?THE KNIGHT’S BRIDE ?
{ Fated to love }
CHAPTER 29 & 30
BY; Chioma Melody.
Subtitle: Lost you
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COPY AND SEE MY HELL⚠️
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” Ian. They’re after me. Hold me!!” Hani said and hugged him really tight, pressing her face against his chest.
Ian looked up and saw the guards coming, he moved his hands, throwing them all to the ground with a force.
“Let’s run away from here, Fav” Ian whispered into hani’s ear.
Hani hugged his neck and he picked her up in a shell style, wrapping her chubby legs around his figure.
He was about to vanish out into the atmosphere when something struck his backbone.
” Ug!!” He bled through his lip quickly.
Hani stared at his face blankly and before she knew it, she was hijacked by the guards.
” Ian!!!. Aaah!!. Drop me!!. Leave me alone!!!. Ian save me!!” She screamed in tears but they kept pulling her away.
Ian fell on his kneels, his back dripping with fresh blood after being stabbed a second time.
” IAN!!!”
That was the last word he heard before he finally slumped to the floor and then….he blacked out.
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Salome slowly rubbed her eyes as she sat up in the grass. She looked around clearly, It was pitch dark. She realised she was surrounded with nothing but bushes.
” How did I get here?” She thought. ” Queen Lisa??.” She called and left ten seconds of silence.
” Vivian??. King Xander!” She yelled again but she didn’t receive any replies.
She stood up on her foot but her leg grew suddenly weak so she slumped back to the grass.
Tears started to crawl down her cheeks as she crawled out of there carefully.
” Vivian!!” She cried. ” Someone help!!” She cried louder.
” Help!!!. I’m almost dying!!. Oh please, Help!!!” She continued, agonisingly.
The bushes sticks were meeting with her skin giving her serious injuries. She crawled for long minutes and when she realised she was approaching the palace, her cries got louder.
She got on her feet, fell and got up again, running back to the palace grumpily.
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≈ PALACE ≈ HANI’S ROOM≈
The door to hani’s room opened and hani sat up on her bed quickly.
Vivian walked in, closing back the door gently.
” Hani” She whispered.
Hani stood up with her lids already brimming with tears.
” Vivian, you came” She went up to her quickly and they embraced eachother.
After a while, they disengaged the hug.
” When am I going to get out of here. I just want see Ian” She cried.
” You can’t leave, Hani.” Vivian said and held her hands. ” I can’t help you out of here at this point. The king has given strict orders about your security of being indoors and, you’re getting crowned tomorrow!” She said.
” I’m getting crowned?” Hani gasped.
Vivian let out a rough sigh.
” Please. You just have to play along for now, okay?. I’m sure something will be done.”
” Please you have to. I don’t want to be the Queen. I don’t even want to set eyes on Xander anymore. You have to get me out of here. And Ian…I just want to know if he’s fine. He got stabbed again, I’m so worried. I just…I just don’t want anything to happen to him” She said, crying messily.
” Hani…” Vivian sniffed, holding her face pitifully.
The door suddenly opened and Xander walked in making Vivian step away from her.
Xander turned to look at Vivian irritatingly.
” I..I..actually came to ask if she needs anything” Vivian said, lowering her chin.
” Leave” He ordered.
” Yes, Your highness” Vivian bowed and started to leave the room quickly.
Xander grabbed Hani’s ear.
” Come with me”
” Ou!!. Leave me alone. Let me go!” She screamed and his thumb started to burn so he left her.
Hani turned around and returned back to her bed before hugging her pillow really tight to her chest.
Xander closed up the door and walked up to her, his hands behind his back.
” Have you taken dinner?” He asked and she nodded slowly.
” Don’t nod. Reply!” He scoffed.
” I have eaten” She spat.
” And what did you eat?” He asked, moving around her room with his eyes not leaving her face.
” I drank some tea with a loaf” She replied.
” You think that’s able to keep you till the following morning?” He asked.
Hani let out a noticeable sigh.
” Yes” She nodded.
He walked up to her window, opening up the large windows, letting out the beauty of the outdoors.
” I’m sure you’re aware that your crowning ceremony takes place tomorrow. After that, you’ll take a week training on how to become my Queen. There’s going to be a lot of responsibility knocking at your door, hani”
She sighed and cupped her cheeks.
” I’m not interested in becoming your Queen” She mumbled irritatingly.
” You said?” Xander turned around to look at her.
She adjusted her pillow and laid back on her bed, swallowing the bitter lump in her throat.
” Are you replying me with silence??” He asked.
” I want to go to bed. I’m tired” She said.
Xander walked forward and stopped, looking at her body for a moment. Soon, he leaned and rubbed her body mould lovingly with his firm fingers.
” Ahh!!” Hani faced him.
” Shh!”
Hani moved away from him and sat up quickly.
” Stop doing that!. Don’t touch me!” She spat.
” Why are you running away from me. Do you think I’d not touch you when you become my Queen, huh?.” He asked.
She looked away from his face and shaked her heads in worry.
” Then wait till tomorrow night. Trust me” He smirked and hani mouth dropped, her innocent mind getting corrupted.
He palmed the bed and smirked darkly.
” So I’d advise you to sleep well like a baby so you’ll feed me like a woman tomorrow” He winked and hani hugged her pillow, feeling her heart squeeze inside her.
He leaned away and left and hani ran to close up the door before squatting at her spot, crying out her eyes.
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<< NEXT DAY>>
Ian was feeling some strange movements around his body and then he snapped his eyes open faintly.
It was morning already. He looked up and found himself near the river.
” Hani” was the first thing that propped into his mind at that moment
He sat up and couldn’t find her around and he started to loose patience.
” Hani is fine” A voice said.
He looked around and met the royal physician, standing there gracefully.
She was on a all-dark dress, even in a black face mask so Ian could only see her thin eyes.
Ian remembered that this was the same woman he met when was about to die at the dungeon.
He remembered he was about to give up before she came in to help.
” Wait. Why do keep following me about?” He asked.
” You could have been dead if I wasn’t” She smiled and Ian slowly looked away.
” Last night..” He said.
The physician sat with him.
” I know. They took hani away too. But you don’t need to worry about her.”
” If she’s with Xander, she’s not fine”
” You’re right. But you also need to be careful around Xander. If he ki||s you again, You might make hani a widow” She said and he slowly looked at her.
” You mean I’m going to die for real?”
” Fairly Yes, Ian. When it’s time for you to strike, I’ll give you a go ahead to come for him. For now, Just play along like you accept Xander’s game.” She said.
Ian blinked a few times before looking away.
” I can’t believe I’d have to be away from hani for the very first time.” He said and swallowed hard, pinching his eyes close.
” It’s hard, I can’t even breath without her being by my side right now”
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≈ PALACE≈
Salome opened the door to hani’s room and halted in her steps with wide eyes.
Hani was culturally dressed in a big hanbok gown with so much jewelry that she might fall if she was incidentally pushed.
” Um…A.hem. Wrong room” Salome swallowed.
” No!” Hani said and salome stopped, slowly turning to look at her.
Hani walked forward quickly.
” It’s actually me, hani. Forget about what you’re seeing”
” I know it’s hani but I’m supposed to meet the Queen in order to…
” It’s me you’re looking for. I’m the Queen!” She dropped the bombshell.
” You?. You’re the Queen?” She asked and hani slowly nodded.
Salome jaw dropped instantly.
” You’re the one marrying Xander??” She asked.
” I was told not to leave my room until the occasion begins” She said and held her hands carefully. ” Have you seen Ian around?. I’ve not heard much from him” She said.
Salome was too stunned to speak. She blinked a few times before coming down to earth.
” T…th…this is just so unfair!!” She yelled and hani almost fringed in fear.
” I am the one who is supposed to get married to Xander!. I’m carrying his baby. I have loved him since I was born!!. I was his first night stand!!” She yelled
” I swear, I’m going to ruin this ceremony and I don’t care what happens to me thereafter!!. No one is going to be Xander’s Queen if it’s not me!. No one!!” She scoffed and grabbed the door open, leaving there quickly.
Hani smiled as she watched her leave.
” Make sure you ruin it to the fullest!. I owe you the biggest support!” She said aloud and slammed the door excitedly.
” Hani”
” Ahh!” She screamed and rested on the door fearfully, staring at Ian who was just standing a feet away.
” Oh my God, Ian!!” She rushed towards him and he embraced her little body quickly.
” I’m so happy that you’re fine. I’ve missed you, I’ve missed your scent, I’ve missed your hug. I’ve…missed…you!” She starts to cry.
Ian chuckled and slowly ran his fingers into her hair.
” I’ve missed you too, fav. I shouldn’t be here but I couldn’t help it. I’m sorry that we’re into this big mess, okay?”
” Mn. Please take me away with you” She said and started to take off her jewellery, dropping it on the floor carelessly.
” What are you doing?” He asked.
She pulled off her hanbok dress and was left in her short silk dress before raising her chin to look at him.
He quickly unfocused his eyes from her body, returning to look into her eyes.
” Let’s get out of here together, Ian. Let’s escape to anywhere” She said with a chubby smile, pulling his arm playfully.
” No, I can’t. If I leave with you, Xander might come for me and then it would lead to another fight.” He said.
” But you can’t die or feel pain!”
” I…can. I literally can, Hani. I don’t think I’m immune anymore. For now, let’s just play along with him okay?. I’d think of something soon” He said and hani looked at him sadly, with her little lip forming a pout.
” What If xander hurt me. He’d definitely hurt me”
” He’s not going to hurt you, i promise. I’ll always be by your side okay?” He said and immediately kissed her pout and she pulled him forward for a kiss.
Their lips started to move synchronisingly and hungrily at that moment.
It’s been a while. He really couldn’t control himself at that point.
He slowly pulled her feet by feet until she was down on her bed, he was leaning over her.
He resumed kissing her really gently and hani could hear his heartbeat, as much as he could hear hers.
She hadn’t felt any weirder than this. Her heart was racing madly as they continued to kiss passionately.
He pulled away from the kiss and leaned lower, his lip brushing at the sensitive bud in her B-__-bs .
Hani felt a knot in her stomach. He halted and looked at her face.
” You seem…uncomfortable”
” Mn” She nod her head, barely focusing on one of his eyes.
” I’m sorry, I…I.. didn’t notice” He said.
” It’s fine” She said, pressing her lip tight. He was about to leave but she grabbed his arm.
” Ian. Can you stay with me for a while until the event starts?” She asked, blinking cutely.
He looked at her carefully and then it happened in the next minutes
He had threw off his robe, wearing only his trackers on.
He laid next to her on the bed, his arms were protectively guarding her and hani was scooting into his chest like his kid, as they both drifted off.
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≈ CEREMONY<< COURTYARD
” The new Queen will down in just few minutes!” The Chief elder said, calming the boozing Groom.
Everyone waited, Especially Xander. He was looking so impatient but he wasn’t allowed to see her dress yet.
Slowly, a foot started climbing down the stairs in a haste and everyone got confused.
Salome made herself visible and there was a worried look on everyone faces.
” Oh, Wasn’t what you were expecting huh?. Welcome me in cos I’m going to be your new Queen!” She spat.
The royal family stood up looking astonished. Salome turned to Xander.
” Hey, Mr Xander” She grabbed his shirt. ” If you think I’m drunk then that’s your problem, if you don’t crown me tonight, I’ll ruin this party. Infact, what the hell am I saying!” She spat.
She went to the meal table and threw down the table cloth, crashing all the plates.
Everyone gasped at the sight.
She picked a part of the chicken and gave it to the Queen to eat.
” Why don’t you have a taste” She spat.
She walked up to the rite table, scattering the whole place.
The whole time, the devil was fuming up.
” Enough!!” Xander gritted.
Everyone saw that he was going to explode soon, his eyes had gotten so red, his long hair had grow strands.
Everyone was awaiting something powerful to happen so they moved back carefully.
Xander let loose of his anger in the next second and his entire dress vanished into thin air.
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