Chapter 9
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Maria had prepared a warm and relaxing bath that almost made me forget all my sorrows.
As soon as I got out of the bath, my mind flew back to my problems.
Different thoughts kept racing through my mind, so this is what the fear of death felt like.
I sat in front of the dressing mirror as Maria helped me unbraid my hair.
“Maria, if you were in my situation what would you do?” I asked breaking the silence.
“My lady, I would play along as long as lord Akira doesn’t wants me dead” she replied.
“Play along? How do I play along when I’m about to spend the night with a man who’s scary and twice my age?” I asked with tears rolling down my cheeks.
“My lady, you do not know what these people are capable of, they’re not like you and me, these people are different and powerful beings, you have to learn to play along with everything if you want to survive here” Maria replied.
“And if you must know, omene is very far from here, if you were to run, they’ll catch you in the blink of an eye because this whole place is isolated” she added.
The door suddenly opened and Maria bowed her head towards the ground.
“My lady, I must leave” she said and hurriedly leaves the room.
I turned towards the door to see the same person I have always been scared of, Akira.
He stood there staring at me with a look that could kill.
He walked up to the dressing table where I was seated and placed his hands on my shoulders bringing his lips closer to my ears, a shiver ran through my spine, I was sweating profusely.
“You ask a lot of questions don’t you?” He whisphered.
I’m done for!! He heard everything I was saying to Maria, would he kill me now? Oh no, what about Maria? Did I get her into trouble?
“From now on I’ll be the one doing the questioning and I want answers from you” he said before he finally drew his head backwards.
I couldn’t bring myself to say a word, it seemed like I could move my whole body nor could I open my mouth to speak.
He walked back towards the bed and began to unbutton his shirt.
I swallowed hard seeing him do that, what’s going to happen next? Am I really going to spend the night with him?
He slowly untied his hair which had been tied into a bun all this while. His curled hair fell down his shoulders as he continues to unbutton his shirt.
He took off his shirt when he was done with the buttons. His built and sweaty body came into view. His body was just so perfect that for I while I could only admire. How could someone this scary be this breathtakingly beautiful?
He soon turned to my direction and I quickly averted my eyes.
I could hear the creeking sound of the bed. I slowly turned. He was lying on the bed facing the ceiling with his hand under his head.
Phew!!! He must have been so tired after the after wedding party, thank goodness.
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