Quinn and Vincent reached her chamber inside her court, he opened the door and gestured for her to go in. She glanced at him before she walked in and he followed in behind her then closed the door. His servants and her maids have all went back to their sleeping chambers, but his guards stood at the entrance of the court along with its two guards to guard and protect the Kong and Queen.
She made her way to the bed and sat down on the edge facing him as he walked further into the room. "So what now?"
He walked to the bed and sat down beside her, she moved away from him, looking nervous. He stared into her eyes as he answered her, "We do what a newly wedded King and Queen would do."
Quinn looked even more nervous as she moved farther away from him and wrapped her arms around herself. She thought he meant being intimate with each other, and felt afraid of letting him touch her when she did not love him.
Vincent studied her then let out a laugh, his dark mesmerizing eyes stared into hers as he explained, "What I mean is that we have to stay in this room until morning. Quinn, I will never force you to be intimate with me and I will not do anything like that with you until I have gained your love and affection. I am here because we cannot let anyone know that we have not consummated the marriage since we have many enemies inside outside the palace."
She relaxed as she let out a breath that she didn't realize she was holding. She was amazed by his personality and his attitude. It will be very easy for him to gain her love with those qualities and she felt her heart squeeze at his compassion and regards for her feelings. She has started falling in love with him.
He has always been kind to her even as a King and in the position he was in. If it was someone else that had a curse placed on him and he needed a woman to love him, he will surely make her give herself to him without having her consent. But not Vincent, he was considerate and it was obvious he cared about her.
Though she knew that mates were supposed to care for each other, but it was plain in his eyes that he truly cared for her. She knew that she was not affected by the bond yet because she was human and they have not mated yet. Once they mate, she feels for him like he does for her.
"I understand, you are very considerate, as my husband and a King." She replied as she smiled at him.
He nodded in reply as his lips lifted up into a smile as well. He stood up from the bed, removed his royal red robe leaving white trousers and shirt on then walked to her wardrobe. He opened it, pulled out a hanger and hung his robe on it then placed the hanger back in and closed the wardrobe. Her eyes followed him as she enjoyed looking at how gracefully he moved.
His aura commanded all attention then there was his gorgeous appearance. Those two things had her eyes set on him. He turned around and their eyes met. She felt her face heat up in a blush at being caught staring at him and she averted her eyes from him. He smiled broader at her reaction and walked back to the bed to sit down beside her.
He lifted his hand and lifted her chin to bring her eyes to his as he said, "Quinn, you are my wife now, you do not need to feel ashamed for looking at me. Okay?"
She felt butterflies flutter in her stomach for how he felt the need to take away her embarrassment at being caught staring at him. He was dependable and loyal, that was certain. Any woman would want to be with him, and she felt that she could not have gotten a better husband.
She stared into his beautiful eyes as she replied, "Okay."
His gaze dropped to her lips as she spoke, but he lifted his gaze back up to her eyes. She could see the want there, he let go of her chin and moved back. She scooted further into the bed as he lifted his legs up onto the bed and laid facing away from her.
Why was he facing away from her that day? She did not know why since they usually slept facing each other. It might be nothing and then from tomorrow, they would not be sleeping in the same room again until she fell in love with him. She would miss sleeping beside him, she thought as she watched his muscular back through his light clothing.
He has always been helpful and kind to her. She did not why anyone would place a curse on him, but then he did say that those witches were dark witches. That means they were evil and she wondered what would have happened if her grandfather did not stumble upon Vincent and helped him.
She felt so glad that he did because she could see that he was someone that will always stand by her. She may not be comfortable with being intimate with him now, but spending those few days with him have made her to feel and care for him.
Moving to the her end of the bed, she stood up from the bed and walked around it to go to the wardrobe which was on Vincent's side. As she walked to his side, she saw that his eyes were closed and his chest rose and fell steadily. It seemed that he has fallen asleep. He must be tired after all the meetings and preparation for the wedding and coronation.
Quinn turned around to face the wardrobe and opened it. She took out her sleeping gown and closed it. She was going to the bathroom to change into it before going back to the bed to sleep.