The King's Lover {COMPLETED✔}

RIVER

Chapter 13

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“I have never been this hungry since I was abandoned as a child!” Erin complained.

“You have been stealing from people's farms all day! How is it possible that you are still hungry?!” Damon’s mouth fell open in shock.

“We have been stealing.” Erin corrected. “What we got to eat out of those farms are barely filling!” Erin glared daggers at him.

“Don’t look at me like that,” Damon whispered.

“What? Afraid that I might eat you?” Erin breathed out, his tongue licking at the bottom of his lips, while he eyed Damon as if he saw food where the man stood.

It has been days they have been wandering about.

They have no idea where they were going but had been walking and stealing a few bites of fruits every now and then. Falling asleep wherever they got tired and then continuing on their endless journey when they had gathered enough strength to proceed.

Luckily for them. No one had shown interest in them or had any attempted to bother them. Although most they saw were harmless animals and a few passersby.

“Okay, easy boy,” Damon whispered and backed away slowly.

“Don’t run away.” Erin moved forward.

“No can't do mister!” Damon ran but stumbled into something.

Both he and whatever it was he had stumbled into grunted in pain. His eyes felt dizzy as he stood up and then turned back around to find a boy, perhaps of the same age as they were, if not younger on the ground.

Damon’s heart skipped when he saw red color stained the white the boy wore.

“I killed a man!” He cried out staring at Erin who was busy eating something out of the grounds. “Erin?” He asked. But was completely ignored. “What are you doing?” He made to walk towards the other man when he heard groaning sounds coming from the body he thought had died.

“I think you are starting to see things, my friend!” The not dead boy spoke and got up, dusting the dirt from his pants.

“What?” Damon asked.

“I was staring at you the whole time!” The boy laughed and moved closer to him.

“Staring at who?” Damon asked again.

“You! Are you alright?” The boy asked concerned.

“I don't..” Damon collapsed to the grounds.

“Oh my!” the boy yelled and rushed over to the fainted man. “A little help please!” he called out to Erin.

Erin had found salvation at the dying minute. He has no idea where the boy had appeared from but as Damon ran into him, something dropped at his feet. It was as though the heavens had opened and had spat out a basket filled with apples and tomatoes and all those glorious fruits and vegetables.

So he went on his knees and helped his hungered stomach.

The rest of the world disappeared around him as he filled his belly.