Chapter 13: Reconcilation

Larissa looked up at the lights that were hung up on the ceiling illuminating the whole bedroom.

She tightened her hold on the duvet that she held tightly against her chest in an attempt to cover the nakedness that had been visible just moments ago, her arms and shoulders still exposed.

Her face was tear streaked, her eyes hooded with a blissed-out look on her face as she breathed with her mouth slightly agape to regularize her breath.

“You’re such a beast” she said in a hoarse voice, making the body next to her groan as he turned from lying on his front to laying on his back instead, copying her and he threw an arm over his face, the lights were too blinding

“For a virgin, you sure did take it well”

She turned to look at him, a playful smile on her face it looked childish

“So I did good?” she asked making Patrick peer at her from under his arm and then he scoffed, a ghost of a smile on his lips and then he raised his hand to her head and petted the disheveled hair

“Yeah you did”

Larissa beamed at that as she stared into his smoke ash colored eyes. Patrick suddenly had a distant look on his face as he stared deep into her green orbs, both of them getting lost in each other’s eyes.

Just a few moments ago, they had gotten into a fight after their long, deep and passionate kiss. Both too domineering to want to back down, none of them wanted to lose to the other

Patrick had ordered her back to her room, but she wouldn’t leave, her stubborn eyes stay fixated on him

“You should return to your quarters for now, I’ll surely come by later when the meeting with the officials is over”

“it’s already over, I don’t see anyone here, do you?” she gestured at the place making Patrick sigh tired, his patience was growing thin, but he couldn’t make a scene and give those old men something to chew on.

He tried to grab her, she dodged by a strand of hair

Giving up, he reached for the door instead and pulled it open so she could walk out, but she stretched her arm out towards the door and it closed with a bang.

Patrick sighed, threw his head up slightly, sighed again and turned ever so slowly to look at her with an ‘I’m so done with this’ look on his face, but she relented, she too had one on her face too

He rushed at her and grabbed her, he took her unaware so he had the upper hand when he pressed her against his bed and held her hands above her head.

“You’re being way too disrespectful, not only to me but to the entire kingdom” he growled in her ear, his eyes red with anger making Larissa scoff

“And you’re being way too disrespectful to me as your wife”

“I was first a king before I became your husband”

“Which is why you should take a break from it and be a proper husband for a few days”

Patrick stopped struggling with her but didn’t let her hands free either as he just stared down at her

“Take a break?” he asked dumbfounded, making Larissa glare up at him

“Why, does that word not exist in your vocabulary…”

He stops her continuous string of words with a sudden kiss which she reciprocated immediately mewling into his touch

Patrick sits back on his knees and pulled his shirt over his head. Larissa gawked at him, her face the color of red roses and her lips wet and swollen, Patrick dived at her again, loosing the strings at the back of her dress so that they came undone.

Larissa lets out a loud gasp when the king pulled the dress off her shoulders revealing her slightly tanned collarbone but he couldn’t get any farther as she held onto the arms of the dress with her hands and refused to let them off all the way.

“What are you doing?” Patrick asked his voice low and deeper than it usually was “wasn’t this what you wanted, what you came all the way here for?” he asked as he caressed her naked back, his big hand hovering over her ass cheeks and his face dangerously close to her collar bone.

Larissa felt her resolve faltering and then she weakly let go of her arms, giving Patrick the opportunity to rip the silk dress off her body and latch his lips onto one of her peach like supple breast that stood still in excitement.

They tossed and turned, their arousal getting harder and harder to conceal, and at this point they won’t be satisfied until they devoured each other.

Larissa let out a pained scream and arched her back off Patrick’s arms when he eventually deflowered her, tears ran down her eyes like a fountain as she tried to break away from his monstrous hold over her waist

“Take it out you wild animal, it hurts”

“Shut” he commanded, though it sounded soothing as he caressed her spine to calm her down “relax or it would hurt more”

She lets out a series of sob as they stood still for some time waiting for her to adjust before they could go any further. Patrick gritted his teeth as he went slower than he had ever done in his life.

He picked up pace, enjoying how powerless the princess became in his arms at that moment, coming undone like every other maiden in the world of men.

Patrick lets his hand fall by his side as he lets out a deep and lazy chuckle as he placed them under his head.

“Want me to give you a tour of the palace, get you accustomed to your new home?”

Now Larissa could easily get anywhere she wanted without getting lost in the palace, it was the prospect of spending quality time with the king that made her nod enthusiastically.

Happy and with a smile on her face, she lies back down and snuggles up to him under the duvet

Patrick stared up at the ceiling feeling the heat of her body too close to his. He lets out an internal sigh feeling deep down in his heart a worry of some sort.

He wasn’t sure if he was doing the right thing, allowing someone this close to him in such a short time.

Larissa sighed happily, feeling way too satisfied with her life as it was and she wondered if it was okay to be this happy at being someone’s or was it because she had been way too lonely for a long time.

They fell asleep, shoving their worries into a hole in their minds. It might crawl out again or forever vanish, but for now it was okay.

Later that day, when the sun was preparing to set, Patrick set out with Larissa in tow.

He had ordered his man servant and her maid to stay at a far off distance to give them some privacy

He showed her almost every part of the castle;

The court where meetings with the officials are held,

The always busy kitchen,

The training grounds where young soldiers were sparing together. Like everyone they passed by, they stopped whatever it was they were doing, stood in attention and bowed to the king and queen in respect.

Patrick nodded and proceeded to walk out the arena.

Larissa turned to wave bye at them, a smile on her face which a particularly young soldier returned it with a blush on his face as he raised his hand to wave back which was slapped back down by an older soldier by his side.

“Do you want to die?” he whisper yelled

“But why?”

“Are you crazy, haven’t you heard of the pair made from hell by the devil himself? That’s them man”

Patrick showed her the royal school that was attended by the children from royal and noble families.

“Wow” Larissa looked at the beautiful large buildings “so you attended here?” she asked just as she saw a child run out of the school building, looking excited as his little feet propelled him forward.

A stubble stood in the child’s path, and seeing as the child was running without looking down, Larissa ran towards him to stop his eminent fall, her arms stretched out ready to catch him if he should fall.

Someone intercepted them, preventing the baby’s fall and halting Larissa’s movement.

“Mama!” th baby squealed happy, he must have been running to her; who looked young and beautiful in her brown colored flowery gown

The young mother had a scared but determined look on her face as she blocks the child from the queen

“Sorry for worrying you my lady” she bowed gently “he was being careless just now, I’ll take care to teach him from now on to be careful”

“Oh…” Larissa began, only then noticing that the kids were hanging back in the school premises, some hid behind their teachers, some their older siblings while some behind some school building.

They were afraid. Was it because of Patrick or was it because of her

“You make sure of that” the king ordered coming to stand by her side and took her hand in his making her look up at him

“yes your majesty” the mother answered, bowing deeper

“Shall we?” he looked down on his queen and with that began to walk away, pulling her with him.

“Momma?”

“Oh thank goodness I was faster my love”

Larissa heard the duo interact from behind them, the woman had picked her baby up and held her close to her chest, and the other students began pouring out too.

“Does it bother you?” Patrick asked without looking back, his deep voice void of emotion

“No it does not” she answered, a stubborn pout on her lips as she looked aside and allowed herself be pulled along by the king.

At that moment, Goosebumps rose on the skin of everyone who saw the king, his usually stoic face was graced with the ghost of a smile, something never seen and would probably not be believed by those who did not see it.