I Accept. Wait, what?

Aisha's golden eyes narrowed at the King. It looked like he was offering him no choice.

She drew in a deep breath as she pondered how her children's lives would be in Gaea if the King would impregnate her.

They would have to suffer the discrimination of the Gaean people because of her human blood. Just like what they were doing now.

"Would you rather make them peasants than the princes and princesses of Gaea?" King Leandro challenged her.

He crossed his brawn arms while his lilac eyes glimmered as if he was amused that her heart was in turmoil right now.

Aisha and King Leandro were still on the Royal Chancery, discussing her fate in Gaea.

As she could see, it would benefit her the most if she would accept being one of his royal wives. She will be protected, her and her future children. The downside is she has to be a wife and a mother, two things that she has never dreamed of being, especially at that point in time.

"Will you accept my offer now, Lady Aisha?" King Leandro stepped closer to her again.

His big hand flew to her petite chin. To her shock and surprisingly delight, his masculine finger grazed on her petulant lips.

"I promise I will be gentle and good to you. You already have a taste of it, haven't you?" He spoke in a rough and husky voice, with his glistening lips near hers.

Aisha's full bottom lips instinctively opened as she gazed at his plump and moist lips. "Yes," she unconsciously answered as she recalled the last time that those parts of theirs touched each other.

Her stomach fluttered as she recalled how good a kisser the King was, making her bite her lips unintentionally.

King Leandro's chiseled cheeks heightened up revealing his satisfaction with her response. However, like a tease, he drew back and put his arms behind his back. "Then it's settled then. I will ask the servants to prepare you for our wedding," He bowed down to her formally.

"Wait, what?" Aisha closed her eyes and opened them again in confusion.

She answered yes about her having a taste of him. But not to be a royal wife! She wanted to refuse and say no. But it appeared like it was the better choice.

King Leandro was gazing at her with a pleased smile on his ruggedly handsome face, enough to melt any woman's heart, including Aisha.

"All right. But I still don't want to have children right now," Aisha directly told the King about her wish. It's better if he has an idea about what she wants, so they wouldn't have problems later on.

"As if I could have my way with the King," Aisha thought to herself as she shrugged her shoulders.

"We'll see about that. Please go to your Chamber now, my lady. Your servants will be with you shortly. I can't wait to see you on our wedding night," King Leandro responded to her with a knowing look on his face.

Aisha gulped as she closed her eyes. "Is this it? Will I be a human breeding machine now?" She exhaled in desperation as she went back to her room.

True enough, Rosalia was already waiting for her together with the other female servants.

"Wait, why are you so many?" Aisha's forehead scrunched up as she saw a dozen female creatures with different bottles in their hands.

"We have to make sure that your body will be ready for the King on the next full moon, my lady," Rosalia answered as she pointed to the different oils and creams that the servants were holding.

"Now we will give you a full bath with rose petals and honey, so your skin would be more supple and smooth," Rosalia grinned at her as she slowly removed her clothes one by one.

"Wait, is this really necessary?" Aisha grimaced as she allowed her to take off everything, including her undergarments.

If she could remember it right, the moon was in crescent shape last night. It means that she only has a week to prepare before the Grand Day! But this is not the kind of preparation that she wants!

"I want a full body massage with yoga meditation. And lots and lots of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top," Aisha sighed as she thought about it. "Something that would make me agree with what I'm going to do to myself for the rest of my life."

"Don't worry my lady, we could give you that, We could give you anything you want," Rosalia cheered her on as if she was happy that Aisha finally agreed with what the King desired.

Rosalia led her to a tub filled with water. True enough, rose petals were floating around it. The other servants were waiting for her to step into it so that they could rub her with the oils that they have.

"Wow, I'm just going to be a wife. But this looks like I am going to wear the crown," Asia thought out loud as her naked feet stepped into the warm water. "This is more relaxing than a sauna," Aisha couldn't help but blurt out as a servant combed her hair in a gentle manner.

"This is the instruction of King Leandro, my lady. He must really like you a lot," Rosalia commented as one of the ladies-in-waiting massaged her forehead, making Aisha's eyes closed.

"Well, this is not bad, at all," Aisha blurted out as she enjoyed the bath service. "I could stay here all day," she hummed as she recalled that it was the first time she pampered herself after the tsunami incident in her own world.

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"In addition, receiving your spouse is not just a decision you make when reciting your wedding vows. It requires an attitude of continual acceptance throughout your marriage. In the months and years after the wedding, each of you will become more and more aware of your respective weaknesses and faults. The more you remember your responsibility to receive each other as God's provision, the stronger your marriage will become. If the person who knows you best also loves you the most, your marriage will be truly special."

― David Boehi, Preparing for Marriage: Discover God's Plan for a Lifetime of Love