Kyera took a deep breath and began to sit up . A hand took hers and pulled her to her feet . Confusion washed over her as she smelled the scent . As his lips were by her ear, face hidden by long orange hair .
"Well Played Princess . This time you win, but since you seem to hold delusions of being intimate with me let me leave you with a wedding gift . " his lips crashed against hers painfully hard . His hand yanked back on her hair, ruining what was left of the caredul updo . She tried to push him back but in one on one strength she was no match . He broke the kiss biting her neck hard, leaving a mark on her, breaking the delicate skin there before giving her a wicked, bloody grin . Her blood .
AdvertisementKyera slapped him before he could dash away from her . Moments later she was alone, standing in the same spot, tears cascading down her cheeks . Turmoil drowning her soul .
Near the tree, pushing through the underbrush, Clovis stared at her . He had seen the naked man kiss his bride, but not her struggle . The blood from the bite visible from here . Beside him Talis growled as the man ran away . He could smell Kyera's pain from so far away ot was heartbreaking .
"You take care of your wife, I will get the princess . " Talis whispered making his way to the tree . Clovis walked toward her .
The tiger that had ran after Princess Raina… Talis had been shocked to see . He had said that name… he had said Verone so they had followed them . Granted fighting their way through had been hard . So many mens blood dripped from his blade . However, all he was concerned with was the delicate woman in front of him that normally, was so damn strong .
However, somehow she seemed small right now, as if all the air in her had been drained out . Her dress was bloody and slashed, thankfully the leather kept its shape, and kept her dignity safe, not that she cared right now . He very much doubted she cared about anything at the moment . He cared, but only because he didn't want her to feel ashamed when he found her like this . Tear trails on her face, her hair a mess, and her lost expression was going to be bad enough . She was so vulnerable right now but he felt he was the one stripped bare . There was no armor against a woman's rejection . Nothing to stop that cold blade from penetrating his heart, his mind, his everything . So the question he feared most remained .
Would she accept him? Was there still a them since there was a him again? If she asked he would let her go without hesitation . Clovis never wanted to trap her, but he didn't want to let her go . He wanted her . Somewhere in this mess of convenience and necessity had been born feelings he was still struggling to explain to himself . All he knew was he wasn't sure what to say to her . What could he say besides is there still an Us? He knew it wasn't the time but wasn't sure his mouth would obey any other order .
Luckily he didn't have to find out for sure . She looked up, those eyes filled with deep sorrow and seeking him . He opened his arms slightly, a gentle offer that he didn't expect her to take . He prayed she would . Kyera ran forward, throwing her arms around his neck crying against the strong form that caught her . Clovis wrapped her in his arms, not worried about the blood or tears coating him or the pain in his muscles . He held her close, his face in her hair as she broke in his arms .
After a long while of standing like that, Clovis gently began sorting out her hair, tidying the back a bit and placing the hair comb properly to soothe those wild tendrils . He managed to make her look presentable, his hands shook slightly as he did . The care he was showing touched Kyera's bleeding heart and slowed the flow .
"Kyera…" he trailed off, not sure how to ask what he needed to know . What his heart ached for a answer to . He was shocked to silence when a pair of soft, slightly swollen lips met his . Without hesitation he kissed back, one arm wrapping back around her waist supporting her tip toe posture .
"Clovis, I think questions can wait till after our wedding night . I don't want this to ruin our beginning together . " Kyera whispered, knowingly putting his fears to bed . She knew this was where she was wanted, where she was needed . Gods knew she was falling for him, hard and fast . The past should stay there, the Verone she knew was… dead . Whether he was a act or the man at heart she was sure of one thing . Her heart laid in the hands of another, and would never return to the bare halls of her past .
Chapter end
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