The King's Obsession

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C361 - Irk- Part 2

Lisa was startled by the question, and she stared at Jungkook. He had a look of seriousness in his eyes. The smile on his lips had lowered down as he waited for her response. She was glad that he was asking her permission, instead of ushering her out of the room along with her belongings to his room.      

"Nothing needs to happen before the wedding," he added, and this had her question even more on what had got Jungkook to ask her to move into his room. "Nobody ever comes to enter this quarters. We don't have to tell it to your family or anyone else."     

She bit the inside of her cheek, wondering if she should say yes or a no. In a few days she would be living in his room so did it make much difference if she moved now or later? Lisa asked in her mind.      

"Okay," she agreed, and Jungkook beamed.      

And the same day, most of the cupboards and drawers were cleaned out from the King's room to make room for the lady's belongings who would be sharing the space with the King. She saw the servants move one thing after another until everything was properly organized and they left the room. Jungkook had the largest room compared to anyone else in the castle, and maybe even the largest bed that was draped with curtains on the bedposts.      

She was sitting on the edge of the bed, watching the door close and her eyes then shifted to look at Jungkook who was keeping some of his things on the other side of the room.      

"Was this the same room that was used by the previous King and Queen?"      

"No, it was on the other side of the castle. This used to not be the King's quarters until I turned to a King," replied Jungkook returning to her side. Lisa remembered Jennie mentioning about Jungkook modifying things around the castle, "This has been my room since I entered the castle. Back then it was less fancy."     

"I see," she replied, slightly feeling awkward. It would take more than an hour to get used to the fact that she would be living here from now, thought Lisa to herself. Was this how a new bride felt? But then she had visited this room many times before and she had also slept on this bed.      

She heard a knock on the door which was left open, "Milord. The meal is here."      

"Don't you think my aunt will be suspicious about my absence?" questioned Lisa. Even though her aunt behaved like nothing was wrong, and she was here only to attend the wedding, but there was something in the way the woman looked at her. Raphael had warned her to be careful around her aunt.     

Jungkook dismissed the maid after the trolley was brought towards the bed and the maid left the room immediately without spending another second there. "Taehyung will inform your family that you are having a private lunch with me. One meal away from prying eyes shouldn't hurt."     

"Did Raphael tell you about the cards we picked?" on her question, he nodded his head.      

"Your aunt doesn't look like she's sure about you and is only trying to confirm if you are a dark angel or not. So far with what I have seen and what has fallen on my ears, her opinions are shifting," Jungkook picked the lid of one of the containers so that the food could be served on the plate, "Her connections outside the castle has been cut off which will lead people to come here looking for her."     

Lisa wasn't sure about the future, "You mean at the wedding?"      

"Who knows. It is better to be prepared, isn't it?" She wondered what Jungkook had on his mind. "As we all are aware, holy water is something that helps in identifying the demons and the vampires because they both belong to the dark side. Right now, we have connected the water connections from each house and building to the well of the church."