Selfish

"So, Princess... What about that striptease?" Leo showed her puppy eyes.

Andrea playfully punched his chest. "Not now... Maybe one day..."

"Then, in the meantime?" he said with a grin.

Leo was sitting on the couch. He pulled Andrea towards him.

Andrea sat on his lap. "In the meantime, we can..." she started unbuttoning his shirt, and removed it from his body. She kissed him seductively on his neck and chest but stopped when she noticed his scar.

"Princess, you have to get used to seeing that."

"Yeah, but it will take a while."

It ruined their romantic mood.

Andrea pushed Leo into a lying position and slept over him with her head on his bare chest. She scratched her fingers over the scar.

"Princess..."

"Hmmm..."

"Having this scar is not such a bad thing."

Andrea raised her head and gave him a confused look. Leo continued, "If one day when I get lost somewhere, I have no idea about who I am... then you can identify me with this mark."

"Leo, don't be stupid."

"Why stupid? You know princess you have a scar too on your back, I can recognise you from that... You are my princess or not."

Andrea raised her eyebrows and touched her scar. "Are you talking about this?"

"Yeah. I had given you that scar when I hit you with my toy sword when we were kids."

"Leo Smith, you mean to tell me; that right from our childhood, you marked me as yours!!!"

"It was an accident, and we both cried a lot... After your kidnapping, I tried to search for you by your scar... But it was a blessing that Her Highness was keeping you safe. The whole time at Mr James place, and now you are here with me." Leo said as he kissed Andrea's forehead.

"Mr James never told me about a Prince waiting for me..." She giggled and continued, "I always thought you would marry Becca, after seeing so many articles and pictures of you and Becca in newspapers and magazines together."

"I was never in a relationship with Becca," Leo wrapped his arms around Andrea's waist. "After your kidnapping, King Stephen announced that Becca and I would marry in future if we never find you, I always believed that you're alive and I will find you one day, that's why I had no feelings for Becca... But Becca was sure that we will never find you, she tried her best to get my attention."

Andrea became sad, "Leo, if I didn't come back, then you would've married Becca, she would have been here in my place and then she wouldn't have had a nervous breakdown, she wouldn't have been in the asylum."

"Princess, enough with this would have and wouldn't have game. If Becca and I got married... she might have been happy, but I... I would be having an affair, or I would be in the asylums."

Andrea gave a tiny smile. "Leo, I'm glad we got married."

"So am I, Princess." He kissed the top of her head.

"Leo, do you think I'm selfish?"

"Now where is that coming from?" Leo asked.

"Becca is in the hospital; not once have I called her to enquire about her health, about whether her treatment is working or not. I feel sorry for her... but that's it! That's the only thing I feel towards her."

"Princess, Becca has always been a bi*** to you, from the time you entered our lives, she's been nothing but nasty to you. You'll develop no kind of sisterly bond, that's why you feel the way you do... it doesn't mean you're selfish!"

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Upon Andrea's insistence, the next few days Leo spent teaching his wife.

In the study room.

Leo was teaching Andrea how to handle the hotel business, how to conduct meetings, how to pitch an idea, how to master the fine-print in paperwork and finally how to manage City D and K.

"Princess, one day Her Highness will officially hand over the responsibility of City D to you, and then Dad will hand down City K to us. There will be times when you will have to take care of things on your own, and you need to know exactly what to do."

Andrea nodded and listened carefully to every word he said. She was satisfied with her newfound knowledge.

Just then they heard a knock on the door.

Knock knock!

"Come in," Leo said.

A lawyer came in the study. He was holding files in hand. He brought some papers for Leo.

After seeing the lawyer, Leo gazed at Andrea and said, "Prince, can you please excuse us."

Andrea nodded and left the room.

"Prince, this is your new will. Everything is as per your wishes. After your demise, all your assets will go to your wife, Princess Andrea. I just need your signature."

Leo checked the papers and signed the document and bid him farewell.

He didn't want Andrea to know about it. But she overheard everything.

Leo saw Andrea at the door. Tears streamed down her face as she ran upstairs.

Leo followed her to the balcony of their bedroom.

Andrea stood at the balcony.

Leo back hugged her and rested his chin on her shoulder. He said nothing.

There was silence; the only sound they could hear was Andrea's sniff.

Andrea broke the silence and asked while sniffing, "Why, Leo?"

"Princess, I'm just securing your future, If something happens to me... I want my wife and future child to be financially secured."

"Leo, I don't want your money. I want you! ...I want you to always be with me."

Leo cupped her face and said, "I'll be here for as long as I can." He carried her to bed, kissed away her tears and began making love to her.

Miles away, through a pair of binoculars, someone was watching the couple. He grabbed his crotch and pulled at it. "Don't worry Andrea... It won't be long now. I will kill your husband this time."