SEA'S BRIDE (PHILMYTHO ROMANCE II)

CHAPTER 50

I was surprised as Amanikable brush the edge of my hair before kissing it. And just like before, the effect brought a radiating sapphire glow along the strands of my hair. "If I am that kind of man you detestably picture in your head, you would have been greeted by my harem inside my realm, you wouldn't be showered with any of these favors, and I wouldn't even choose you as my bride, woman."

"But why me?" I suddenly brought out that made him caught in surprise. I supposed he didn't anticipate I would eventually come up asking this to him.

He sighs and cups my cheek. My body didn't resist yet I sense my knees quite trembling. "Y-You are that someone I've been longing to have."

"Just like that? You went all out ceasing me as captive inside your realm because you feel like I am someone you've been longing to have? That's ridiculous! And why do you live underwater? Why do you possess so much strength? Why do you deny being called Amanikable when you actually wield that divine falfeg." My words breezed to him one after another sounding as if it won't end. As a matter of fact, I was just heating up. I still have more questions up in my sleeve that he has to provide some answers.

His eyes somewhat squint in a manner that he seemingly impugn my every word. He then cups my chin and held it up before saying, "You're smarter than I thought. Did you know that I despise anyone who carries too much intel? They may become allies or enemies that are too dangerous to domesticate."

My eyes were pinned towards him as he tries to scrutinize every corner of my face as well. I wasn't able to pick any words to tell him. And before I could say so, he immediately said something that stirred me up, "but for some reason, I won't just let you die."

"Just because you spared me doesn't mean I have to thank you." I tried to utter. If there is something I don't understand with myself, it's the fact that I keep on babbling stupid responses which may trigger the situation even worst.

"I know. And likewise, I will not force myself to you. You seem to be like someone I can't simply take by using force. It's meaningless unless I can have you fully and completely. So until you voluntarily open your heart to fall into my arms, I shall not hesitate to lavish you with all that I have." His words were like a light rain that seeps into my clothes that is slowly yet completely soaking me enough for my mind to only think of every single word he just said. The loud thud in my chest keeps on bombarding me and it's literary disturbing my presence of mind.

Why does he keep switching from the hideous side of him to this provocative approach?

Both my heart and mind are completely confused about whether I should still keep my guard up. Because at this moment, I simply can't deny that gazing into those intimately-looking yet deadly pair of oceanic-blue eyes just makes me succumb to his words.

I pinch the skin on my legs enough to wake me up before I could even fall into his sleek moves. Reminding myself that I shouldn't fall easily into his land mine or else it would be the end of me. Whatever he is plotting by suddenly confessing to me should not prevail and it's all up to me to stop him.

But just as I was thinking deep down, Amanikable withdraws on his own which brought me to wonder. And then before I could ponder about it, he is already heading for the exit leaving me his words, "You sleep here tonight. I'll answer all of your questions tomorrow, little koi fish."

And just like that, he left me all alone in this room. I wonder if he is just being considerate or is this still part of his tricks. But if he isn't lying, then it might just be a relief that he won't be forcing himself on me or even attempt to harass me anytime he wishes. At the back of my head, I just can't be too lenient, he is still a tyrant God who possesses a bipolar attitude. Perhaps now he may say that he won't harm or harass me, but who knows what he is truly capable of?

I've been a witness of his interchanging attitude towards his servants. How do I defer to any of them? He may have considered me as his so-called bride or even a favored guest—as Leandro used to tell me—but this doesn't mean I'm already exempted from his possible wrath. He's just the type of God who can't easily be please by anyone—not even me. Stressing about it just makes me yawn. I didn't realize later on that sleep has been calling out to me to surrender. And as I try to win from tiredness to guard myself against Amanikable, I still lost as my eyes finally shut to enter my slumber.

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It's warm despite being soaked with so much water. I open my eyes as I fight back from my drowsiness. It was total darkness everywhere and all I could hear was the echo of waves that keeps on reaching out the shoreline. The tip of my feet was being tickled by the tide that keeps on catching my attention through its stream.

Where am I? Was the question I wish to say but I find useless as I don't see anyone who would even come by to answer that for me nor even help me. But to be honest, I'd really like to know why am I here more than where in the world am I right now.

I am just so eager to find out where is this place that I tried to move my body to rise but suddenly, I was forced my body to pinned back on the damped sand behind me. There came an unendurable pain inside my chest that even restricts air from coming inside my nose. I can't move and I can't even breathe normally. It's scary as this moment makes me sensed that my life is about to end.

Is this really the end for me? How did I end up being in this situation?

I can't just die like this. Could this be a dream? A nightmare perhaps? I tried moving at least my fingers to pinch my skin just in case this could help me wake up to my reality but even that is too hard for me to do. I felt some sores across my body. It was like my body is slowly becoming numb because of the lack of air inside my body.

I don't wish to die. Somebody...Please...help me.

The only thing that my body is capable of right now is to close my eyes and cry. It was endless. I ended up just crying and wailing from my situation. I'm so scared that death is now after me. I've been into several near-death experiences that actually making my slow parting to meet death is such an outlandish scene to witness, and the worst is that I could no longer escape from it. What left for me now is to anticipate what’s next to this after I die? Or is there even a next after this?