Chapter 9: Picture
"Fuck the cage. I surrender," he whispered in his rasp voice.
His eyes were now closed and his tongue was trailing the ribbons of blood on my wrist. I leaned closer and pressed my forehead on his chest. He was breathing heavily—as if that sudden movement gave more restraint.
I tiptoed and started kissing the side of his jaw, he tensed, opened his eyes again, and bared his fangs. "H-Harper . . ."
My arms looped around his nape and I tilted my head. I offered my neck for him. "Go on. Surrender to me, Your Majesty."
Kreios's quickly swept me off my feet.
The light inside the stoned room went dimmer until the small flames turned into bigger fires, but the sudden brightness turned into darkness and the only thing I could see were his red glowing eyes.
The incense of the small glowing candle on the bedside table glimmered in form.
He looked so predatory— like a monster inside a cave that was about to ravish me.
I felt my back on the bed. I pushed myself with my elbows, but when he grabbed the back of my legs and pulled me closer all I did was look at him like a helpless prey. He parted my legs apart as he towered over me. He was kneeling in front of me with a hand on his waist and one brushing his hair up.
Unti-unti kong inangat ang dalawa kong kamay upang higit siyang pagbigyan. "Fuck."
He pulled over his black fitted upper clothes and threw them away before he bent over and drowned me with his kisses. I run down my hands on his hair— a head without a crown.
Kreios could be a tyrant behind the shadows— or what they called the wicked king dressed in foolish demeanor, but King Kreios Sageton Doyle's always different between my arms.
"Between your legs . . ." he whispered.
"It has always been yours, Your Majesty."
He chuckled. He started giving me kisses on my neck, down to my shoulders, to my breasts, even with my dress on.
Tangay na ni Kreios ang isang parte ng kasuotan ko nang kapwa kami natigilan at nagkatitigan nang may nagsalita mula sa labas. It was the voice of his general.
"Please forgive us, Your Majesty! We're all aware of your heavy investigation about the queen's situation, but we have an urgent problem outside."
"Shit."
Mas humigpit ang yakap ko kay Kreios at ipinulupot ko ang mga hita ko sa baywang niya ngunit umiling siya sa akin.
"As much as I want to hear you gasping for air and calling my name, I need to attend this." Humalik siya sa ibabaw ng noo ko at humiwalay siya sa akin.
Muling nagkaroon ng liwanag sa silid ni Kreios, hinanap niya ang kasuotang inihagis niya at agad niya iyong isinuot. Bahagya na akong bumangon at sinundan ko ng tanaw si Kreios, buong akala ko ay hahayaan na niya akong naroon lang sa kama nang mabilis siyang nakabalik.
Sa isang iglap ay nakatuon ang isang tuhod niya sa kama at dalawang kamay niya'y agad na hinawakan ang palapulsuhan ko. Ang cadena mula sa nasirang kulungan ay humaba at nagawa nitong itali ang mga kamay ko. Mahaba naman ang cadena at magagawa kong makapaglakad sa loob ng silid ngunit hindi ko maiwasang humanga sa pagiging segurista niya.
"I'll get back to you."
He playfully bit with his fangs an inch in front of my face while his other hand cupped one of my breasts.
Bumaba pa siya sa kama at tinalikuran ako. Nang buksan na niya ang pintuan ay napansin ko pa ang pagsilip ng kawal sa akin. Nagulat na siya nang nakaupo na ako sa kama ngunit napahinga nang maluwag nang makitang may cadena pa rin ako.
