To Love and Avenge

Chapter 30

The constant fanning of air from someone's breathing from behind woke me up from my deep slumber.

His arm rested on my still bare stomach beneath the quilt and its fingers were comfortably interlacing with mine. While my head was resting on his other arm.

We were so close… no, he was basically hugging me from my back. I wanted to move away from him and was annoyed by our closeness.

What happened to us was a mistake. We are so drowned by our individual desires. But I cannot comprehend it as lust. What happened to us was something to do with physical attraction.

‘Wait, did I just say attraction? And when did I start admiring a bastard?’ i screamed in my mind. I even fell into deep slumber peacefully. And I disgusted myself with that.

Surprisingly, I find it very comfortable. I don't always like sleeping with somebody next to me. Sleeping often gave me goosebumps more than not in my past.

But now, the feeling of security and warmth enveloped me.

Feeling tired and sore all over my body, especially my core between my thighs from the activity a few hours ago, which makes me want to stay in bed all day.

I shifted my position and was greeted by the sight of a man who was smiling widely at me.

I grinned at him.

“Good afternoon.” he beamed cheerfully. I glanced at the clock to see the time. It was almost a quarter to 2.

“Why are you still here?” I asked directly. It would be a shame for me if I would succumb to him again. So I acted indifferently.

“Are you mad?” with a curious look, he asked firmly.

“Am I? No, I was just asking.”

“Guarding you.” he later simply said.

“You what?” hearing him say that, I widened my eyes in shock. Why on earth would he do that? I wasn't his prisoner! Judging him from his sinister smirk, I knew that he was making fun of me.

“You heard it. I was guarding you. I'm afraid that you will end up running away again.” he then brushed my hair and tucked it in my ears.

“I ain't no child, why shou—-”

“Is there someone who has ever told you that you were beautiful?” He cut my word and filled in. still looking at my face while caressing it.

I frowned at his words, trying to recall, well, except dad and my two brothers, I guess there were none. I thought.

Seeing my reaction, he chuckles and pecks a kiss on my lips.

“Go, get dressed so we can talk. I will wait for you downstairs,” he announced.

He stood up without caring about his nudeness. I watch his every movement, from picking up his clothes until he walks inside the bathroom.

How can a man be so masculine, yet he moved gracefully and firmly?

A few minutes passed by, he walked out all dressed in his previous suite. He glanced in my direction, seeing that I still lay there and made no move, he furrowed his brows.

“Go ahead, if not, I might think that you would still want to spend the rest of the day with me in it.”. It sounded like a threat. I rolled my eyes at him and said, “ Give me a minute.”

Without leaving a word, he strode out the door.

While making my way down, I could see that he was comfortably sitting across from my dad and was chatting cheerfully.

He has always been like this, as if it was his house. Dad always welcomes them warmly, though.

What I didn't like about him was his arrogance and being egoistic. Other than that, everything is admirable. He is handsome, yes, but he is more likely to be a demigod. A man in every woman’s dream. With eyes that spoke authoritatively, and a sharp feature that would surely intimidate everyone around.

I wonder how he wanted his woman to be.

My dad looked up in my direction and said something to Dauis.

Dauis chuckles in response.

“Please excuse me, I still have things I need to do,” he said. He walk away past me and said.

“Go ahead, he has been waiting. “ I can only nod to him.

“So, what is it?” I started.

“As the wedding is now few more days to go, I want us to undergo formality.”

“What do you mean formality?” I asked curiosly.

“We haven’t have an engagement ring, and also, we need to have a formal engagement, just some close family friends.” he suggested. He sound so specific at what he wanted but never did he ever ask if wanted it.

“Actually, I can run out and buy a ring for myself, nd regarding the engagement there is no need for that. It would only be a waste of time and effort.”

“No, I will buy you a ring, we will do it together, and I insist. The engaement or even a formal dinner will do. After that, we will go and look a suitable wedding dress for you, or much better if we have it costumized.”

I am starting to get annoyed at his detailed plan. He was actually dectating me what to do.

“You know what, leave the ring and the gown, I will handle it. And for the dinner, no need for that. Our family have known each other since so im sure formal introduction aren’t needed.”

“Ale, please… don't start it. I will go with you and that is final. I already took the day off to have his all done today, okay?”

“But—”

“No more buts!” he stood up and pulled me with him.

“Come, the food is ready, you should fill your stomach.”

I followed behind him still my hands laced to mine.

Anyone who arent aware of our real score would surely envy at us.

A woman pouting following her chuckling man is quite cute to look at.

Food was already served. We sit in an opposite direction, putting food first into mine.

“Miss Ale, Do you need your coffee first?” Rosa, our househelp shyly while constantly picking glances at Dauis.

Upon hearing it, Dauis look up at me with a questioning look.

“You didn’t asked.” I said to him, amused at his reaction.

I smilled at Rosa, who I thinkm has a crush on him.

“Yes please…” referring to her. I can see Dauis still food hanging in the air.

“Coffee in the middle of the day?”

I shrug at him. “I always love coffee, and I always have one anytime of the day as long as I feel like it.”

After we eat, we hurriedly head first to look for a ring. I can only choose random rings but he always refuses. He was looking for something. Something that suites what ever he wanted.

If I were to decide, any ring will do. Until he found it. He look at it admiringly and asked the clerk that he wanted to take a closer look.

The female clerk giggle as she handed it to him.

Is he that irrisistible that I always see girls around trying to get his attention, the even giggle and smile sweetly to him to say hi.

Women… I thought while shaking my head.

He stare at me in an amusement.

“Are you okay?” he ask. I cannot hint whether he was smiling at me in amusement or sarcastically.

“You were saying?” I said absentmindedly.

“I said that I like it, how about you?” he repeated his question as he held up the ring into my face to I can take a look at it closely.

I shruggedagain at him, this time, looking at its price.

“That was beautiful but very expensive. We can look something else cheaper than than.” I said looking away from the particular ring and started to look through the rings displayed at the glass.

“It’s perfect. Miss I want this.” He insisted and gave back the ring to the clerk. Clearly disregarded my thoughts.

Realizing that reasoning with him will never be validated. Seeing the price that costs a million or two, I walked to him and offer him to pay it in his behalf.

“I will pay for it Ale, just keep it.” he said refusing my offer and continued to gesture the clerk to go on.

“How about I will take a part of it. 50-50.” I negotiated.

“You arent business woman Ale, so do not negotiate.” He said in disdain. His ego must have been hurt.

‘Yes, Im not a business woman to start with, but I am way more than that! If you’d only known’ I screamed in my mind. I wanted to tell it to him. But have to keep it our I will only expose myself from this nonsense.

Beknownst of his egotistical behaviour, I stepped back, annnoyed at his refusal. He maybe thought that I cannot go buy such price on my own.

After paying, the clerk handed him the the small package containing the small box, he widely smiled at me.

“Cheer up, from now on, I will take care of your every needs and everything you need.” he said and put his arms around my waist to guide me out.

I didnt respond at his remarks. He stopped, placing his thumb in my chin, he tilted it up slightly making me look up at him. He then planted a kiss in my slightly open lips. By doing this, gasping and giggling from female passerby who had just witnessed the scene.

I immediately pull myself away from him and hit him in his chest. Still pouting,

I can feel how my cheeks heated and redened like those of a ripe tomatoes at his assault. It was very embarassing.

“Stop fooling around” I said pouting at him

He only laugh at my action. As if he find it amusing.

“So adorable.” he said and pull me back again to his side and encircle his arms in my waist still seductively laughinh at me.