Eros is hugging Iris tightly. He can still sense her fear and anxiety. He is worried about her. He saw bruises around her waist and neck. He wanted to kill that guard again for touching her like this. But too bad, he cannot bring him back alive to kill him. He noticed that her hands are loosely hanging to her sides. He never pursues a woman who is not interested in him. He never had to. But with Iris, he didn't care. She is making him do things that he never would do under normal circumstances. "Are you alright?" he asked her softly. When Iris heard his tender words filled with so much concern, her nose began to tingle. Her eyes became moist and tears began to pool in her eyes. She blinked repeatedly so that she could stop the tears from rolling down. She refused to cry in front of him. No one asked about her well-being after her grandfather passed away. Even in the human world, she is alone. But there, she has the illusion of familiarity and safety, which she lacked here. She pulle

Eros carried Iris directly inside his personal bathing area and deposited her in front of his bathing pool. His bathing area is like a huge lavish hall with a medium-sized pool in the center, which is filled with water. On the top of the water surface, rose petals are floating leisurely. There are sheer white curtains tied around the bathing pool for privacy. This is solely reserved for Eros himself. But today for the first time, someone else is going to share his personal space with him. He doesn't like to share his personal space with anyone since he was a kid. He likes his things and chamber to be neat and tidy. But the moment he allows anyone to enter, they will make a mess which he doesn't like. So he stopped inviting anyone inside his chamber.But now after he saw how Iris almost lost her life, something inside him is demanding to keep her close. He doesn't know what is happening to him and she never gave him a moment to think about it all. So for the time being, he decided to a

In the Imperial palace after the physician left, Eros himself fed her the herbal medicine. As the imperial palace doesn't have female maids, he doesn't want the male servants to touch her. So he is taking care of her himself. After taking the medicine, she slowly began to drift into sleep. He bundled her up with thick furs, remembering the physician's words to keep her warm. He sat on a chair nearby, so that she wouldn't be disturbed. "Your highness" Thomas knocked on the door tentatively. "Come in" Eros called, mindful to keep his voice down. Thomas entered his king's bed-chamber along with a couple of male servants. They all stopped dead in their tracks to see lady Iris sleeping on his bed and he is sitting on a chair. This is so unlike his king's nature. Thomas has never seen his king like this. He never bothers himself with the health of his concubines. He just visits them once and wishes them good health, and that's about it. Thomas or anyone in the entire Palace has never

After Eros left her in the bathing area, Iris quickly used the chamber pot and finished her morning routine. She still suffers from pain if she moves a little faster or twists her torso sideways. So she is mindful of her moments. After she is done, slowly she walked back into the bed-chamber, her steps slow and her body weak because of lack of food. When Eros noticed her, he assisted her onto a chair and adjusted the cushions so that she could be comfortable. "Here, drink this soup. The physician advised that it would be better for you to avoid solid foods for a couple of days. This soup is nutritious and very tasty. You will like it" he assured her when she made a face by looking at the soup. Tentatively she took a sip and nodded with agreement. She liked the soup and moreover, she is hungry. So she began to drink it with gusto. He chuckled with amusement. He mixed the herbal medicine in her soup so that it would help with her pain and help with healing as well. After she is done,

Mina became so Jealous that she lunged at Iris to tear the shirt off her body. Eros lets no one touch his stuff, let alone wear his clothes. So to see Iris in his shirt is like a slap on her bruised body. Mina tore the front of the shirt and it ripped with a loud tearing sound.Iris on the other hand fell on the bed backward, as she couldn't hold Mina's weight when the other woman lunged at her, as her stomach is still in pain because of the bruises.One of the servants who tried to stop Mina from entering into the imperial palace hurried into the royal office where Eros usually works when he is not in the royal court. He informed him about how aggressively Mina pushed past them despite their protests.Eros became angry when he heard this. He can imagine how Mina must be behaving with Iris. He immediately departed towards his palace. When he reached there, he is shocked to see Mina tearing the clothes from Iris's body.No one noticed his arrival, as everyone was busy looking at how Mi