Santi's Downfall

Chapter 39: The Resentment

"Anger, resentment, and jealousy don't change the heart of others— it only changes yours."

-Shannon Alder

Haven Piece's POV

Our magical weekend in Saqr ended in a blink of an eye. Before I knew it we were already standing on the tarmac with His Majesty, King Khalil, who was there to personally send us off. Even with his tight schedule, he managed to squeeze in time to see us leave his country. In the twenty-four months that he's ruling this country, he already made a lot of changes and it's for the better according to Santi.

Right now, his guards were patiently waiting for him on the side of the limo with the royal insignia and flag of the royal family parked on the side of the runway—that's our ride going to the airport, by the way.

"Thank you for letting us stay in your rest house in the desert. We enjoy our short stay here." Santi offered his hand to the king.

"Please visit Saqr again if you have time," King Khalil announced shaking Santi's hand. He slid his gaze on me before smirking at Santi. "If you want to you have your honeymoon here. I would be more than happy to accommodate you again."

Santi ignored his teasing remark pointedly. "I bet that the next time I visit Rahim already has little siblings."

"You bet."

He shook his head in astonishment. "My God, you are shameless. Do the people of Saqr know that their king is incorrigible?"

"They are aware if not why did I bother to have a televised appeal to my people to let me marry the woman I love when the law doesn't allow me to do so? I will do everything for Emerald." Love was shown in his eyes. "Besides, now that I have that woman I must continue the bloodline of the Al-Farsi."

Santi snorted, why shaking his head again. "I don't know if you just bragging about your love life or what."

"You will not feel bitter if you will do the same."

He slid his gaze on me briefly before focusing his attention back on the king. "We'll get there. Don't rush things."

King Khalil chuckled. "Yes. I agree. I wait 8 years for Emerald to take me back to her life, after all. I guess you're willing to wait also."

"Yes. But hopefully not that long." Santi grimaced at the thought.

His Majesty laughed again before focusing his cobalt eyes on me. His eyes have a teasing glint in their depth before extending his hand in my direction. "It was nice to meet you, Miss Pierce, my wife is so fond of you. She wants me to tell you that she wants to invite you the next time so you can meet her sisters, especially her twin."

"That would be an honor, Your Majesty." I shook his firm hand briefly.

"Wave the formality," he suggested kindly. He spared Santi a glance before his mouth twitched slightly and leaned down to whisper something near my ear. "Let me tell you a secret, Miss Pierce. This man right here, this is the first time he introduced a woman to me so I'd rather be surprised to meet you, to be honest. I think the time has come for him to surrender and meet his downfall."

"Hey," Santi reprimanded pulling me away from the king. "T.M.I. enough of your whispered conversation to Haven. Do you want me to tell your wife about this?"

"Now he is jealous!" King Khalil remarked.

"Enough of this. We're leaving." Santi announced while pulling me in the direction of the iron steps of his private jet. As I was seated inside the place I looked out the plane window and saw His Majesty move away and his guard automatically opened the limo's door for him. And in a few moments, we're already leaving Saqr.