Turn off the Lights

It passed 3 PM but Gael's milady was still sleeping under her manta, sending down shivers into his spine. Should he wake her up? Or she's playing asleep? Is she okay?

Standing in the same position, two hours passed and he is getting worried that it is still the same, his milady isn't moving!

"Milady" He walked towards her to check if everything was fine.

"Don't come closer."

He stiffened. His milady's voice was a warning. Was she still mad about yesterday? Fuck, this is trouble.

"Milady, eat a meal at least. It's 5 PM. I'm worried." He was begging. He wasn't afraid what might his King do to him but he is afraid of his milady's health. His milady was always enthusiastic and kind, he cannot afford to see her like this. He wasn't used to it.

"Milady." His chest felt heavy and he doesn't like this feeling. It is his responsibility to take care of her and make her feel better but what could he do? What should he do to make her feel better?

"Are you still mad, milady? What would I do to make you feel better?"

For the first time in his life, he was cooing at someone and he was begging. And he was even asking for something because he doesn't know what to do. What is this feeling? Did he get attached to his responsibility? Was this the blood of Savage his descendant is saying? The sense of responsibility?

"Leave me alone."

He stiffened in his position. It was like he carried the whole world after hearing his milady sending him away. He felt cold all over and he couldn't move. He couldn't blink.

"M-Milady..." His voice was cracked. He felt sad. Really sad.

Hearing no words from his milady, shoulder down, he pulled the cart of food and went out of her room. He watched his covered milady disappearing in his eyes as he closed the door.

Now he thought of it, his milady was mad because of last night's visitation of one of the King's concubines. Only he could think of was to make his milady feel better so he made his way to his King's room.

"My King" He spoke but was cut by direct words.

"Let her be."

"What?" He was shocked by his simple demand.

He will just fucking watch his milady acting like that? No! He can't take it!

"I cannot watch her feeling sad, my King."

Without a doubt, his voice went cold to his King, his eyes showing anger.

"She is mad at you, my King. You need to do something because it is all because of Lady Da Rosa!"

It was an unexpected demand. He exclaimed to his own King because of his milady! He disregarded his position just because he can't watch his milady being sad and he knows what he is doing.

There was a deafening silence as Gael waited for him to respond. His hand formed into fist and his teeth gritted.

"Leave, Savage."

"Leave before I take your life."

He was stunned by his King's taut command. It is obvious in the sound of his voice that he was angry, extremely angry. Because of what he did, he is sure that his King will kill him or chop off his limbs into pieces, but no, not this time. He is threatening him to walk away!

He loosened his hands from his tight grip and sighed. This is his first time doing this and he had never done this to his King, either. This is what he has become after serving the new milady. He became irrational. He gets irritated just by seeing his milady so down in the dumps

His King is fuming mad so he really needs to do as he says. He bowed his head before leaving his King's room.

Deep in the darkness, his eyes sharpened as soon as the door closed. This is unlikely to be the Savage he knows; this is his true form as the protector of the King of Demon's human bait. It is, at least, an expectation from the Savage family. They are almost as powerful as their King.

"Nevarro."

"Si, Mi Rey." Thiago spoke after appearing at his back.

"Turn off all the lights."

"Si. Mi Rey."

"Watch that Savage." He added.

"Si. Mi Rey.” Thiago approved.

Thiago disappeared as he felt the darkness filling the whole castle. No torch. No chandler lights. He stood up to grab his knee-length black coat and walked towards his door. He walked to the hall into the right wing of the castle. He stopped in front of his wife's door and knock three times. After a minute of no response, he held the doorknob, clicked it and pushed it opening her room. He walked to her bed and stopped beside her bed's headboard.

 There was a calm silence until...

"Why are you here?" She spoke under her canopy. There was a clear crack in her voice that could guarantee that she had been crying.

"Are you done with your concubine?"

"Are you done fucking her?"

He didn't respond, making her pissed under her thick and two-layered manta.

"Did you enjoy it? Was fucking her, worth it?"

"Cheater!"

The smile that he had been stopping just appeared in his lips in no time. It was an ear to ear smile, clearly enjoying hearing her talking about those things that almost made him laugh yesterday night. Even now, she was thinking about that? And this is the reason why Savage is turning his back on him?

"Leave me alone." She demanded, her voice is angry, but he is enjoying it. He had no time to leave what he enjoys.

"Why are you still here?"

"I said leave me alone!"

"I didn't cheat, querida." He spoke, his voice was throaty.

Luna stilled as shivers conquered her limbs, her heart was throbbing, her anger cooled down. One thing she caught from what he said is... querida... He called her querida!

"All I want to touch is you, querida."

She clinched her thighs feeling something ticklish between her legs. It's this again. She needs something again. This is what happens when she hears more of his deep baritone voice. She was nervous to think about hearing more of it, what will happen if she hears more of it?

"Don't make Savage worried."

She heard the clicking of the door knob surprising her. He is already leaving?

"Wait." She got up to stop him only to see the full darkness in her room, unable to see anything.

"Marido?"

He hummed, making her forget what she wanted to say. He was still there and he was waiting for her reply. What would she say? What is she going to say anyway? She looked down thinking what to say but seconds later, nothing came out of her mind.

"Nothing..." She shook head and then heard her door closing, then her lights were turned on, and Gael was standing there with the cart of food.

"Milady..."

She looked at Gael's worried face. His eyes were sad and his shoulders were down. But she wasn't in her right mind. She was thinking about what the King said.

I didn't cheat, querida. All I want to touch is you, querida.

I didn't cheat, querida. All I want to touch is you, querida.

Her mind was occupied with his words and she's burning inside. Her face is on fire and her heart is spacing out.

"Gael..." She covered her face with her two hands.

"Do I deserve a King?" She looked down on her hands making a realization.

"I am adopted. I don't have a good background. I am not wealthy... why would I deserve a King?" She then looked at him, full of questions in her mind.

She doesn't know but it suddenly came into her mind that she was really married to a billionaire, or a King. And why would she be treated like his real wife when she's just in the castle for her family? She is adopted. She doesn't deserve good treatment from someone noble.

Gael was standing there stunned, unable to answer her question. He could not comprehend what she was asking and why would she ask him that. He can say that his King deserves a noble woman, a standard woman with power and social connections. He looked at his milady and remembered what he knew about her.

"You are a Princess, milady. You deserve my King."

Confusion was drawn into her face from what her valet said.

"Princess? I am adopted. I have lived in an orphanage since I was born." She shrugged.

But her valet looks serious.

"You are Leonardo's Princess, mi reina. Please take your meal." Gael is back at his gentle smile. Now that his milady is fine, he will be fine too.

She was confused for a minute from his response but disregarded it, maybe he was just kidding.

Gael's milady is back to her enthusiasm. She is now smiling a lot and more talkative than before.