SEA'S BRIDE (PHILMYTHO ROMANCE II)

CHAPTER 43

There was a sneering vibe with the way he stares at me. It was well supported by the gesture of his left brow that is partially lifted. He then send me a gruesome grin before saying, "And if I don't?" I knew he'd say that. Does he even think I am not prepared? I never go to any battles without loading my gun first. And this is just one among the many.

I locked my arms around his neck as I lowered his face enough for me to draw my lips beside his left ear to whisper, "Then I'll force to take back what you stole from me last night." I tried sounding fiercer in a subtle way that the two attendants from the distance will not notice. Though I doubt Leandro won't even have the slightest idea what I'm really up to. He's such a clever man who always caught most of my plans. The way he just freely let me do my thing now is quite treacherous, I bet he had some hidden agenda as his back up just in case I did something hideous right this moment. Which of course, I won't even risk to do.

Amanikable scoffs as he glued his eyes towards my lips, "I have no idea what are you even saying woman, but don't you think you are in a more detrimental position as we speak?" his hands glide swiftly around my waist before he forcibly pulls me toward him. I vent out a soft shriek as my belly pound against a hard prick between his pelvic. It was his beast that I don't wish to wake up from its slumber.

Looking at his oceanic-blue eyes for too long abruptly distracted my attention. It was even too late for me to struggle free as he has fully locked his muscular arms around me. It's evidently too strong for me too handle. I feel like he could easily crush me in half with those brusque arms of his.

And before I could even pull out my next card, he immediately pressed me to his side to peck on my cheek. It was as if that smack has some kind of hidden effect that quickly made my whole body numb. I could not move my arms, not even a single muscle. It's like I've become a stone in front of him and it feels so stiff. If there is something I didn't anticipate here, it is the fact that Amanikable is a ancient God capable of doing unexplainable abilities.

While I stood frozen and unable to move nor speak, He took the opportunity to dismissed the two attendants saying, "I'd like to have this moment alone with my cheeky bride."

The only thing I could manage now is glare back at him. Here I thought I could use it back against him to understand more about my theories. It's again frustrating to discover that I can't do any progress when he uses his abilities against my plans. So this why Leandro had been still all this time. He knew that I won't even make a chance against his powerful master. He's wise enough not to intevene immediately to make his master look susceptible in my eyes.

When the whole garden was just finally down with just the two of us, Amanikable immediately cups my chin as he whispered before my face, "haven't I showed you how I handle insubordination?"

My eyes widened with his sudden question. It brought me back to that day when he punished those two guards who had unknowingly didn't see me escaping my room. They were almost sentenced to die if I hadn't agreed to dine with this man. And now he is making me recall it? Why? Is he planning to do it to me as well?

"Perhaps, you have completely forgotten that I don't like it when people disobey me so much. You've been quite a stressor the past few days. Why did were you at the left wing the other day woman? You would've been killed had I not arrive on time." For some reasons his voice didn't even sounded sarcastic. It's odd but what I sensed is more of his anxious side than the tyrant master of this household.

He sighs, he knows I wouldn't be able to answer him and instead, he only receives my daunting gaze at him. he combs the strands of my hair at the back of ears releasing my body from stiffness as he kisses the tip of my hair. Then left me speechless as he mumbled, "How do you want me to punish you now, my lovely bride?"

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"I'm waiting...:" He reminded me of my fatal punishment that he ironically wants me to suggest. Just what is he up to right now? Does he really intent to punish me? If he will really resort to such violence then I'd be doomed before I knew it.

"Why do I have to be punished for wanting my freedom back?" I asked him instead. I refuse to just answer him according to what he wishes to know from me. Though he has been recently managing to win over me or control me, that doesn't just mean that I'm going to just let him punish me right away without even giving me the fair chance of defending my side. But come to think of it, I don't even need to defend myself actually.

As a matter of fact, I don't even deserve to be punished too. I was escaping him because I don't want to stay here anymore. The reason why I plotted my escape plan because I want to reclaim my freedom, to see the outside world once more, to be with my family and friends, and most of all to be away from him. But If I ever say any of these to him right this here and now, I doubt it that he'll just let me off so easily.

While I await for him to reply me back, I can't help but feel somewhat nervous. Despite saying that I'm slowly getting used to his bipolar behavior, he still has that ability to startle me when he swiftly turn berserk, and I can't risk to see that now knowing how close I am now to him.

So what now, Amanikable? What could be running inside your perilous mind as you keep those oceanic-blue eyes pinned towards mine?

"Freedom?" he suddenly ask. Then he sneered at me before titling his head sideward, enough for his lips to reach my ear and continue saying, "Tell me woman, what's in the outside that you'd even risk your life to run away from here?"

Hearing it made the side of my lips lifted. "You wouldn't even understand even if I told you that." I firmly answered.

With my answer, His face became more inquisitive. Hungry for what's next he deliberately ask, "Why don't you try?"

"Don't even bother yourself. Because even if I told you, it will not be worth it anyway because this place is not capable of that."

Amanikable forced me to walk backwards as he keeps drawing his body towards me closer than before, until my back bumped at the edge of the table. He then slump his fist on the table's surface as his eyes widened as if totally mortified by what I just said. "Did you just say that my realm is not capable of providing you what you are still looking for in the outside? What an insolence." His answer sounded so deep and full of ire threat. Witnessing it made me realize I've just stirred him yet again. I don't think I'll even be able to get away from this now. Not especially as he tries to contain his rage as seen through the clenching of his jaw. The vexed veins across his arms that is preventing me to escape made it hard for me to mull over for an answer.

"Yes. You heard it right." And yet, I still chose to intensify his rage with my answers.

He gritted his teeth quickly before retaliating, "And what does the outside world possesses that my realm can't provide you woman? I have all the wealth in the orient that the rest of Asian nation dare to claim out of greed, marine life that humans abused for their own welfare and survival. I have dressed you, feed you and shower you with all the lavishness that the world could offer, tell me what it is that you still eager outside to have, woman?" he sure think so high of him and of his realm. Did he really think that money could really buy everything?

Now who is an insolent one between us?