13. You Come Sooner

"Come over here!"

Nurret knew Her Lady won't relent until she hit her with the pillow, immediately, she runs as Naya crawl out of the bed to chase her,

"Because you failed to tell me, there is no way I can face His Lordship... ever again!" Naya muttered, pursuing her.

Nurret spurt out as she runs scatter across the chamber, her voice audibly suppressing her giggles, "My Lady, Let's just settle it amicably, Queen Mother will not forgive us if this pillow was torn apart again,"

Naya feels her bone harden to beat the hell out of her, "I care lesser about Queen Mother! What if His Lordship has burnt me alive?"

"That can't be, His Lordship like the royal family, he wouldn't do that to you, My Lady... We can resolve this..." Her breathing was intense, yet, she can't avoid being hit, not tonight.

Just then the door opened on them, Naya paused as Nick entered, standing by the door, his gaze was confused on the position he met them.

"Nick!" Naya exclaimed.

"Your Majesty!" Nurret bowed, she stylishly reverse to hide behind him,

Naya harden her gaze with clenched jaws to see her erratic action. How could she hide behind him? She raised her brows at her, daring to tell her to stay aside from him.

Nurret laugh inwardly, instead, she hastily rush to the entrance, "I will go attend to Queen Mother now," she bowed and left in rush.

"Geez!" Naya frowned to see Nick signaling his hand to make her leave.

"I haven't touched her with this pillow, why did you make her leave?"

Nick chuckles at her furious gaze, he drawls out the chair by the dresser to sit, "Why did you want to hit her with that?"

Upon hearing his question, Naya clip her lips, this is a secret between her and Nurret, there is no way she would tell him, also, she did not want to lie to him.

"Never mind, Nick."

She rambles to sit on the bed.

She looks awful in her puffy cheeks, however, it drains into a mild gaze as Nick mumbles alluring from where he's seating.

"Are you ready?"

Knowing what Nick meant, Naya could not comprehend how she feels towards him for the pain she always caused him every 14th day, maybe she could be more apologetic or appreciative, still, she couldn't infer the right feeling.

To think of the exact thing she has done to deserve his kindness but none, yet, from her childhood, Nick has never for once skipped the night to transmit her his scent.

Here he is tonight, doing the same.

"You came sooner?"

Naya readjusted on the bed, feels her heart throes for her ungratefulness, soonest Nick will be in an incessant pain just for her while she will enjoy the pleasure therein without recompensing him for his compassion and tolerance.

Her gaze slightly shift to his, as if Nick knew what was going on within her mind, he glanced randomly through the chamber to avoid her gaze, obviously, he could sense what that her eyes imply but he has to shun her,

Just for her sake.

"Did I? I guess it's almost midnight," He slants his head to gaze on the floor while his right-hand rub roughly behind his neck,

Naya laugh inwardly, he couldn't be shy right? instead, she nods sarcastically,

"Uhn! Yes! It's almost midnight!"

Nonetheless, Nick pushes back the chair and move closer to her. Naya concurred, she knew what his closeness means but she feels otherwise tonight,

Sitting by her side, Nick could feel her pessimistic reaction, "You have to sleep now" He said simply,

Still, Naya behaves indifferently when she ought to lay down. She must be so sad tonight, could it be due to the dinner? Nick worried.

"Should I make you sleep? Or you still haven't forgiven Nurret?"

Since Naya was indifferent to him, Nick lifted her in his arms, then, place her to lay on the bed, apathetic, Naya shut her eyes closed facing the opposite side of the bed.

"This is unlike of you, Naya, you usually feel happy whenever I'm here for this,"

Undefined, Naya feels his heart throes sharply at the weight of his pitch. Why is she so ungrateful towards him for goodness sake! Why has she never for once felt sympathized with him until now? Damnit, why let him go through this... just for her?

"Don't you feel I'm being...?

"Uhn! Uhn!" Nick cleared his throat, immediately, Naya paused and cover herself with the blanket,

Upon her odd attitude, Nick mumbles, "Should I make you sleep?"

Just like always, since Nick did not meet her sleeping, he will have to make her sleep. By so doing, he would have to read her favorite story till she fall asleep, then, he will shapeshift, and by the dawn when Naya woke up, his scent would already be transmitted to her while she does nothing but to dream.

"No!" Naya whispered.

She sniff under the blanket, she'd want to see him transform but how could she say that to him?

Since when they were little and Nick confessed to her that he always feel an uncontrollable appetite for consuming flesh during the time he shapeshifts but since she lay lifeless like a dead body on the bed, the urge to consume flesh fade naturally because he doesn't consume a dead body.

Ever since his confession, Naya could not dare to watch him transforming, she prefer to play dead by sleeping.

However, her gloomy state made Nick worry, he watch her back laying soberly, yet, pestering her further might annoy her the more.

What if she gets annoyed and decides not to use his scent anymore? Probably go for Nurret's scent? Omg! This will hurt him, won't it?

"Uhn... Naya! Since Nurret is not here to put you to sleep, I should make you sleep..."

"Uhn!" Naya hummed to interrupt him.

Right away, Nick opens her second drawer where her favorite night storybooks are always kept. He flips out the book at the top to show her,

"This one..."

Abruptly, Naya squeals, "Can you not read me any story tonight?!"

Nick stunningly gazes down at her, "Uhn?!"