???? THE DEMON’S BRIDE ????
( I Fell Into Your Charms… )
CHAPTER 23&24
By; Succie Brown.
DON’T BE A GHOST READER ‼️
NOT EDITED, BE MINDFUL OF ERRORS ????
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⟨ TATIANA ⟩
Tatiana closed her eyes, and slowly hang her arms around his neck, kis-sing back as well. Their li-ps collide in one accord, with their li-ps melting on each other.
Afte what seems like forever, Cheng broke the kis-s, staring de-eply into Tatiana’s beautiful blue eyes.
“Do you remember me now?” She asked with her eyes fixed on his li-ps, longing to kis-s him again.
“I don’t Tiana. My memories about you from ten years ago is still blank” He said.
“I guess it has to do something with the demon inside of you, since you lost your memories about me on the day you became a demon” She said.
“Are you mad at me for not remembering you?” Cheng asked caressed her face and Tatiana smiles.
“Of course not Cheng. We can always create new memories, since the old memories about me has been watch away from your brain.
Cheng smiles and wrapped his hands around her slender waist.
“You’re right. Let’s make new memories together and this time around, I promise you I won’t forget a single moment we shared together.
“Really?” Tatiana asked with her arm’s around her neck.
“Yes Tiana. Our moments from now on will be stuck in my head, until forever”.
“What guarantee do you have to make me believe you won’t forget about me this time around?” Tatiana asked.
“This” Cheng said claiming her li-ps again. Tatiana smiles, kis-sing him back, with the moon shining brightly at them and cicadas chirping.
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⟨ MARCELLUS’S HOUSE ⟩
Marcellus drops the ceramic cup and face Swati who had her knees on the floor, looking at him.
“It’s too sugary, make the tea again” He said.
“But you just said you wanted it sweet” Swati said with a tired voice.
She has making oolong tea for Marcellus for the past five hours. Is either he complains it’s too better, or is not bitter, or not sweet to his taste.
Swati knew she brou-ght it upon herself and there was nothing she could do, but dance to the beating of the music she created.
“Are you complaining? Then do you want me to take you to the Chief judge of Maelstrom, since you won’t be able to pay me the money you hoaxed from me.
Swati looks at him and fakes a smile. “Of course not Marcellus, I’m not complaining. I’ll make another oolong tea for you” Swati said.
She took the tray and leaves with it, and Marcellus let out a creepy smile. “This is so much fun” He muffled.
Swati came back with another tray of oolong tea and placed on the table for Marvelous.
“I hope you like it this time around Marcellus” She said with a respect bowing to him. Though that didn’t actually came from her heart. She hated Marcellus for stressing life out of her, that if she was giving a sword to kill him, she is gladly going to do it without any hesitation.
Marcellus sips from the cup of oolong and smiles. “It perfect” He said, and Swati let out a smile of relief.
“Since you love the tea, I’ll be going to bed now” She said and bowed to him. Swati was about opening the door of the door, but was stopped by Marcellus’s voice.
“Halt your feet, right this instant” He said.
Swati frowns her face, but when she turned to look at him, Swati flashed a smile at him.
“Do you need anything else?” She asked faking a smile.
“It so hot in here, and I can’t possibly sleep when it’s hot, it makes me sick. Fan me” He said, and Swati’s eyes almost went out of its socket.
“I should do what?” She asked.
“Are your ears clogged? I just said it’s so hot in here and I can’t sleep when the room is hot, fan me still I fall asleep” Marcellus said with all seriousness, which meant he wasn’t jocking.
He laid down in his bed with his hands on his chest, while Swati remain where she was not moving an inch.
“What are you waiting for? Get to work” Marcellus ordered her.
“Right on that Marcellus” Swati said and reluctantly took the weaving hand fan from the a wooden table.
She squat beside him and began blowing air in his face with the weaving hand fan.
“Can you add more pressure on it, I’m still hot” He said and Swati shot him a deadly look.
“Right on that Marcellus” She said drawing her words, increasing the pressure in blowing air into his face.
Few minutes later, Swati noticed that Marcellus has already drift to sleep and she let out a happy smile.
“Now I can finally have some sleep” She muffled.
Swati stood up from the ground and began tip toeing towards the door.
“Where do you think you are going?” Marcellus’s voice asked, her making her stopped on her track. She turns to face him, forging a laugh.
“No where Marcellus, I was just checking if the door was locked properly” She said.
“No need for that, resumed your work, you can’t leave this room still I wake up tomorrow”.
“Are you trying to say I should fan you throu-ghout the night, then how am I supposed to sleep? I’m human too” Swati said, and Marcellus looks at her.
“You? A human? I don’t think so Swati. You are a witch and since witches don’t sleep at night, you should make me warm still tomorrow, are you just going to stand there and watch me, or should we just go to the Chief judge” Marcellus said, and Swati quickly went to him, blowing air in his face with the weaving hand fan.
Marcellus smiles secretly before laying back on the bed. He woke up in the middle of the night, and sees Swati’s hand on the side of her head, with her eyes closed and some part of her hair covering her face.
Marcellus slowly took out the strands of her hair from her face, and his eyes were glued on her face, and within a second he gave out a smile.
“She is indeed a beautiful witch” He muttered and smiled again. Since Swati was struggling to sleep, he carefully took her head and gently placed on the bed.
“If I take her back to her room, she’s going to find out that I did, so in order not to create any suspicion, she should remain here” Marcellus said watching the sleeping Swati.
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⟨ NEXT DAY ⟩
Narmada sighs for the sixth time when she didn’t see a sign of the man she saw some days ago.
“I must be so stupid to think that he’d come here again. Maybe I should just go back to the palace, since I came here alone” Narmada said to herself.
And just when she was about to leave, her eyes spotted him from a distance coming her way, and she smiles so widely.
She quickly brou-ght out her mirror to see if she was looking beautiful, and she smiles when she sees she was extremely gorgeous.
She place back the mirror inside her robe and when he was getting closer to her, Narmada intentionally fell to the ground, just so she can get his attention and indeed her trick worked.
He quickly rushed to her, holding her by the shoulder. “My lady, are you all right? Wait, I know you” He said after he looked at Narmada’s face properly.
“You remember me?” She asked in a low voice smiling.
“Of course I do, I can’t forget a pretty face like yours” He said helping her stand on her feet.
“My name is Narmada, You?” She asked with a smile, she can’t let go of this opportunity of knowing his name.
“Zain” He said.
“I finally got to know your name” She muffled smiling cutely.
“Did you just say your name is Narmada” Zain asked.
“Yes” Narmada answers, smiling.
“But that’s the name of the only princess of Maelstrom, right?” He asked and Narmada’s smiling face instantly disappear.
“Really?” She asked, like she had no idea about what Zain was talking about.
“Yes. I got to know about the names of the Royal family because my mother used to work as a palace maid, but all of a sudden, she was brou-ght back to us dead” Zain said.
“When did she die?” Narmada asked.
“On the lantern festival ten years ago” Zain said, and Narmada tried her best not to gasps.
*Ten years ago on the lantern festival… That means his mother was among the maids and bodyguards, Cheng’s demon killed years ago* Narmada thought with wide opened eyes, but she blinked her eyes to suppress her surprise.
“Do you detest the Royal family?” She asked in a low voice.
“Of course I do. Who won’t be mad at them? The King didn’t explain how she die, it’s something to be mad at about… I shouldn’t be telling someone I just met all this” Zain said.
“Is fine Zain, I won’t tell anyone” Narmada said.
“Are you the princess of Maelstrom?” He asked.
“Of course not. Why will you think I’m the princess of Maelstrom?” She asked denying herself.
“Because you have the same name with the princess of Maelstrom” Zain said.
“Just because we bear the same name doesn’t mean I’m her. Take a look at me, do I look like someone from the royal family, I’m just a maidservant working for a noble family.
Zain looks at the robe she was wearing. You’re right, there’s no way you will be a member of the royal family” Zain said.
“Can we be friends?” She asked.
“Yes we can Narmada, as long as you’re saying the truth of not being the princess of Maelstrom, because I loathe each and every one of the royal family of Maelstrom” Zain said.
Narmada gulped down ha-rd and said.
“I’m not the princess of Maelstrom Zain” She said and cursed herself inwardly.
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⟨ THE PALACE OF MAELSTROM ⟩
“Are you sure you are all right? That smile of yours has never left your face” Kira said to Tatiana as they walked.
“Really?” She asked smiling.
“Yes Tatiana. Tell me all the details, did you get your first kis-s already?” Kira asked teasing her.
And Tatiana smiles remembering the kis-ses she shared with Cheng last night and it made her smile the more.
“See, I’m right. You’re blus-hing all over. Who is he Tatiana, is it one of the bodyguard of the royal family?” Kira asked smiling.
“Of course not, never, eww” Tatiana said.
“Then who is he? Tell me all about him?”
“We aren’t that close for me to disclose my husband’s identify to you” Tatiana walking away smiling.
“Husband? When did she get married? Tatiana, wait for me” Kira said going after Tatiana.
Tatiana and Kira walked on the hallway in the premises of the palace, when they saw some maids and servants gathered.
“What’s going on?” Kira asked.
“Let’s find out” Tatiana said and both went to the crowd, gaining their way to the front and Tatiana’s eyes went wide opened in shock when she sees Thiago lashing out on the palace head maid.
Her whole body was filled with blood and marks as a result of how Thiago was whipping her, and Tatiana quickly rushed to her, covering her.
“And who did heck are you? Oh I remember, the so-called Tatiana who prevented Cheng from going wild. How dare you interrupt me!!” Thiago yells at her.
“I don’t know what she has done wrong for you to punish her this way, but is wrong. You shouldn’t be lashing out on a woman old enough to be your mother!!” Tatiana shouted at him, making everyone gasps in shock.
“Did you just shout at me” Thiago asked with rage of anger.
“How dare a common maid like you raise your voice at me!!” Thiago shouted like a mentally insane person. He took a sword from my one of the bodyguard standing and aimed it at Tatiana.
And just when the sword was about touching her, Tatiana looks at the sword and it magically flew away from Thiago’s hand and landed on his forehead.
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TBC