My heart squeezed at her refusal. She was denying me. My brows went up in surprise before being replaced by a frown.
" I-I, I mean...." She let out a harsh breath, closing her eyes.
" Why not?" She looked down at my chest.
" With all due respect Sir.... I-I have no re-reason to? I mean, I mean nothing to you Sir" I couldn't believe what I was hearing and my beast was getting angry at her words.
" You think I'm using you?!" I asked dumfounded. She was unbelievable.
" In more harsh terms, that will do" she laughed nervously but there was nothing amusing about the situation, it was rather outrageous.
" I mean, y-you have surely done that with millions of ladies in your life time. You have everything to make women die for you. Surely giving them heavens and earth but... I.... I don't want that. T-that's not how or who I am"
I clenched my teeths looking down at her little frame making sure not to squeez the life out of her in my arms at the moment. Yes, I was that angry.
" Liz, look at me " I asked her clenching and unclenching my teeths trying to control the anger rising in my veins along side blood but she didn't look. Her eyes were still on my damn f****g chest.
" Elizabeth!" I called more coldly, commanding before her head snapped up, her eyes shinning with unshed tears.
" Why are you saying that? " My heart ached at her words. I felt a hollow in my chest, like she digged a hole where my heart was, smaching it will her every word and her tears were doing no justice. Why would she think that of me? I've never done something to prove all her words right.
I never intended to hurt or use her. She was mine to love, protect, care for. I felt broken just hearing her words.
" I-I sniff* I don't k-know sniff*. Why shouldn't I sniff* you're surely going to be like all the others sniff* Just wanting my body*sniff"
" Shut the fuck up!! Elizabeth!! " I growled at her causing her to jump in my arms. She was being completely stupid. My ears couldn't believe or take any other words they were hearing.
" Listen, because I'm not repeating myself. I'M.NOT.GOING.TO.USE.YOU!! NEVER." she looked up at me and the emotion I saw dancing in her eyes told me she didn't believe me.
I shut I my eyes taking deep breaths. She was getting me worked up. I felt frustrated not being taken seriously. She surely did that because of previous deceptions and that was understandable. I took in a deep breath before releasing it, opening my eyes.
She gasped and I knew it was because of my red lucent irises.
" I KLAUS SALVIOR, VOW UPON MY LEGHIS TO ELIZABETH REN, LOVE AND FIDELITY TILL DEATH OR HER WISH DO PART US" I looked deep into her widening teary eyes as those world rolled out of my mouth. She was frozen with her mouth agape, disbelief written on her face.
Seconds later, stingles spread upon my chest. The symbol on my chest started glowing, my chest was now vibrating as the vow sealed causing the castle's wall to vibrate at the intensity of power my leghis held.
She started panicking looking around but I held her tight with a reasureing smile as she eventually calmed.
My chest stopped vibrating with the shining and stingling sensation, stoping the vibrations in the castle's walls. I looked down at her with expectation. She looked up at me in a trance which made me panick.
She nodded looking back at my chest.
" If t-that's what y-you want" a broad smile made its way to my face and I shook my head left to right in disbelief.
" Of course" I said and her eyes shoot up to mine not believing what she heard. I nodded at her making her eyes go wide with a smile on her lips.
It made me smile involuntarily but then all of a sudden she burst out into tears hiding her face in my chest while hugging me tightly with her small hand around my waist.
W-WTF!!! What just happened? Why's she crying? What did I do wrong? Didn't she want us to be a together? Why is she crying when I accept her request?What the f****g hell is happening?
I started panicking all over again, my heart going into a dance unknown by me. I looked at her in my arms with wide eyes. WTF am I supposed to do?
" Look what you did?" My beast roared in my ears in anger. It started panicking
" W-What? I did nothing! Didn't you see by yourself? One moment we were just talking the other she started crying. I did nothing, I said nothing" I tried to justify myself but it was useless since both my beast and I were panicking
" Yeah, that's because your are too thick to understand her"
" Then you tell me what I should do since I am too thick to understand her" I retorted and the guy was hushed.
okay, okay let's think. I'm the greatest Aristocrat ever existing. I've won wars, solved the most enigmatic problems in the world so this should be nothing, ....right?
I placed a hand on her head patting her in an attempt to calm her down but she just increased her sobs and squeezed me more in her arms. Guess it's a failure. I'd never done that before so I felt akward and out of place.
" Li-" I was cut off by her before I could completely call her name.
"I'm s-sorry I was so rude. I thought you wanted me just as an entertainment. I got scared and angry" my eyebrows went so high I thought they touched my hairline.
I shook my head in disbelief. She was barely audible with all the sobs. What got into her today? She has always been the optimistic type, so what went wrong?
" You've never been an entertainment to me. NEVER" I said in all seriousness. I could feel the vein in my neck pulsate as I spoke.
" I think I put snots on your shirt" she sobbed again
" Don't worry, we are both adults here. You won't cry upon that now, will you?" I smiled at her silliness. She was adorable.
Lizza's POV
I can't believe those words left my mouth. I couldn't control my emotions, I was petrified when it happened but it was done. I thought he was going to fume till evaporation but he didn't. That was very mature and understanding of him.
But even if he didn't kill me on the spot I couldn't come to the conclusion I really meant something to this powerful man. That's why I didn't believe a word he said and he got the hint. He did the least expected thing I could ever imagine.
He did a vow on his leghis, his source of life. I read in one of the books in the castle's library that a leghis vow was iriversable unless the person that vowed let an opening out of the vow, it was lethal if broken.
Of course he was aware of that but still did. That wasn't exactly what I expected when I wanted a prove he wasn't wanting to use me like some other guys and now that he had vowed to me love and fidelity, I didn't know what to do.
I mean, h**l yeah I wanted a love story with this guy but wasn't it a little extreme to vow love and fidelity? My heart pounded so much with rising bile in in the pit of my stomach, I thought I was going to vomit my heart out.
I felt like I was getting married when he said that but... But.... Did he really declare his undying love for me ?? Sorry to repeat myself but I still can't believe it.
I calmed myself in his arms as he kept holding me. I was sure snots were everywhere on his shirt, that's why I was too embarrassed to look up into his eyes. Talking of eyes, his were bright red minutes ago, surely because of the life vow he did.
.....Girls when you want a guy to commit himself to you, promising love and fidelity think twice please because after those words left his mouth, I went blank.
I wanted a guy, I had a guy. I wanted true love and fidelity, I had true love and fidelity but what was I to do with all that? I had never been in a relationship before so I was oblivious of what to do next.
I understood years ago that my desire for this two things were because I'd never got one as a child so mentally I wanted something solid and that was all I focused on. I didn't go into details but what are details for if your life always takes unexpected turns?
Was I to throw myself at him immediately because he accepted me? Or was I to wait and do a specific thing before that? I had no clue. I should have make more researches because I new what I lacked but never found out how to manage it if it ever happened to occur.
I sniffed and wiped my eyes with the back of my hand. He took out his handkerchief, handing it to me. -Ever the gentleman man...- I gladly took it, removing my face from his firm chest, I wiped my nose and my eyes.
He took my chin between his finger to make me look at him. I bit on my lip not knowing what to do. His eyes snapped to my lips before they found my eyes once more.
He leaned down, leaving an ever so soft and light kiss on my lips. I closed my eyes wanting it to last but before I was fully conscious of the kiss is was soon gone. I slowly peeled my eyes open, restraining myself from moaning in frustration.
" Liz, do you know what people do after committing their selves to each other?" His face was blank of emotions. I swallowed the lump forming in my throat at his question before shaking my head left and right in denial.
A smirk made its way to his kissable lips
" They make love" I stopped breathing my eye going wide.
" Er...?!" Was the only confused exclamation sound I could do. His smirk grew even wider as he eyed me, liking his lips almost seductively causing me to gulp. My heart was beating fast, threatening to burst out of its cavity as my eyes refused to leave his.
" D-Do you w-want to m-ma, make l-love?" my voice was just a whisper at the end of the question.
" Yes, I very much want to " I felt like screaming but at who ? I had no idea. Maybe at me because of my naivety and ignorance.
" But... I won't do that just now" my brows went up in final comprehension. Just now. Yeah it eventually had to happen at a point_ who am I kidding? I could see the lust radiating around him with its own aura and colour.
He leaned and kissed my forehead twice
" Get some rest. I'll be in my office. If need be, you can contact me" he kissed me once more before letting me get out of his arms. My exposed shoulders suddenly felt cold reminding me of a warmer.
My stomach twisted with a release of butterflies at his words. It felt so right and I didn't really care getting use to this side of him. This side to which the world was oblivious, to which Alex was oblivious. This side was mine, mine only.
I smiled as I reached my bedroom. I was overjoyed by what happened. My fears were all just a memory. Now he belonged to me through the vow and I, him.
I walked out of the gown I had put in the morning just for him, to take a shower. I couldn't stop smiling or biting my lip in anticipation of the future.
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" You can start as soon as your crew is ready. There's no problem if you delay the work, Marion" I was talking to a panicked Marion. He had not found the crew he was supposed to work with over night and arrived all panicked the next morning.
" But it's not professional, I'm sorry Ma'am I'll make sure to get them as soon as possible." I rolled my eyes at him. He was being a drama queen.
" And it's inhuman to find a crew that fast, Marion. So relax" he slightly breath out in relief before a voice boomed from behind us.
" What's the matter here, love" Sir Klaus's baritone voice shook me to the core both in surprise and excitement. That pet name was a first. It made butterflies erupt through my entire being, activating my core while at it.
I bit my lip in attempt to hide my smile and excitement while I turned around to face him. Meanwhile Marion was as stiff as a statue next to me. Poor guy.
" Good morning, Sir." I greeted, walking towards him.
" Good morning Liz" he took my hand in his kissing the back of my hand while I brightly blushed. He completely ignored Marion probably looking at us.
He let my hand go to then kiss my head before pulling me into a hug. I was caught off guard but relaxed into his embrace. He was just acting upon his excitement and I was happy that I wasn't the only enthusiastic one about all this relationship.
" I-it's nothing. I just delayed Marion's work" his hands rested around me while I faced him. Sir Klaus looked into my eyes again before leaning to my ear. I closed my eyes in anticipation.
" Do not lie to me, love." I almost moaned at the sensation of that little name on his tongue. Why was I so affected by it? It felt surreal but right, the way he looked at me, called me, held me.
I was under the impression that everything was more intense than it was at the beginning. That an invisible force was pulling us towards each other and I was happy no one of us was fighting it but maybe it was just my mind playing tricks on me.
" I... *ahem* will you please have dinner with me tonight Sir?" I asked in both attempt to change the topic and have his presence with me tonight at dinner.
I was suffocating, always being on my own during dinner.
He looked at me for a while causing me to be nervous as I bit my lip under his stare. His eyes snapped to my lips but when they looked at me they had gone a shade darker.
" Of course" his voice was husky. His eyes were like mine when eyeing a cake I had to keep in the fridge not because of satisfaction but because I didn't want to get fatter than I was. I smiled at him as he kissed my forehead before walking back into the house.
I looked as his figure disappeared behind the doors before they where shut.
I turned back to look at Marion before I realized I had a creepy smile on and was bitting my lip. The look on his face told me he was questioning my relationship with the Aristocrat.
" When will the glass house's construction begin?" He ask after an awkward moment of silence.
" Uhm... Next week, I think" I said walking towards the house gesturing for him to follow me. I was in the mood to make dinner.
He was on my tail as I gestured him into the kitchen. He was hesitant but walked in. He was maybe still a stranger but I knew if he was still here, that meant sir Klaus had one of his men do an intense research on him
" Do you know how to cook, Marion" i said leaning against the counter facing him. His face light up with the question.
" Of course, I do" he says smugly while I roll my eyes internally.
" I used to cook with my mom when I was younger. We would spend hours making our own receipts"I raised my brow at his pensive stance and the excitement rolling off of him. Guess we'll have fun.
" I feel like eating spicy" I went around the counter where the cupboards to get things out. I was going to get the lather I always stood on to open the cupboards but almost immediately, Marion was by my side.
" I could be of help while I'm at it" his signature smirk was on causing me to smiling at him. I muttered a 'thank you' as I walked aside, giving him more access to the cupboards.
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Marion and I were in a heated discussion about men dominance because of last night news where a man ( husband) had abused and punished his wife because she didn't feel like satisfying his lust.
It was indeed irrational. Rape your own wife, punishing her after the abuse was even worse. How could a man punish their own wife after rapping them? It made me fume.
My thoughts went to Sir Klaus, my heart leaping in my chest in the process. The idea crossed me; what would I do if he ever did that or something close to me or worse than that? Will I survive or will I ever get over that?
What if he wanted to prove how dominant he was and ended up rap- no, no, no....I shouldn't think like that because it'll never happen. I mean- why would he try to prove an obvious point. He was already as dominant and scary as some one could ever be and I on the other hand didn't mind giving up on control most of the time.
My mind was raising with my poor attempt to convince it. A hand suddenly shook me out of my trance. My eyes snapped up at Marion concerned one.
" You okay?" He asked
" Y-YES I am" I said my voice coming out unconvinced. He looked at me for a while before talking again
" I know you're in a relationship with the Aristocrat" I almost choke on my own saliva. My heartbeat raced as I look at him with questioned eyes.
Just how did he know?
" How?" I voiced my thought. He chuckled looking at me through his lashes.
" It's so obvious. The way you look at him, smile and vice versa" he almost exclaimed at the end. He didn't see it possible for Sir Klaus to love me back? That was rude because he was only a guy like many others and that's what I learned staying with him all this while.
I rolled my eyes at Marion before asking him what kind of food his mom and him used to cook and invent as we took off with the cooking. We talked and laugh, creating a bond while working together on dinner.
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