Deepest Part of You

Inside The Lion's Den

Chapter 10. 

      It took a lot of effort to control himself rather than just surrender to his urge to grab her—take pleasure in her body on his bed. Darn it!.  He’s scoffing again, ruffled his wet hair, trying to shake his dirty mind in control.

    “I’m fine.” He said while walking toward his wardrobe.

    “You’re still bleeding.” Violet said briefly, her eyes are still swollen for crying too much.

     “I’m here anyway.” She added. As much as she doesn’t want to be there, she’s a little bit annoyed to be push around for nothing. Okay, maybe that’s a lie because honestly, she was worried when she heard that Seth is wounded, and willingly to heal Seth even without being asked.

         Seth looked at her for a while. Well, she asked for it. Seth changing his direction from his closet and heading toward Violet.

         “I-I can .. wait .. if you ..want to put some clothes on, ..first..” all of her bravery suddenly gone along with his steps and under his sharply blue eyes gaze.

         “Nah-- I’m good.” He said only a feet away from Violet and still gazing at her.

       Violet slowly take a step closer, looking at the bandage on his left arm. For a second, she hesitated to touch his arm but she does it anyway.

    She was unintentionally-blushed, when she opened his bandage with blood on it—still under his sharp look.  Should they be this close? Why should I opened his bandage, considering that I can heal him right away—with his bandage still on?

     She guessed, his after bath scent made her not thinking straight, or is it because his deep wound and blood that I saw with my own eyes—I cannot tell. All of that makes her head spinning too until she has to steady her stand.

    “You okay?” Seth asked when he noticed. They look at each other eyes before Seth look away first.

    “.. Yes, I’m fine..” she replied gently.

    As the bandage is fully opened, her fingers are just slightly meet his skin when suddenly Seth gasped-groaning a little while grabbing her fingers at the same time. He surprised her and made her stunned.

    “I-I’m sorry, is it hurt?” She thought she had hurt him, she look concerned too.

    Seth shook his head his face looked down while letting her hand go, real slow. As if he still want to take the pleasure of touching her—it does feels like home—but he also need to be in control of himself.

    He wasn’t groaned because of the wound, he groaned because he realized the slightest touch from her just made his defences fall into pieces. Violet is in her own dilemma too, for she wondered what it is that Seth’s feel and think at the moment. She just don’t want to get ahead of herself and hoping for something that’s not real.

    They both looked down.

    “.. I’m … sorry.. for everything that happened..” said Violet.

    “Yeah. So do I. “ replied Seth, his frustration are shown from his sad voice, mixed with his ice-cold behaviour.

    She paused for a while-- wondered, and finally decided to speak her mind, “Seth— I mean Prince Seth,--” she corrected.

    Seth can feel every inch of his body’s tensed caused by the way she called his name. Okay, she just said his name provoking his desire.

    “I was thinking— since.. I’ve promised to give you anything I know that relate with King Gryffin—but I don’t have something to give at all, let alone of how I ended up here..--” She almost didn’t breath while speaking those words. “..I need to talk with my people you prisoned.”

    Clouded by his jealousy thoughts, Seth grabbed Violet’s left arm made her stumble to his bare chest. Her right palm fall on his wounded arm trying to get a grip in reflex.

    “Why, can’t hardly wait to meet him so soon?!” he said in harsh voice. Did he just said that? Obviously showed his jealousy. “Why should I let you see them, when you should reach your father instead??” –Nice recovery.

    They are way too close.

    “N-no i-it’s not that-" said Violet nervously, licking her lips and hesitated. “M-my father- - is not in Athopia.. that’s why I declined to reach him. I- I think you should.. know that.” She look at him, shivered a little bit, waiting for him to respond.

    Seth examined her face while deciding what to do, should I trust her? He tempted to kiss her right away for being intensely too close, but at the other hand he still aware of the fact that-- if he kissed her, he’s SO gonna loose it—his self-control-crap, and there’s no way she can leave his room—Ever!

    “He.. left.. the day before I..— end up in the woods..” She explained. “I-i don’t know where, or why he left! He didn’t say anything, didn’t tell me what to do—or what happened. He just left! He should know better—!! He,—I don– I really don’t know what to do!” her voice raised, overwhelmed with desperation, and her eyes motioned in search-around. She’s cracking.

    Seth softened his grip and releasing her arm at the end. He’s thinking about soothing her, but in the end he’s holding back.

    Violet gradually back off, creating a little space between them. Getting herself back together. She fluttered her eyes causing a tear dropped from her glassy eyes, “I’m sorry.” She apologized – for snapping! Fools! She blame herself inside.

    She gulped, and since there’s still no words comes out from Seth, she decided to heal Seth’s wound right away. She put her palm upon the wound, she’s glowing for a while and Seth’s wound is no more. Can he at least, say something?

    “I’ll let you see him.” He suddenly said. He’d better not showing any affection on you, and vice versa—or else. “Even though maybe I can just force them to talk.” He added, still blinded with his jealousy to let them see each other.

    Violet’s eyes turned cold, made him regretting his last words.

    “Well I guess if you preferred it that way.. what choice do I have? ‘Cause they don’t break easily.”  Violet is referring to the way of torturing-their-princess-to-get-them-talk, her heart aching a little bit assuming she’s nothing for Seth.

    “I’m sure they don’t.” Said Seth briefly.

    Now he agree with me? Violet squinted a little. Their eyes locked on each other for a while, they’re standing in silence again.

    “I’ll take you back to your room.” He break the silence and teleported for a second, before appeared with full clothes in front of Violet. He’s holding her arm and teleported with her, taking her back to her room.

    Seth’s noticing the uneaten breakfast on the nightstand, he anticipated the possible of her lack of interest in eating for being under pressured. “You should eat.”,he said. Violet took a glance at the breakfast with no enthusiasm.

    “It’s important you know—to be prepared for what’s ahead of us.. you need all the strength you can have, starting with try to eat.”, he added.

    “Okay, I will.” Violet said briefly, she felt as if she’s in a ‘danger zone of emotion’ that is too feel the excitement of being taken care of Seth.

    “I’ll arrange the meeting with your- -“ boyfriend? He refused say those word. “selected people. I will let you know.”

    He turned his back, walking toward the occasionally-entrance-wall, suddenly he’s stopping for a while and say;

    “Uh—Thank you for healing my wound.” Before instantly vanished from her room.

    Violet sat on her bed thinking, sighing. Oh boy am I so in trouble..