Episode 14

With that he pulled her closer. His fingers against the nape of her neck, his lips met hers as his other hand went to her waist pulling her more closer to him and leaving no gaps in between.

His lips felt so soft. Jang mi's heart pounded in her chest making her feel weak on her knees. Heat rising from her stomach to her chest, feeling his fingers curled on her neck then digging into her hair, his muscular hand caressing her waist.

She wanted it as much as he did when she started kissing him back. Their mouths were moving in sync, lips over tongues. All she could think was about how intoxicating his kiss was. She felt so helpless by his touch. It occured to her as cruel as he was, his lips were so soft.

He wasn't sure what happened to him but whatever it was , at that time in present he was feeling like he was in another world. The taste of her lips were the most addictive thing he had ever consumed and he would want to taste it often.

The breathes he was taking smelled like jasmine to him and for the first time he was feeling oddly satisfying knowing that he had someone who wouldn't leave him no matter what.

With that intense of a kiss, jang mi struggled to breath and her hand reached for his shoulder. Feeling her fingers against his shoulder he released her lips.

After a few moments of staring into each other's eyes he asked,

"What about the things I told you earlier? Are you okay with that?" he meant the destination of his plan. He wanted to make sure she knows everything and still wanted to be with him so that nothing in the future could create the circumstances in which she has to leave him.

Jang mi was still processing what had just happened while taking slow breaths and staring at his beauty, that face, that looked more handsome in the bright moon light.

Then letting out a sigh, she replied,

"Let's not talk about that, ok?" She didn't want to have anymore conversation about something that would make her tremble. She already fought enough with her mind thinking about that so much.

Jae young had evil intentions towards the people of his country and many of them were innocent. It wasn't something she would ever support. She would never support cruelty on an innocent person when she. herself had been a victim of that since she was born.

But she was also sure he would not step back from his plan w\on which he was so firm on,

"Let's just focus on what we are today. We will sew what happens tomorrow." She knew if she starts to explain to him that what he wants is not right, it would make it difficult for him to trust her. She just wanted him to trust her everything.

He silently agreed with what she said as long as that didn't matter to her, it was fine with him.

You're too handsome to be so cruel

Looking at him, jang mi couldn't hold back that thought. It just played in her head without any warning, without any other thoughts around it. He looked like a dazzling angel with the eyes and intentions of a demon.

She touched his cheek with her fingers and rested her palm there. Jae young's gaze didn't cut it, it was shifted on her when he touched the back of her hand with his and held her hand softly.

"Don't ever go back on your words" he said.

Still doubtful, so doubtful. She was sure, he was.

"I won't. Now can you trust me?" Jang mi asked as a silence fell for a few moments.

"Maybe, We will see." He did trust her but not completely. He wouldn't let his heart take his decisions. He would always listen to his brain. He left her with those words to think if he did trust her or not.

Jang mi released a heavy sigh she didn't knew she was holding.

Then her gaze dropped to the sword that was on the ground.

So pretty. She thought.

She leaned and took the sword in her hands and waved it in the air slowly.

"He really has a beautiful collection of swords and daggers" she said to herself.

She recalled how he pointed it at her neck then how it fell from his hand and the kiss...

Her heartbeat began to fasten. It gave her shivers reminding his warm lips on hers and his electrifying touch.

After the kiss. He acted like it was something usual. As if it was nothing new but for her it was all she was going to think about for a long time.

She closed her eyes.

Don't think about that. She said to herself.

Few moments later, jang mi entered in her and Jae Young's shared bedroom. Jae young wasn't there when she roamed her gaze around to see.

She was about to walk over to her bed when she felt a muscular arm gripping on her waist, his fingers settling against her belly. Her eyes widened and she gasped.

Her back pressed against his body, her breaths were coming too fast now. The kiss was already a lot for her and now he wants more?

Jae young slowly lifted her hair off her shoulder, she squeezed her eyes trying to not fidget, her heart pounding in her chest when she felt his hot breaths on her neck.

As she felt his hot cheek against her skin, she forgot how to breathe, his lips brushing her neck, her heartbeat echoing in her ear. His lips reached to her eat when he uttered,

"Where will you sleep tonight?"His husky voice made her gulp, desire making her head reel.

She felt like her tongue got numb when she tried to speak,

"Uh...wh-where I sleep usually" she somehow managed to say.

"So, should I join you there then?" With that, she skipped a breath again.

"Didn't you say, you would give me all of your love? I need some right now" he said, making her more nervous and she was sinking in now.

She felt like her heart came into her throat. It was beating like that. Tingling in her stomach yet nervousness simultaneously.

"You're shivering" Jae young whispered in her ear.

"What?" Her voice mostly breath.

Moving away, he stared at her, slightly smirking.

Her heartbeat still wasn't back to normal and she was probably sweating when she frowned.

Was he teasing me? She thought.

He walked over to his bed and laid down as if nothing happened.

He was teasing me. She was sure about that. Then she took a deep breath and went to her bed.

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Jang mi was in the market with her maid, wearing ordinary clothes to not get recognised. She was there to buy some herbs to experiment with some medicines and creating a new type of medicine.

As she was passing by the street, a little kid ran to her and started to pull her gown.

"Mother". he said, grabbing her attention. She was startled for a moment.

Then she gazed down at him. He was wearing luxurious yet strange clothes, the fashion wasn't similar to the type of clothes people wear here. He was small and very cute wearing a necklace type thing on his forehead. It looked alluring on him.

She sat down on his level,

"What happened little angel? Where's your mother?" She sang in a sweet voice so he could feel comfortable talking to her.

"Mother" he repeated the word again as if he was calling her his mother. She roamed her head around to see if someone was looking for him.

"What do you think? Is he lost?" She asked to her maid.

"It looks like it but he can be a con baby, princess consort." She answered, concerned.

"What are you talking about? He is so adorable" she caressed his cheeks, he wasn't smiling but wasn't frowning either.

"Con babies are alway adorable"

"No. He is not a con baby." She looked at the kid.

"Where's you mother? Are you lost? Do you speak our tongue?" She asked.

He shook his head cutely in a 'yes'. He didn't look nervous or afraid but very confident.

"See. He is lost." Her maid was still not sure if he was really lost.

"What is your name?"

"Yerin"

Yerin? Isn't that a girl's name? She thought.

"Okay, yerin, Tell me where are your parents? Mother? Father?" Jang mi asked slowly, so that he can understand. He was staring intently.

"Your home? Where is your home? Is it somewhere around?"

He shook his head and denied.

"Home is not here. It's very far away."

Jang mi was sure he was from some other country.

"I know where they wear this type of clothes and jewelry. But I can't remember which country is it. Tsk tsk. I have a terrible memory when it comes to remembering these things." Jang mi said to her maid.

"What are we going to do now. princess consort? We have to go back now." The maid asked.

"I'll take him home, what else?" jang mi answered while looking at the kid.

"What?" Her eyes widened. "B-but- he could by lying, maybe he is wearing these clothes to fool us." she said, drowning in worry while jang mi rolled her eyes.

"What are you saying? "I'm sure, he is just lost. I can't leave him here like this. He is wearing expensive jewelleries as well. I'm surprised as why wasn't he still robbed? If I leave him here like this, I'll think about him all day all the time.I won't be even get to live in peace. I just can't leave him alone." Jang mi scoffed and said to her maid.

The maid couldn't say anything but she was still suspecting the kid.

"But, what if his parents are still looking for him?" She stared at yerin, thinking.

He was alone, she cannot leave him there for his parents to find him. she thought they were irresponsible to lose him at the first place.

"I'll take him home and we'll see what we'll do after that."

Later in the Royal Palace,

The kid was holding jang mi's hand while entering the mansion. He was answering her questions confidently which made jang mi like him. He was cheerful even though he knew he was lost. He was still not afraid or nervous at all.

Entering the living hall both of them saw Jihoon. He bowed. The kid left her hand and ran to him.

"Brother" he said, hugging jihoon's legs. Jihoon looked at jang mi in perplexity.

So he looks like a brother to you but you called me mother? Jang mi thought. She was offended by him calling her his mother. Jihoon was looking at her, waiting for her to explain the situation when she flinched.

"Uh..he.." She walked over to him and said. "I found him in the market, I think he was lost. So, I brought him here."

Jihoon glanced at the little kid and then at her, puzzled.

"And you brought him with you..here?

"Why? Is there any problem?

"uh..princess consort..he could be a spy"Jihoon explained while lowering his gaze.

Jang mi chuckled at that.

"A spy?" He laughed. "He can't even speak properly."

"I'm sorry to say. but spies can be of any form. He is grown enough to understand everything." Jihoon looked at the kid. Even though, he found him suspicious, he still smiled at him to make him less comfortable."

Jang mi shook her head in disappointment.

"He is a little kid, who is lost and he shouldn't have been left alone." she said.

Jihoon bowed his head and didn't say anything after that