hands with his chess pieces as if he could see everything with a single glance, then they might have forgotten to see behind the shadows of the king. Those slender arms that would travel down from his neck to his shoulders, to his arms . . . and those whispers in his ears.

They might have failed to remember that my father had his queen. I would always adore my father— but I'd always take my mother's legacy.

Now, I could see my king grasping an admirable power.

Higit na nakipagtitigan sa akin si Kreios nang sabihin ko iyon ngunit nanatiling alerto ang lahat ng kanyang mga mandirigma.

When I noticed how his golden leash loosened a bit, I crawled slowly to him. He took a sharp intake and gulped but he never moved a bit.

Hinayaan ko ang sarili kong mabagal na gumapang hanggang sa tuluyan ko nang inihawak ang isang kamay ko sa rehas. Hanggang sa tuluyan na akong makatayo at higit na salubungin ang kanyang mga mata.

"I made you like this. You should be thankful . . ." malambing na sabi ko.

He smirked. "I chose to be a king. Not for you."

I smiled wickedly. I playfully acted as if I was about to fall off the floor, like a crazy possessed vampire, who didn't have control of her own body. One of my hands was tightly gripping the golden chain, while my body was already hanging and bending in a form like I had no bones.

I acted as if I was in the process of being possessed with my messy hair swaying with the wind. Pinagningas ko na ang mga mata ko, inilabas ang mga pangil at pinahaba ang aking mga kuko.

His men and warriors gasped when they witnessed how the queen was possessed, and I started to laugh sinisterly.

I allowed one of my legs to slip between the golden bars, and I purposely touched between his legs.

Bago ko pa tuluyang bawiin ang binti ko at mas idiniin ko pa iyon paitaas bago ako tumuwid sa aking pagkakatayo.

I exaggeratedly covered my mouth. "Oh, forgive me, Your Majesty," mas lumakas ang pagtawa ko sa gitna ng bulwagan.

"PROTECT THE KING!" Malakas na anunsyo ng heneral ni Kreios.

Ngayon ay pinalilibutan na muli ang aking kulungan at nakatutok sa akin ang kanilang iba't ibang klase ng armas.