To Thaw a Hero's Heart

Chapter Eighteen: Burning Rage

Chapter Eighteen: Burning Rage

Mathias awoke the next morning completely oblivious to his surroundings. He tried to get up but felt resistance as if something was laying on him. He soon realized that he wasn't in his room and was about to panic till he remembered of last night between him and Elsa and looked down to see the blond snuggled against his chest with a small smile on her lips. He breathed a heavy sigh as he moved a few strands of hair out of her face and admired her beauty. She seemed more like an angel of sorts as she finally opened her eyes and meet his.

"Good morning Mathias." She said as she scooted up and snuggled under his chin causing him to smile.

"Good morning to you too." He replied as he kissed the top of her head until he felt the urge clawing at the back of his mind again but he ignored it for their sake.

"Now we don't want rumors spreading around the castle about you and me. What would the "council" say about this?" He joked and this struck a pain of guilt in Elsa as she slowly sat up and hugged herself remembering the conversation with Mr. Juggerson when he accused her of having a relationship with Mathias even though she lied to him. She could handle one council member she can't afford to argue with the entire council.

"Are you alright?" He asked as he got and placed a hand on her shoulder to get her attention. She looked up at him and gave a sad smile and he knew something was wrong.

"You remember the councillor that attacked you?" She asked and he merely nodded and she sighed as she was afraid of how he would react.

"Well his name is Adam Juggerson and he walked up to me the night me and you had our...moment and accused me of having a relationship with you and threatened to tell the council. I-i denied it saying there was nothing between us and i walked away before he could say anything else." She said as she looked away from his startled face. What she didn't know was the fact that it turned into an amused smirk as he looked at her.

"So even you have a dark side." He said with a slight chuckle and Elsa snapped around and slightly glared at him.

"I do not have a dark side." She hissed and this made Mathias laugh louder but it quickly subsided as he looked back down to those fierce blue eyes of hers. Elsa was about to say something but was cut off as Mathias kissed her fiercely. She was stunned but leaned forward and deepened the kiss till Mathias pulled away with an amused look.

"Got you quiet didn't it?" He asked with a slight chuckle as Elsa looked at him sternly before breaking into a smile. She leaned up and kissed his cheek making sure it was cold which made mathias grumble in response which pleased her as she leaned back.

"We need to get up i have some meeting to attend and you need to spend more time with Alice. After i'm done i'll meet up with you so don't get into any trouble." She said and Mathias put a hand on his chest as if he was insulted.

"Trouble is bound to find me wherever i go just as it'll find you at some point. But unlike you i can take care of myself when needed to be as i proven many times already." He said as he got off the bed and Elsa went behind her private dressing room and Mathias took this as a sign to leave and left her to her duties. He was unaware of Mr. Juggerson hidden at the end of the hall as he watched him leave for his quarters and decided to put his plans to action.

"It's time for you to leave!" He hissed as he went the opposite direction preparing to confront the man of his actions and hopped that his threat will make him leave. He knew either the girl or the exposure of his relationship to the queen to the council but he knew confronting this man was a risk after hearing what he did to the henchmen of westleton a while back. the thought brought chills to his spine knowing there's someone capable of such brutality. All he had to do was wait for the opportunity and then he'll strike.