Secrets in the Shadows

Chapter Thirteen

His words had wiped away the smile from Maev's lips and she was no longer feeling the effect of the alcohol. Like always it could take a single word coming from the mouth of that man to take away her good vibes. Did he just call me easy? I shouldn't give him the pleasure of seeing me upset...Maev said to herself even if his word filled her with equal anger and pain. Kramer narrowed his eyebrows as he looked at her, he smiled because he could hear what she was thinking. Well, let see what you will do next...Kramer said to himself as Maev looked up at him with a serious look on her face and then the seriousness was erased and was replaced with a smile, then she softly laughed," You know Kramer ... I can't be bothered with your comments, not today... not now… I haven’t felt this good in such a long time. Free to say whatever I want to”, she calmly said.

Maev turned and Kramer stepped away from her as she pulled opened the door of the car, she paused, and then she turned around and looked at Kramer with an amused face.

" But one thing that I am sure of is that I'm not as easy as the woman who gave herself to you on our wedding night! To think about it , I wonder who was the easy one ... you or her?!", Maev sarcastically said and laughed softly. Her words infuriated Kramer and he quickly grabbed her right arm before she got inside the car. Keeping a firm grip on her arm, he pushed her against the back passenger door and looked down at her. Maev tried to wiggle her way out of his grip but Kramer was just too strong for her. She looked up at him , she felt so tiny next him but she wasn’t going to let his size intimidate her.

" What do you want to do Kramer ..kill me ?!.. go ahead... if the truth hurt what can I possibly do," Maev said with a smirk, which only made her husband tighten his grip on her arm and she winced. Kramer didn't find anything amusing about her words and he surely found a way to wipe that smirk off her lips as her face now was filled with pain. “ You are so so used to people doing whatever you want , guess you don’t like the truth … I takes the great Kramer angry!”… Maev said and in her eyes he could see the disgust that she feels towards him.Her sharp tongue had done it again. He didn't like the way that she would keep disrespecting him and right now she was even looking at him like she wasn't scared of death itself! He slowly released his grip on her arm but not letting go of her as they stood there staring at each other . He leaned closer ,pressing his body against hers . His hard chest pressed against her breast and she could smell the musk on his skin. A smell which for some reasons was hypnotizing her.

Maev glanced up at her husband, her eyes moved from his dark eyes to his lips. She didn't know if it was magic or the cocktail of feelings mixed with alcohol which were playing with her senses, making her wish that she could taste his lips one more time. She wanted to feel his lips on hers, with his body pressed against hers, she wanted to make him see that whatever he might think of her she was indeed a desirable woman. Kramer noticed that she was staring at his lips and felt her heart racing, he felt his body reacting towards her closeness and the rhythm of her heartbeat. The picture of her half-naked flashed through his mind and he nearly growled as he glanced away from her. Maev noticed that he was smiling and she wondered if he had read her mind. She had tried to block him from doing so but right now he was too close that she had let her guard down. His gaze met hers, she looked away and she noticed that they had gathered a few spectators.

" Kramer let go of me. People are watching", Maev whispered with a pleading tone. The last thing she wanted was to attract any unwanted attention.Kramer turned his gaze towards the people standing a few meters away from them and the first person he saw who was staring at them was Dave who was standing by a car close to theirs.

" You meant your boyfriend is staring", Kramer whispered against her ear and she shivered when she felt his breath on her skin.

She tilted her head slowly to the side and saw Dave getting into his car and looking at them.

" Maybe we should give him something to watch", Kramer said and before Maev could ask what he was talking about, his lips were on hers taking her by complete surprise. He brushed his lips softly over hers, in a way like he was teasing her. She closed her eyes and expected more but he leaned closer to her ear and whispered, " I've shown you who is the easy one.. you are always willing to kiss your worst enemy", and then he walked away with a smile lingering on his lips.

Bastard! …and that’s what want you get for letting your guards down around Kramer ! , Maev silently scolded herself.

Maev stood there with her eyes closed, tears tickled her eyes and she fought the urge of breaking down there and then.She took in a deep breath and then got in the car, she buckled up her seatbelt and looked outside. It had started to drizzle and Maev leaned her head against the window and closed her eyes. How stupid of you! What were you thinking?! Maev thought and she wanted to kick herself for allowing Kramer to make fun of her.

Kramer pulled up outside the cottage. The whole drive Maev didn't say a word to him and neither did he. Maev hurried out of the car and walked up fast towards the cottage and got in. She went straight to her room and locked herself in. She removed the jacket and the boots and climbed in bed and curled up into a ball and the tears that she was fighting back came streaming down her face. She missed her home, she missed her friends, and most of all her father. She wanted to hear her father's voice for her to tell him she missed him and love him so much!

" Why me?, all those girls in the kingdom it had to be me!", Maev softly said.

" Will I ever get my life back! What will happen to me? Gosh, I'm fed up!", Maev said almost shouting as she burst into tears.

She closed her eyes and drifted away in a deep sleep, the only solution for her to forget her misery.

Kramer stood by the fireplace in the sitting room drinking a glass of whiskey. Since they got to the cottage he hadn't heard or seen Maev again. He had asked Ulia to go get her for dinner but she came back saying that Maev said she wasn't hungry. Well, she can starve herself to death if she wants to, Kramer had said to himself.

He drank the last drop of the whiskey in the glass and walked towards his office. He was waiting for an important message from the Kingdom. Kramer glanced towards the crystal ball in the center of his desk and a look of annoyance crossed his face as the ball wasn’t glowing which will indicate that Octave had gotten in touch with him. He paced the floor, every now and then he would glance towards the crystal ball. Kramer glanced towards the windows, it was almost night time and still, there wasn't any message from his uncle. As he walked towards the door to leave his office, a glowing light coming from his desk stopped him and he hurried to his desk and sat down. Taking a deep breath he gently touched the crystal ball.

" Yes, Octave! Any news for me?!", he asked anxiously.

" Do you mean they could have killed him?!", He asked and his uncle's answer made him bang his fist on the table.

" What are they waiting to find more evidence!?My brother was murdered and there must be something to show that they were guilty of that crime!", Kramer said raising his voice.

" I'm sorry for shouting Octave. I'm tormented by Oliver's death and I'm married to the daughter of the man who could have ordered for him to be killed !", Kramer said and he angrily touched the crystal ball cutting his communication with his Uncle. He took in a deep breath to try and calm himself as anger rippled his body. He quickly walked out of the study only to bump into Maev who was standing in the sitting room looking at him angrily. Noticing the look of anger on her face, Kramer slow shook his head and walked straight towards the stairs and upstairs to his bedroom.

As soon as he closed his bedroom door he heard a loud bang on it and he knew it was her. I'm going to ignore that little witch! Otherwise, blood will flow, Kramer said to himself.

Maev continued hitting on his bedroom door and she was shouting for him to open up the door.

By now Kramer know how persistent that Maev could be and she could easily annoy him

for the rest of the night, he had no choice but to face his annoying nightmare . He poured himself a glass of whiskey and gulped it down as if the liquid was an antidote to calm him down and stop him from doing what was going around in his mind. He pulled open the door and Maev stormed right past him into his bedroom.

" Why do you keep accusing people without having any proof?", Maev shouted at him.

" Why did you have to marry me?! You could have shown everyone your true self! Kill everyone in my kingdom face the war but instead you married me to make my life a living hell!", Maev shouted.

Kramer closed the door to his bedroom and looked at her.

" Well, I'm making your father pay for what he did! I took away the one thing that he loves the most... You! I'm making you feel pain and hatred, that's what I'm living with every single day! So Maev welcome to your hell! And once I find out the whole truth... I will finish you off .. then your kingdom!", Kramer answered with a serious tone as he crossed his arms and looked at her and the look in his eyes gave Maev goosebumps.