The Cursed One

CHAPTER 9-PLAYING WITH FIRE

After giving them my orders, I was the one to first leave the room. Staying with my mate in the same room is not easy. I need to leave now. My eyes wandered, I was trying to find my sister but I saw my bodyguards first. They were in the garden standing under the pine trees.

"Where is she?" I asked when I approached them.

" There she is, Princess." Kili pointed. I followed his pointing fingers and saw my sister having a great time with Ace. Eating while Ace was currently fishing in the small pond. I approached them.

" It's time to go home, sister." I said when I neared her. She looked up in surprise and stood up from her chair. She turned to Ace and said her thank you and bid her goodbyes.

"Thank you." I said when Ace saw me. My sister and I walked towards the car. I just have been uncomfortable after leaving the room. Feeling that I've been missing someone. How could you miss someone you just met? It's just the stupid mate bond.

"Stay for a while and talk to our mate." Reina is insisting but I wasn't giving in. I don't trust her. She might do something bad. I know she's up to no good..

"I'll do that some other time." I assured her and she was pissed.

I was about to open the door of our car when I smelled him. It's getting stronger which means he's near me. When I turned around Kili and Drake was having a head to head on fight.

"Stop." I ordered them both. "Explain." I said to Kili.

"He was fastly approaching you without an invitation, Princess. I was just doing my job, protecting you." He said in all honesty.

"It's okay. Leave us for a while." I said calmly.

My sister is already inside the car but she's a wolf, her listening senses are heightened. I have to act normal. This is not the time to have a mate running after me.

" Please stay for lunch, Your Majesty. It's almost noon and it's a long ride. " He pleaded with his eyes. His almond brown eyes. So nice to look at.

" I'll have coffee with you, I don't feel hungry for lunch, Alpha Drake. Is that okay?" I just feel like having lunch with him would feel like a long time. I don't want to spend much more time with him than I can handle. But my wolf feels the opposite, she's now howling in happiness.

I was about to tap the car window and inform my sister to have coffee with us, when it was stopped by a hand. An electricity flowed like a spark on our hands. I knew it was the mate bond but I don't think he missed it. I can see his surprised and confusion replaced his facial expression. I immediately pulled my hand and tried to think of something to say to distract him from what just happened.

"Kiss him." Reina suggested.

"You're not helping." I hissed with what she had suggested.

" Can I ask you a favor, Your Majesty?" He asked after I didn't speak.

"Ask away. " I replied.

" My beta wants to invite your sister to continue fishing, I think they have bonded for a short time as friends." He said to me.

" Sure." I smiled with his favor. But I knew he was lying. He just wanted to spend more time with me.

We went to a closed room, it looks like a library. I didn't want to speak first. I saw the water beside my coffee and drank it first. I realized I was thirsty with all those hours of talking. I removed my coat and to purposely make him drool over my body. Well it's Reina's idea and it's working.

"Is this a staring contest?" I asked him when I saw him staring at me. I heard him chuckle at my silly question.

"No, Your Majesty." He said smiling now like he's looking at something interesting.

" Drop the courtesy, we're no longer in business. Let's talk like friends. You know, to lighten the mood." I said as I was sitting across him. I crossed my legs showing more skin when the slit at the side was stretched and my arms crossed under my breast as if I was hugging them making them more round and irresistible. When I was satisfied with my mate fighting himself to stop fantasizing about me, I rested my back at his leather chair now I'm enjoying. Teasing him would be my game.

" So, what do you wanted to talked about?" I asked first.

" Did you grow up at the palace?" He asked. My mate is so full of curiosity.

"Ah, so it's still about me." I remarked. " Do you still doubt me?" I asked smiling to show him I don't mind his questions and they don't bother me.

"To be honest, It's not okay for me to talk about my life." I pointed out. " I like privacy " I added that simple reason of privacy since it's true. I'd like to keep everything about my life a secret.I guess I got comfortable living in secret. So I was kinda good with lies. Lying would be just so simple for me. I've got Reina to back me up sometimes.

"I'm sorry. ". He apologized sincerely, understanding my simple reason. How cute.

"Why don't we talk about you." I suggested. Which actually caught him off guard. " I'd like to know you more, Drake." I said his name in a sexy way but not so obvious because my face looks innocent when I speak.

"I like privacy as well." He replied. Countering my suggestion. I laughed. Then looked at him again.

"See? Even you don't feel comfortable and happy about me digging into your life." I added and laughed sexily. What a flirt I am. This time he laughed with me.

"What's your name, Your Majesty? You failed to introduce yourself to us. " He asked so that he would have a name to call me when he drops the formalities.

"You really doesn't know, Hmm?"I asked. I raised my eyebrow at him.

"My informant said they found a Queen but failed to get your name. " He said and looked at me again. As if he was trying to figure me out.

" My name is Amiera Hechanova Kingsley. Both my parents are pure blood. High born. But my mother died giving birth to me. My father have been really overprotective, since then I lived in secret. " I told him. So that he could have a little information about me. At least the truthful ones.

"Was has your informant got you? Did he get useful information about me? " I asked him curiously and excitedly. He laughed at my reaction.

" You're really interesting, Amiera. " He said complimenting me. Calling my name like it was so natural for him.

" Nothing useful really. He just said your coronation was to be executed before sundown. I've received the information from him after sundown. It was news to us, no long longer a useful information." He told me, smiling at the ridiculous work of his informant. But then he furrowed his eyebrows, as if remembering something important. Before he could speak I've already know the question as I was reading his thought all throughout our conversation.

" Why do you need the rouges?" He asked. I've already prepared my reply for that question. I made sure it's a safe one.