Her Possessive King ( Yandere x Reader )

~ Chapter Eight ~

( AUTHOR POV )

There was a slow silence as Y/N forced herself not to chuckle at expression crossing on Leo's face as he approached the small river with her. "Surely, you are joking" There was a low disgust in the words that would have many most people flinch just by the tone of his voice. Luckily Y/N managed too hold her nerve, reminding herself he could have stayed in the main house where there was a bathroom. Shaking her head stopping just ahead of the scowling king Y/N shook her head putting on her own challenging glare. "No, no joke. You turned down a room in the house insisting to use my room. That means you have to do what I usually do, and this is where I usually wash up. I only go into the main house to bath in the winter" If possible the intensity of the displeasure in the man's eyes darkened to a deadly level, his nostrils flaring as he clearly tried to calm himself before speaking. His tone calm again but still clinging to the bitterness from before, making Y/N wonder if he actually had any other emotions to put into his voice but negative ones. So far the only thing close to positive was when she had seen him take pleasure at others expense. "Had I known when you bartered the conditions of your dwelling,  I would have changed my terms" It took almost all of her will power to not make a snide remark about how he deserving worse, but Y/N knew it would not do her any good and she was hungry. Swallowing heavily to suppress the urge to argue Y/N settled for rolling her eyes turning to wash, dipping the old cloth into the cool water and begining to wipe over her exposed skin. There was not as much to clean in the riding wear Leo's mother had arranged for her, but the cool water was refreshing all the same. Y/N's usual clothing was thinner and allowed more freedom for her skin, while these clothes were more fitted and despite the softer fabric not as comfortable. Within a few short minutes she felt clean and ready to go inside for some familiar food before bed, standing with a small smile she turned to leave stopping at a masculine throat being cleared. The small smile quickly fled as Y/N closed her eyes tiredly before looking over to the owner. Finding Leo sitting on a large stone by the waters edge, the cloth she had given him dangling from a single finger towards her. The king had one brow raised at her as he simply watched her as if waiting for her.  At first she thought it was because he wanted her to take the wet material from him, that was until she realised it was bone dry. 

"Now my Love you would not be so cruel as to dismiss me so quickly, I need to refresh before we eat also" There was something in his tone that left Y/N unsettled as she turned to look at the cloth, her eyes then moving back to meet Leo's cool ones again. "I though you would be done by now, I'll wait for you to-" A humourless chuckle fell from the king's lips, his head shaking as he looked as stood walking towards Y/N as she swallowed heavily. "Oh Darling~ I forget you are not yet aware of your duties as my intended" The feeling in Y/N's gut urged her to back away as the man before he watched her with a heat in his eyes, it was much like a serpent waiting to strike at a mouse that wandered too close. However she refused to back away from the man, showing weakness she wasn't willing to risk. Taking a clearing breath Y/N straightened her back ready to face Leo head on. "Are you going to tell me what you are talking about? Because although it doesn't matter to me if I miss dinner, you no doubt want to eat before its time to sleep" Y/N left the 'without me killing you' to herself hating how Leo seemed to enjoy her clear discomfort around the topic of sleep. "No one  is missing their meal my Love, first however you will help me freshen up we return to the main house" Y/N felt her cheeks heat as she realised what he wanted her to do, it was more from outrage than embarrassment but she wouldn't tell him that. Snatching the cloth Y/N turned to dip it into the cool water, wringing it pretending the poor material was the royal's neck. Trying her best to ignore his voice as it drifted over her from close behind. "When we return home I shall of course return the favour. In fact as of our return I will be taking charge of helping you bathe as you will aid me" Y/N went still in shock as the words sunk in, her brain painfully decoding each one as outrage, apprehension and fear mingled together at the mere idea of what he was saying. She had never heard of any kind of royal who bathed their spouse or that was even an expectation after marriage. There must be staff assigned to that kind of task. Taking a deep breath Y/N moved forward forward trying her best to keep a blank expression, she knew better than to give this man any kind of inkling on her emotions on the matter. The king had shown he would use her emotions against her if given the opportunity. "As much as I appreciate the most... gracious offer I must refuse. I am more than capable of bathing myself" It had taken all of Y/N's will to keep her eyes down as she turned to come clean Leo's exposed neck, if she was lucky he wouldn't want her to clean more than that and his hands. Not a second after she touched his skin however Leo's hand snapped up, imprisoning Y/N's painfully enough to make her snap her eyes up.