All Chapters of UNDRESSED BY THE KING: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter 28 – Some Like It In Between

~ Nicolette ~“Mr. Andretti?” I called out, wondering where the man was just as I admitted myself in.Not surprising at all, his tent was bigger than mine. Where I stood, I believed it was the receiving space. I could basically see a shoe rack in the corner and a coat hanger on the other side. As opposed to a five-in-one space like mine, his had sections to define every part of the tent, so I couldn’t exactly see where he was as of the moment.I waited for him to answer, giving him a full minute, before calling out again when he didn’t.“Ira?”This time I used his first name just as he requested.But still, there was no reply, and that definitely made me feel uneasy.If he was expecting me, he should have already shown himself, not play hide-and-seek.A great part of me didn’t want to stay longer, so with a huff, I retreated, turning back toward the opening, but before I could sweep the flap to the side, his voice filled the room.“Nicolette.”I moved my head to the sound of the voice

Chapter 29 – Some Like To Be Alone

~ Nicolette ~“Well, to start off, you are supposed to be dead,” the king announced, resting his eyes on me with no hint of humor.I didn’t think he was joking, though.Men like him don’t joke around. Men like him and a king, in fact, only speak words with weight.I shifted in my seat, suddenly nervous. My existence just got questioned. I should react violently to it, but I stayed calm and allowed him to explain some more. Maybe. Just maybe, I might find a reason to connect this to Lucien’s drunken complain of me two nights ago about me being dead and all.“Nine years have passed since you died. The circumstances of your death were unfortunate and, shall we say, unexpected,” the king continued.There was definitely a hint of bitterness there and a mixture of disappointment. I could hear it, see it clung to him despite the lack of expression on his face.“Our people lamented for you for days. I saw your body turn to ashes after the last rites were uttered. We believed you dead, but her

Chapter 30 – Some Like To Bitch

~ Lucien ~I never let my guard down. Never.But unfortunately, I did not expect Ira to pull off a stunt like earlier. It was unfortunate I didn’t see the mirror behind them. Guess I was too attentive to Nicolette’s wellbeing. But hell, Ira actually had a twin mirror, like the one safely secured in my second penthouse suite.It damn had the same swirling Zaxonian silver in it, had the same magical properties I recognized as from an Arryahn’s. It even had the same carved frame, which should have sent warning signals in my brain.Fuck.When Nicolette and Ira disappeared in a flash of light, I knew immediately to where. To the Kingdom of Foressa. Ira’s trademark royal suit was a dead giveaway.Without hesitation, I raced to follow them, hoping I’d be dropped in the same location.I wasn’t.Where I landed, it was at the highest cliff of a mountain, overlooking the sea of the Eurasian border, the second kingdom I didn’t expect to be visiting soon.Damn the mirror, I thought.There must be

Chapter 31 – Some Like To Shoot

~ Nicolette ~To sulk in my room would probably be unpractical and unproductive. Yes, I was suddenly thrust into this world and bombarded with a lot of new truths, making my head split in confusion, but it wasn’t me to just lie around and do nothing.The optimistic part of me said I might as well take advantage of the situation. It wasn’t always I got to be in a new environment with new people and new sights to see. And the best part of this was I had a personal assistant who spoke good—if not fluent—English.Rather a big leap from my bad experience the first and second time I was here.Shera was a really helpful maid. She made me feel exactly like a princess, although I didn’t really want to. She readied a bath for me last night, and I mean a swimming pool-sized bath of Roman style; sent plates and plates of delicious Foressan grub, which I hardly touched, by the way; made my enormous bed and smoothed out the creases; and lastly, chose a sleeping attire for me, a gauzy peach-colored

Chapter 32 – Some Like The Dark

~ Nicolette ~And a long night it was indeed.But I didn’t get bored at all. The Foressan people made me feel welcomed and loved. And I, just like that, felt a strong bond with them.They were true people. No pretense. No bullshit. I found myself a member of their family more than with the king and the prince.Ira was nowhere in sight. Since the last time I saw him this morning, he never made his presence known again. Or probably that was what he wanted me to believe. For all I knew, he was just hiding in the shadows, observing me from afar.In the late evening, we rode back to the castle.One family, the family of Sion, insisted we stay in their house. I was about to say yes, but guess what?My brother, appearing out of the darkness riding his own animal, answered for me.Of course, he declined the invitation.Sion’s mother, who I had come to know as Mother Shay, prostrated in front of us and never met the prince’s eyes. She was that submissive under a stiff royal presence. With a hea

Chapter 33 – Some Like To Snuggle

~ Nicolette ~By my insistence, we headed out to the capital town again. This time, Sion got his own animal—same as Shera’s. It would seem that my plan of avoiding the king, the prince, and Ira was going well, but when we reached the border of the town, Ira’s figure came into view.He wore a smile for me, all dressed up in this military uniform I had come to know as worn by a higher rank. His long brown hair was tied into a ponytail, high to his head. He had a sword at his side, secured by his belt and scabbard.As always, caution and an uneasy feeling alighted inside me when he came near.“I knew you’d come back here today,” he said, still riding the animal. With his reins, he positioned the beast to the side, aligned with mine, and with that, we were both facing the town’s entrance gate.I made a little noise in my throat and answered him, “The people here are better company than the castle.”He nodded. “True. You said that yourself in the past.”An amused laugh escaped my lungs in

Chapter 34 – Some Like To Use Force

~ Nicolette ~I planned my day to be the same as the two previous ones—all to be spent with the people my supposed brother and father disliked. I started with a bath and breakfast. They were already my routine. Sion, ever the silent one, remained guarding me, standing stiffly on the balcony.I couldn’t help but smile.The chimera was gone when I woke, but I was sure it stayed the whole night, for its side of the bed still felt warm. Sion never noticed its presence the entire time. He didn’t suspect anything, and I’d like to keep it that way. After all, the beast had been friendly enough during its two visits. Killing it would be such a waste of its grandeur—although I doubt Sion could even scratch it.It would be stupid of me to say, but I wanted to get to know the Kirillian better, so that became the topic with Shera during breakfast.“The Kirillian the cause of great plague, Tessano,” she informed while I continued chewing my food that looked like a pancake with oats. “When it first

Chapter 35 – Some Like To Spill

Two days earlier...~ Lucien ~“Someone wants to see you, Your Majesty,” said Gulliard, who stood next to a thick pillar inside my bath.He bowed as low as he could in front of me, daring not to lift his head or his eyes. I was taking a bath, fully naked, my body immersed in the bubbling water, oh, and recently finished with imagining Nicolette bathing with me. He knew I didn’t take interruptions lightly, especially when I was in my private chambers, so he did as he could not to worsen my ire.My bath, a whole room of it, was made of rocks that looked like marble on Earth, and surrounded by pillars the height of two adult whales. A mural was set against a wall, a depiction of a dragon breathing fire down a village. The ceiling, pentagon-shaped, offered a breathtaking view of the sky. My eyes were trained on it, wanting to change it into nighttime. But even if I wanted to, I wouldn’t. I didn’t want to abuse my Kirillian powers, just like my father did back when he was one.I’d rather ig

Chapter 36 – Some Like The Waiting

NicoletteWhoa!My eyes widened like the full moon.Someone materialized at the edge of the bed, and from the looks of her attire, it was Sherlie.“Here, change into this. It’ll be more comfortable,” she said as she handed me modern clothing of jeans and a white tee.Yes. Hallelujah!She smiled, seeing me hastily sitting up and grabbing the Earth objects.“Uhm, thank you?” I said, awkwardness now filling inside me. I couldn’t get that revelation out of my head. If true she was my mother, then she had some major explaining to do.“You’re welcome, dear.” She strode toward the door and paused at the threshold to look at me again. “I know you’re confused as to the current happenings, so I suggest you get dressed. When you’re done, come in the kitchen and we’ll talk.”Having the words blocked in my throat, I simply nodded.Being transported from one place to another didn’t surprise me anymore. I was used to it after the mirrors made a victim out of me four times. What surprised me more was

Chapter 37 – Some Like It Sideways

LucienNicolette looked like a dwarf at my height, but even so, she looked stunning as she watched me in awe. Her eyes never trailed off. She took me in just like I took her in, drinking our presence, basking in it, dragging our eventual reunion longer to further enjoy it.While the wind played with her long locks, she took a careful step toward me—or shall I say, my enormous paw. I just watched her and made a mental note about how this little scene here turned out pretty similar to what happened in the past.Nicolette—or Ameena then—first discovered me as the Kirillian while she was out hunting in the plains of the Forbidden Forest. Yes, hunting. She actually knew how to use a bow and arrow, and quite skillful at that. Why she was there, I had no idea.But she saw me change into my human form. I had no choice but to make her my prisoner. Under the mountains of the Forbidden Forest, she stayed thrashing, demanding that I free her. We made a pact in the end. I promised not to kill her

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