Gravensnod (manxman)

Chapter Eleven

Ari

I yawned while sipping more of my tea and watching the lights bounce off the water from the window. When the door was suddenly opening I looked up to see Fyn walking in, securely shutting the door behind him. He was then walking over to me before leaning down to kiss my cheek. He sat on the other side of the window ledge before placing my legs onto his lap.

"How did the meeting go?" I asked before taking another sip of tea. When Alexei ordered a meeting with all the guards, I knew he was probably going to get pissy.

"Oh it went. Fabian and Gil got demoted and have to work down by the docks now. He was pretty pissed that Philo was hurt and that we went him go into that room alone."

"What did he say to you?"

"I'm only to be your guard now."

I laughed while rolling my eyes and resting my head against the window. "Man, he was really pissed off."

"You're telling me, but I understand him. If something ever happened to you I'd lose my shit too."

My cheeks lit up as I finished the rest of my tea. "Who are his guards now?"

"George will stay Philo's guard but Alexei is getting new ones too. This place is going to end up like Fort Knox especially since they're engaged now. The country will be buzzing when they learn a royal wedding is going to happen."

When Alexei and Philo told me the news about the engagement, I cried. I loved them both so much and honestly had never seen Alexei this happy before. I couldn't wait for this wedding; I knew it was going to be as fabulous as they come. When Alexei married Genevieve the whole vibe didn't really feel like a wedding, it felt more like a funeral. She really sucked the life out of this country and now she was going after Philo. No wonder the castle was acquiring even more guards than before. It seemed like everyone was going to be on edge for awhile.

"That's something I can't wait for."

Fyn smiled as his hands ran over my leg, the feeling making my body get excited. We hadn't even done anything physical besides sleep in the same bed. It seemed that he was almost afraid to start something, which made no sense. True we both weren't virgins, but he made me feel like one. And I really wanted to give myself to him, completely.

Swinging my legs off his body, I scooted closer to him before placing my teacup behind my body. When I was right in front of him I leaned closer and kissed him, his arms immediately wrapping around my body. I relaxed as he pulled me closer, his lips expertly moving against mine.

He was suddenly pulling back to ask, "Have you eaten yet? We could go get something."

I watched as he stood up and helped me off the ledge, my frown growing. "Fyn," I said while grabbing his hand. He looked down at me as my free hand landed onto his torso. "Do you want to be more physical together? You always stop when we're getting into it."

His hands landed onto my back as he frowned down at me. "You have no idea how much I want to."

"But why do you keep stopping?"

"I... I'm nervous."

My face softened as his fingers tightened onto my back. "You don't think I'm nervous too? You're someone I've been dreaming about since I was young."

"I've been afraid of not only hurting you but messing things up between us. Now that you're back in my life, I really don't want to do something to make you leave."