Forgotten Wife

CHAPTER 21: A GENTLE KISS

When Setherian returned to his quarters that night he saw Rebecca looking very frightened, normally she always looked nervous but that day she seemed even worse.

-What's the matter?- Setherian asked her.

-Today Lady Patricia explained to me how babies are made and it's horrible- Rebecca answered with glassy eyes.

Setherian wondered what it was that Lady Patricia had said to her to put her in that state, he began to wonder if it would have been better not to have said anything at all. Setherian sat down on the edge of the bed and asked.

-What exactly did Lady Patricia say to you?

-She said that something hard and big was going to go into my body and it was going to hurt a lot, I don't want that.

-I don't think Lady Patricia has explained you correctly.

-So it's not going to hurt?

Setherian knew that the first time could be painful for a woman, he could lie and tell her it wouldn't hurt, but for some reason he didn't want to.

-It might hurt a little bit, but it's also something that will feel good.

-Really?

-Yes.

Setherian gave her a soft kiss on the lips, Rebecca stared at him and said.

-I don't like the pain.

-It only hurts the first time, after that there is only pleasure.

Rebecca didn't know whether to believe him or not, but she didn't have much choice either, he saw her hesitating so much and said.

-Today I will only kiss you.

-Kisses are scary- Rebecca replied, remembering that the night before she felt like she was drowning.

-Kisses aren't scary, you just don't know how to kiss, let me teach you.

Setherian took her face between his hands, with his thumb he caressed her cheek softly, his lips touched hers, it was a simple touch but then their lips pressed a little bit harder, Rebecca was holding her breath, Setherian told her.

-Breathe, if you do you won't choke.

Rebecca did as Sethherian told her, he continued to give small, short kisses until she stopped trembling, until she became accustomed to that act of putting lips together that was called kissing. He moved up a level, he ran his tongue across her lips tasting them as if he was tasting them, then he sucked on her lower lip and deepened a kiss, Rebecca felt her face burning, it was as if she suddenly had a fever, her breathing became ragged and she felt a strange tingling in her body, Setherian continued kissing her, his kisses stopped being tender and innocent and became intense, he introduced his tongue in Rebecca's mouth, massaging it slowly, that scared her, she pushed him away and stared at him with her face tinged with red.

-That scared me.

"I guess that kiss was too much for her", Setherian thought as he looked at her and said.

-I think that's enough for today, we'd better go to sleep.

Rebecca crawled into the blankets and covered herself up to her head, Setherian lay down next to her, that night she didn't hug him, she just lay on the side, motionless.

The next day Setherian woke up first, normally he always had trouble getting up since he only got a few hours of sleep, but since Rebecca slept with him he woke up rested and full of energy, he wondered if it was due to her power. After changing he stared at the princess, she looked extremely small in that big bed. "She is too thin," he said in his mind.

When he left his chambers he went to the dining room for breakfast and ordered the butler to see that the princess had good food. That day two maids went to wake Rebecca up, they helped her to dress even when she insisted it was not necessary, when she left the king's chambers, the butler approached her and said.

-From now on her meals will be in the palace.

Rebecca found it annoying to have to go to the palace to eat every day since her small house was far from the main palace.

-It is not necessary- she replied.

-It was His Majesty's order.

She knew what those words meant, "it's an order from the king, you can't refuse", Rebecca sighed heavily hating the idea of having to spend so much time in the main palace.

-Today she has her first class with Sir Fergal, let's go eat or she will be late for her lesson.

Rebecca walked behind the butler, as she walked through the corridors he said to her.

-Lady Patricia is also coming this afternoon, so today she must stay at the palace all day.

Rebecca nodded her head and in her heart she wished that this would end as soon as possible so she could return to her quiet days, she felt uncomfortable in the palace because she always heard the murmur of the maids mocking her and looking down on her, she was not welcome in that place and no one bothered to hide it. That day Rebecca could not return to her little house that had become a refuge for her, during the whole morning Fergal was teaching her the principles of magic, the food in the palace was luxurious and delicious that day, but she still wished to return to her little house. During the afternoon he was with Lady Patricia, she continued to teach him more about the duties of a wife.

When dinner time came, one of the maids went to fetch Rebecca, she led her to the dining room where Romano and Setherian were, she was surprised as she had thought she would eat alone.

-Sit down next to me Rebecca- said Romano.

Rebecca sat next to Romano and wondered why they were joining her for dinner that night.

Romano had not been able to see Rebecca all day because she had been so busy, when evening came her leg started to hurt so she had asked one of the maids to take her to the dining room to join them for dinner, he had mentioned it to Setherian shortly before she arrived, he didn't say anything but he didn't seem to be bothered either, Romano wondered if his relationship with the princess was improving.