The Knight And His Princess

CHAPTER 17

Rainah’s POV

I am dreaming…

Yes that’s the only explanation I can give to my rapidly beating heart and almost frozen mind, because there is no way The Arthur Charles Delacruz will ever ask me to marry him in reality. I mean look at him; a perfect piece of art created by god, why would he ever asked me to marry him?

“Wha—“

“You heard me” he spoke in a stern yet gentle tone.

I am dreaming

Yes definitely I am dreaming

I am dreaming, it is the only mantra that my inner self is chanting right now, she too doesn’t believe in her ears.

“Rainah”

I am dreaming. Wait is he mocking me? Because I do remember blabbering my problems in front of him a few seconds back.

“Rainah—“

“Are you mocking me?” I heard my voice but didn’t understand if it contained hurt or disappointment or curiosity or anger? Definitely not the last one, I am sure about that.

“No of course not” he looked surprised and desperate, as if he wanted to explain but I have had enough of the drama for today, all men are same, except for my dad. I noticed how close we were sitting right now as our faces were only inches apart. I blushed at our closeness and tried to make some space between the both of us.

“Mr. Arthur, thank you very much for saving me from my boyfriend—“

“Ex boyfriend” he pointed out with a emotion that is unreadable to me.

“Ex boyfriend right” I started again, “Thank you for saving me from my EX boyfriend, but it is really ungrateful of you to mock me, I know that I am not a very beautiful person and my problems may seemed childish to you but that doesn’t give you the right to mock me by asking me to marry you. You see I may look a bit stupid but I do understand that you and I are no—“ before I could finish my sentence, I felt a pair of warm lips on my own lips. My eyes widen as I frizzed completely.

The lips were not moving, they were just placed on my lips lightly to prevent me from speaking, but the spark that it ignited within my whole body didn’t go unnoticed. It’s like every cell I my body came alive, the butterflies that live in my stomach started flying inside. I have never felt this good in my entire life.

But it didn’t last long as the warmth radiating from those lips suddenly disappeared living only cold and a sense of loneliness on my lips. I look into his eyes filled with genuine adoration; those familiar pair of eyes.

He just stole my first kiss!

Oh boy, who am I to complain… I heard my inner self chiming and deep down inside I do agree with her.

“Arth—“ I was cut again by his warm lips and this time they were placed on my lips a bit firmly. The same feeling again occupied my whole body and I was in a complete bliss. As he left my lips I heard him saying near my right ear with his deep and velvety voice that never miss to send shiver down my spine,

“You speak again and I will kiss you… again”

Eyes widen I bit my lips to prevent myself from speaking; I saw his eyes travelled through my eyes to my nose and finally resting on my bitten lips. I heard his releasing a long breath and some curses under his breath.

“Do you want me to eat your lips?” he asked me in a serious tone leaving me confused

“Huh?”

“Stop biting your lips or else I will eat those lips of yours without any hesitation”

I blushed at that, well I don’t want him to do that again it really creates a tornado inside my whole body. I again made some distance between us and he let me without any disturbance.

“Er… Ar… Arthur” I cursed inside my head for my clumsy mouth, why am I stuttering?

Because he just kissed you, dooh… yeah right. I cleared my throat and spoke again despite of the delicious warning he gave me a few seconds back.

Delicious warning? Really? What is wrong with me?

“Arthur I… I am leaving... umm good night” I said awkwardly and got up and was about to leave when I felt him gripping my hand, I froze. He turned me towards him and holds both my arms softly as if trying to be delicate.

“I won’t bit around the bushes; I want you to marry me. I understand why you are finding it very difficult to believe. Take your time, think about it calmly. You can buzz me any time, you have my private number.” He said.

“I do?” do I really have his private number? But I don’t remember asking him my number let alone saving it in my phone.

“Yes that’s what I want to hear from you at our wedding day” he smirked.

“It’s late. I am dropping you home” he said and before I could speak he pulled me towards a mate black Bugatti Divo standing with all its glory. Wondering how I know about sports cars, well I have a special interest in them since childhood.

He opened the front door and gestured me to get in, I hesitated at first but when I saw the stern and stubborn look on his face I eventually gave up and got in. The interior of the car is quite fascinating with everything black with soft blue neon lights in contrast. Soon Arthur got into the driving seats and started the engine. I bit my lips as I noticed his muscles flexed when he was busy with steering wheel.

How can a man look so handsome without even trying? Luca’s chapter was long lost forgotten, now my whole concentration was on this handsome creature sitting next to me.

“I don’t mind kissing you again” I heard his voice all of a sudden.

“Huh?”

“If you keep staring at me like that then I will stop the car no matter where we are and would kiss those cute lips of yours like there is no tomorrow” he spoke calmly as if he is talking about the weather. My eyes automatically widen and I even felt the heat on my cheeks.

The scene of him kissing me back in the parking lot is still fresh in my head. I blushed and look outside the window trying to ease my rapidly beating heart.

The ride after that was no much more eventful as there was a comfortable silence between us with the soft background music playing in the background. Soon we reached my home and that’s when I remember that I never really told him where I live, then how did he know my address. Anyways I am too tired to ask him that and I am sure Mark is the one who gave him my address.

“Good night Rainah” he said looking blankly in the front.

“Good night and thank you for tonight” I said meekly and swiftly got out of the car. I closed the door and wave my hand.

“I am not leaving until you are out of my sight” he said looking at me and I tilted my head and nodded. I wave my hand again and turned around. I entered through the main door and that’s when I heard the sound of engine. I sighed, he left.

‘I know sleep won’t visit my eyes so easily tonight’

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