6: In Full Swing

Keith's POV

"I can't believe she is the one I'm supposed to be married to. To think that she shrunk herself in a dress that almost killed her for a wedding she claims that she didn't want... Very pathetic." I sneered angrily at Nyles.

"She even had the guts to speak of you in such a manner? She must really have some guts to speak to his majesty like that. She should be taught a lesson, that it is not everyone you treat anyhow you want and go scot-free with it." Nyles said to me, caressing my head and slowly easing the tension that had burdened me for the past few minutes.

She was all I needed and I know that she was the one I loved. The strange girl from the lowly park had nothing to offer me. I didn't care one bit about her and I never would.

"Are you sure you don't mind her presence here my love?" I asked Nyle, looking at her lovingly.

"Baby, I don't mind. You know I'm very peaceful, I wouldn't want the rest of the people to think that I am standing in the way of something beneficial to everyone. I love this kingdom, I can do anything for it, even if it means sacrificing my happiness." Nyle said, as humbly as ever. It was one of the reasons I was crazy about her.

She didn't annoy me or set fire to my blood like Heather does. Her name even sounded terrible to my ears and I couldn't wait to be able to get rid of her when we were done.

"I have missed you," Nyle said and kissed me gently.

"Nyle, I have told you that we have to wait to get married before we have sex. I respect you too much for that." I said and pulled out of her grasp. It always started out with a gentle kiss and then she would ask for more. For someone who had never had sex, she was sure to be sexually responsive.

"I'm not asking for that. I just want to kiss my man and fondle him." She said and grabbed my dick, the blood, rushing from my head to my pants but I pushed her gently and walked into the bathroom, shutting the door.

It wasn't that I didn't want to stomp back into the room and rip the clothes off Nyle, but something kept holding me back, almost like I could hear a voice, telling me to wait.

There was a knock on the door and Nyle's voice floated in gently. Her voice sounded so broken and weak that I immediately felt like a monster.

"I'm sorry. I promise that was the last time." She apologized and I opened the door, pulling her in, I enveloped her mouth in a warm kiss and lifted her up, taking care to place her on the dressing table in the bathroom, leaving her legs thrown open.

She kissed me back. Hungrily. I removed her top and immediately covered her hard nipples with my mouth. She moaned and grabbed my head while grinding my shirt with her body. I pulled back but she refused to let go, grabbing my head and pulling my lips down to hers. She was hard to resist and she knew it.

I got on my knees and shifted her panties to the side. They stuck to her moist body, her face knotted in a tight grimace as I struggled to control the emotions that were threatening to overwhelm me.

"Nyle...Nyle...stop." I said and with the last self-control I had left in my body, I pulled away.

Before any of us could say anything else, there was a knock on the door. I quickly pulled out of the bathroom and back to my chambers.

My cousin came in. He was not my favourite person in the world but he was a good person and that counted for something.

Nyle followed quietly behind.

"Coz, I heard your bride has arrived..." He started to say but immediately shut his mouth as soon as he saw Nyle behind me.

"Hello Nyle, I didn't see you there." He said and gave me a look that screamed why I had not told him that the love of my life was here.

"Hello", Nyle said quietly and turned to me.

"I will be leaving now. I promised to help the old women in the pack take care of some things today in the city." She said to me and kissed me on the cheek before leaving the room, not turning back to give me one last look like she usually would. I immediately knew that she was upset.

"Why didn't you tell me she was here?" My cousin asked me as soon as Nyle was out of the door.

"When exactly was I supposed to tell you? When I magically knew it was your oaf ass in my room? Or when she was walking right behind me to the room?" I asked him, drawing out the flaw in his logic.

"Fine. You always have a reply to everything. That is not what I came here to debate on anyways." He said and immediately went to the bar to get himself a drink. As always.

"You know, your bride is really pretty. She has prospects if you give her a chance. You might be surprised by what you would get to dis..."

"Stop right there. You know I have a woman, right? I don't care if the crazy girl is the most beautiful woman in the world, and now even thinking about it, she is not even close to being, I don't care. I have eyes for only one woman and I am sure even the dead know who she is." I snapped at him, already irritated by my exchange with Heather and her outright agreement to not wanting to be married to me too.

Naturally, I wouldn't care but the thought of her saying she doesn't want to be with me bruised my ego and I felt like she was intentionally trying to challenge me just to annoy me.

"Hey, bro?" My cousin said, snapping his fingers in front of me.

"What is it?" I asked him, the irritation slightly showing in my voice.

"I was asking you what you were doing with Nyle in the bathroom, we know you are not giving her sum' or are you?" He asked me, a mischievous smile dancing on his face. I had the overwhelming urge to slap the look off his face but I swallowed and closed my eyes, concentrating on steadying my breath and my emotions.

"How is it any of your business what I decide with my love in the bathroom?" I asked him.

"Nothing actually. I wanted to tell you that you are supposed to prepare to introduce your bride, formally to the kingdom." He said and I hissed.

"I didn't ask for a bride. They married her so they can as well go ahead to do her showing-off ceremony without me. I'm sure everyone knows who I really want and would even think about showing to them as my bride." I stated and took the bottle from his hands, gulping down a large quantity to somehow numb the pain that I was feeling.

"You really don't have to do that. I think you can just put up a front outside and keep things strict with boundaries in place. That way, no one gets hurt." He suggested.

"I want only one woman and there would be no pretending about that," I stated clearly, making sure he understood that I meant every word that was coming out of my mouth.

"Okay. If that would give you the peace you want. Then no problem coz. Me and the guys are having a quick run in the forest later? Care to join?" He asked me.

"No, I want to sleep early. I have had a long day and the last thing I need is to exert any more energy." I said and took another swig of the bottle in my hand.

"Take it easy, alcohol is not something you love.        You should take it easy,” he advised before he closed the door.

"Little fuckers." I whispered under my breath and walked to the window. The image of Heather filled my mind. Her blood-stained dress and the diamonds caught the perfect skin. I shook the thoughts of her out of my head, willing myself not to think about her in any light but disgust.

"I'm going to need to get my head out of the water soon, I'm not going to let this get to a point that I won't be able to control. So the first thing to do would be to go to her and lay down some ground rules." I said to myself.

"Who are you talking to?" I heard Nyle's voice behind me.

"Why are you back baby, I thought you left?" I asked her.

"I just needed some reassurance. I don't want to lose you." She said and tears welled up in her eyes. I gathered her close to my chest.

"You will never lose me."