Chapter 11: The King's promise

Cassia's POV:

When he told me this story…. I teared up….. “I am sorry, your highness….” I told him. “hey don’t feel sorry for me, that was a long time ago warrior princess…” He smirked as he looked down and continued washing the tips of his long black hair.

I swallowed a breath as I felt terrible for what happened to his mother. “Who was the enemy, that I may take vengeance for what happened to your mother?” I asked him.

His smirky expression turned sour when he looked up at me, “I am afraid you are too late for that, warrior princess….because I will not allow that honour to be taken away from me to kill the man who murdered my mother…. Don’t interfere when the day comes that I do destroy him…” He said sternly to me with a serious expression on his face.

I swallowed a breath for a moment as I clenched my fists holding my breasts to cover myself, “I…. understand… your highness….” I told him as the mood went completely serious.

He looked up at me for a moment, “Good….” He told me. It went seriously quiet. Too quiet it felt so awkward when he suddenly opened up and said; “Hey, don’t be all serious on me now princess, that was a serious topic we talked about, any other questions for me?” He told me to cheer up the mood. I don’t understand this King, he somehow has a way to make the mood feel better.

“Ummm…. Your scar….” I said to him. He sighed for a moment, “Yes, what about it now?” He asked me as he shook his head at my silly question. “I love it…. I think it looks beautiful on you, your highness… Battle scars are just a sign to show that we survived a battle and live on to fight another one…. It shows you are very strong, your Majesty…. I hope to one day have your courage to face my enemies head on too one day…. Especially for when I become queen…..” I told him with a tender smile on my face softly with the look of care in my eyes.

“Princess….” He said tenderly under his breath as he looked up to stare at me. He swallowed a breath for a moment as he put the soap down and got off the hot spring bath seat and walked towards me on the other side of the hot spring, as the water splished and splashed and the waves of the water coming towards me. It wasn’t the waves of water I was afraid of, it was the man walking towards me that made my heart race with every step he took towards me.

His long black hair just hanging over his shoulders. His hair was as long as mine and his eyes….I looked into his eyes as he walked closer to me and they had a tender yet sad look in his eyes, however his eyes captivated me… his eyes were a medium dark blue like the ocean blue…. His pupils dilated when he looked into mine which made his eyes more beautiful when staring into mine. My heart raced within me just looking into his eyes I almost couldn’t breathe. The moment I looked into his eyes he captivated me… I felt like he had taken a hold on my heart already just by his stare alone…. I felt like I was prey that was caught in a trap of a hunter with no means of escape…. Has he caught me for good or will there be a way of me escaping his grasp? I thought these things as I stared into his eyes, but he never said a word to me, he just stared at me with that tender look in his eyes. he leaned in closer as he reached out his hand and held my chin tenderly, “This is surely…. A site for sore eyes indeed….” He smirked and teased me further still. His naked body being so close to mine I never looked at him from embarrassment. He leaned in and whispered to me softly…. Moving my hair behind my ear as he whispered, “Don’t be afraid….. I am never going to hurt you….. I promise you….. warrior princess….. that I will do everything within my power to protect you with everything I have…..and I am sure…. You will have the courage to face your enemies head on… and I will be right behind you when you do….” He said to me. I swallowed a breath when he said this as a tear streamed down my eye but I never said a word…..”Thank you….. Shadow King…..” I told him with trembling in my voice as I teared softly. He leaned back to look at me as he wiped my tears.

I blushed completely as my body trembled completely being in his presence, trying to cover myself like there was no tomorrow. I am vulnerable right now, as he leaned in and was about to kiss me when I looked away from his embrace. He looked at me for a moment then pulled away, turning his back on me as the mist of the steam of the hot spring covered his body waist down and stood there for a moment.

“I am not in the mood; I can’t even make a move on you if you are afraid of me that much. Do not worry princess, I will keep my word and not target you for my ‘needs’… however… if the time does come if you ask for me… the pleasure will be all mine….” He smirked and winked at me as He teased and got up out of the water to go back inside the palace as he got a white towel and wrapped it around his waist and left my presence from the palace gardens hot springs. I looked at him and watched him leave. “Your highness!” I called out to him. He stopped and turned around for a moment. “Thank you… for taking me in….” I told him kindly. “You’re welcome…” he smiled and turned around to walk out of the palace hot spring baths.

As the King walked out of the palace baths, with the white towel wrapped around his waist, he happened to walk past by Lucious who happened to be watching nearby in the palace keeping an eye on the King and the Aspirian princess.