30. Ignored!

Author's POV

#Flashback#

Emerald was standing in the garden. It had been weeks since she had talked to or met Egon. 

He sent a few gifts, tried approaching her at parties, but she ignored him. It was hard, her heart was breaking, but she had to do it because she was getting too attracted to him and it was dangerous for both of them. 

Till now, no one knows that they were talking and meeting; all their encounters were hidden from people. 

She also wants to see him, meet him but she shouldn't. Their families are thirsty for each other's blood. 

"Queen, everyone is waiting for you at the table. Breakfast is ready."

The maid gently brought her out of her thoughts. 

She nodded and went inside. Everyone greeted her when she entered, and she just replied with a nod. 

Everyone was alert after seeing her serious face. 

She started eating and swallowed after the first bite. 

"Did you put it in front of me directly from the freezer?"

She scolded the maid. 

"Did you check the size of beetroot cubes, are you doing it for the first time?"

The maid quickly grabbed the plate with trembling hands. 

"I am sorry, I'll change it."

Emerald sighed, annoyed, and grabbed her juice while everyone was silently eating. 

Bertha, their mother poked Angelina, the elder sister. 

"Talk to her now. You have been waiting for the last month."

Angelina gulped nervously. 

"She is not in a good mood."

"She is never in a good mood."

Bertha whispered back. 

"Speak it, before she finds out on her own."

Angelina cleared her throat and grabbed everyone's attention. 

"Queen!"

Emerald looked at her plate when the maid replaced it. 

"Hmm?"

She didn't look at her. 

"There is a man I am dating and I want to take it forward."

She was shaking while confessing. 

Emerald finally looked up at her and everyone was frozen. No one was moving because of the tension in the room. 

"Forward where? Beyond Paris where you went last week with him... Or beyond your limits because he has knocked you up and you want a name for your mistake..."

Angelina's eyes filled with tears. She should have known that she couldn't hide anything from her younger sister, who is a queen. 

"I love him... I don't think it's a mistake."

"Sure, you do!... Do it, take it forward... At least you are sensible enough to find a worthy man, unlike Ruby..."

She started eating. 

Angelina sighed in relief when she gave her approval. Her happy tears weren't stopping. 

"Now that your elder sister is getting married, we should also think about you."

Bertha suggested. 

"Keep your oversmart mouth shut when you don't know what to say in front of people."

Emerald snapped at her. 

"Are you really that brave to make that decision?"

The old voice grabbed everyone's attention. It was Emerald's father, the mad king, who had retired after giving his position to Emerald but still makes decisions for the family. 

"Queen will never get married... No man is worthy of her... And you, my wife. You won't see the next day if you suggest this ridiculous thing again."

This was the reason why Emerald scolded her mother. She always gets in trouble because of her habit of speaking unnecessarily. 

"Or do you also have a man like your elder sister?"

He looked at her mischievously. 

Emerald just rolled her eyes. 

"Why bother asking me? As if you are not keeping an eye on me."

"As if you don't know how to do things under my nose..."

He blamed. 

He is one of the reasons why Emerald is staying away from Egon. Her father is a psycho, he can do anything to get what he wants. 

He will never allow whatever is happening between her and Egon. 

He will do anything to destroy it. 

"You can't stop me even if I do it in front of your eyes."

She challenged. 

"You should start counting your remaining days instead of poking your old nose here and there..."

No one was shocked, her relationship with her father was always bitter and yet no one knows why he has given her the throne. 

After the drama, Emerald went for the meeting. Her heart picked up the pace because Egon was also going to be there. 

His eyes stopped on her as soon as she entered, he was looking pissed. Emerald played it cool; she ignored his gaze, but he wasn't backing up. 

She could feel herself burning under his gaze. 

The meeting got over, she got the deal and excused herself. 

"Excuse me!"

She went to the washroom but when she came back, her eyes widened. 

Everyone was unconscious on the chairs and the floor. Egon was sitting like a king on his chair, along with his consciousness. 

She knew she was in trouble for ignoring him and he proved it right when he got up from his chair and slowly walked towards her. 

She tried to calm her breathing as he slowly approached her. 

"You didn't pick up my calls."

He gently tucked a strand behind her ear, but his voice was still mad. 

"I was busy."

She looked into his eyes and it was obvious that he wasn't buying it. 

"You are ignoring me"

He stated. 

She tried to walk away. 

"I have another meeting."

She gasped when he grabbed her arms and pulled her back to his chest. 

"Is it that simple?"

She closed her eyes when his face buried in her neck. His hard chest was warm against her back. 

It wasn't simple but she had to. 

"Egon... We shouldn't do this... You know it's dangerous."

She moaned when he sucked on her neck, leaving a mark behind. 

"That's not my answer... I asked you something else, my love..."

He pulled her tighter to his chest. 

"Answer me!"

She felt vibrations between her thighs just from his dominating voice. 

"Yes, it's simple... We met, we flirted out of curiosity and we stopped talking... We are enemies, don't forget that."

She tried to break through his hold, but it was impossible. 

He swirled her around in his hold, and now she was facing him. 

"Say that while looking into my eyes... Do you really want me to stop approaching you?"

Her heart sank with his question. 

"Egon, I___"

She took a deep breath. 

"No! I don't want you to stop approaching me... But___"

"Good, you saved yourself from the punishment!"

He didn't let her complete. 

"But___"

She sighed while keeping her head on his chest. 

"I like when your name pops up on my phone... I like it when you send me weird gifts and flowers... I like it when you only look at me in a room full of people. I like how you talk, I love how you breathe, I like every fucking thing about you but___"

He played with her hair. 

"Complete it only if you have a different reason than our families being enemies."

"That's the only reason... You know it's not possible... We can't even talk in front of people, then how___"

"I'll text you the place... I want you there tonight..."

He ordered. 

"Don't!"

She shook her head.

He grabbed her jaw and made her look into his eyes, showing her how he is not fucking around. 

"I'll take you from your home, in front of your family if you don't come..."

He pecked her lips and walked away. 

She was stunned, not because of his warning but because of his peck. 

She couldn't move for a minute until she realised that she was in trouble.