💞THE KNIGHT’S BRIDE 💕
{ Fated to love }
CHAPTER 51 & 52
BY; Chioma Melody.
Subtitle: Tenderly
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COPY AND SEE MY HELL⚠️
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Hani suddenly clutched Ian’s body with her tight fist and he immediately jerked.
” Are you alright, hani?” He asked.
” I’m s…s..so c..cold. So terribly c..cold!” She mumbled in his chest.
” Oh f*ck!. You should I’ve told me earlier” He said, stroking her hair gently. They hadn’t spend three minutes in the rain and she was already freezing into a cone.
” Please take me home. Please ian” She cried.
” You can open your eyes now” He told her.
Hani forced her eyes open and looked around only to find them in his room already. She leaned away, blinking continously.
” H..how…did….
” Shhh” He hushed her. ” No one should know you’re here with me so you need to try to be calm, okay?” He asked and hani slowly nodded.
He took off the coat from her body and hani felt a wave of cold air hit her skin.
” I’m still cold!” She jerked.
Ian immediately hugged her with his arms snaked around her chunky body. He could feel every flesh through her dress.
He placed her on the dressing chair and walked away, taking the towel from his cabinet before walking back to her. He placed the towel on her shoulders, leaning his weight on the table as he stared at her.
” I hope you’re fine now?” He asked, looking at her as she shivered under the towel.
” A little bit. Nothing cures my cold more than your tight hug” She pouted, looking up at him cutely.
” You…want me to hug you?”
” I’m scared cos I might transfer my cold to you.” She said innocently and Ian let out a little grin.
” Come over” He gestured, widening up his arms and hani stood up, dropping the towel on the floor before soaking herself inside him hotly.
He cuddled her, making her feel warmer. He kissed her head and stroke her hair gently while his hands travelled low towards her waistline.
” I hope its better now?” He whispered next to her ear.
” Mn” She mumbled.
He placed a ticklish kiss on her ear and hani bit the flesh beneath her lip.
He interchanged sides with her without breaking the hug and hani was the one leaning on the table. His kisses slowly transfered to her cold neck and hani could feel it feverishly coming.
She pressed her lip tight, stopping herself from feeling too weird cos that how she was feeling right then. He didn’t stop there. He continued to trail kisses on her shoulders till his hands on her hips started moving.
His hands moved slowly, unpredictably, and in the next minute, he grabbed a fold of her soft fleshy part. Her lip formed a pout as she silently stood fixed, controlling her rough breath.
‘ What’s he doing’ Her innocent mind thought.
He suddenly pulled her up on the table and their gaze fell on eachother. He was looking pervertly hot, she wore an innocent look. He could see how weak her eyes were and that alone secreted a new feeling inside him.
His hands went to the back of her ear and he pulled her face closer as their lips met and crushed into eachother softly. Hani toes jerked as he kissed her. The feeling was f**king incomprehensible.
Her blood relaxed under the pit of her stomach as his tongue paved her little mouth open, sulking her lower lips fondly. He was such a great kisser, and that kept her heart pounding deeper.
She returned back the kiss with her arms around him and no doubt, their fast, hot breath showed how much they were enjoying the union.
When he broke the kiss, they were both entirely breathless. He slowly leaned away, staring at her pretty eyes.
She was the sweetest thing he could ever think of. And come to think of it, it was only a kiss and it was badly driving him crazy.
When he was stable, he leaned into her, cupping her cheeks.
” It was…your first kiss?” He managed to ask.
” Mn” She nodded shyly.
” Mine as well” He said with a grin.
She pressed her lip tight and an awkward silence reined in for few minutes until Ian spoke up.
” Um…It’s almost late. I think we should move now” He said and he brought her down from the table.
” Am I going to go back to the camp?” She asked and he pocketed his arm, walking closer.
” Do you wanna stay with me here?” He asked, leaning his head to a side and she could see him plead through his eyes for her to stay.
She gave a gummy smile whilst holding him playfully.
” You are so cute when you look at me that way” She chuckled.
” What way?” He raised his brow professionally and hani admired him once more.
” You know what. You were made to look just perfect”
” For you” He said and kissed her head.
She quickly straddled him on the bed and Ian looked at her fondly, resting his arms behind his head on the headboard.
” Can you grant me a wish, Ian?” She asked.
” A wish?” He looked at her and he immediately grasped what she might be thinking.
” You want me to marry you?” He asked.
” No, No!. I mean.. But…that’s not entirely my thoughts. I mean…” She trailed nervously.
” So tell me, what’s your wish then?” He asked, looking at her fondly.
” Can…Can um…” She pressed her lip tight, playing with his buttons and Ian just smirked, admiring her.
He stretched out his hand, stroking her cheeks with his thumb.
” You can tell me anything, hani. I’ll definitely do it for you” He said.
” Can I suspend it for tomorrow?” She asked.
” You don’t want to tell me now?” He asked and her cheeks beamed.
” I don’t feel really confident now. I’ll write it on a paper tomorrow”
” If that’s your choice, then no worries. When should I expect it?” He asked, leaning away from the headboard to crop her into him.
” Um…Before dusk tomorrow” She whispered.
” Is that a promise?”
” Pinky promise!” She raised her pinky finger at him and he smiled without his eyes.
” Good night purr” She said and pecked his nose.
She climbed off him and laid, facing the other side of the bed and he just examined her in silence.
Days had passed, and he’s getting to realise how much he loves her so much more than being friends.
” She’s so addictive. I can’t barely stop loving her” He said to himself with a smile.
***
Hani woke up in a fuming place. It was not actually fuming but she couldn’t clearly see anything.
” Who’s here?” She called, standing up to her feet. Amber slowly showed up from the mist and her eyes widened.
” Amber!!!” She screamed and ran to her and they hugged in the process. ” I’ve missed you sooo much!!”
” I’ve missed you too darling.” Amber smiled before leaning away from her. ” congratulations, Hani!. You’ve finally broken the curse that I waited all my life for” She said.
” Huh?. What curse”
” Lisa’s death was the only thing that could break the curse of you not being able to mate with your partner. Now that she’s gone, Everything is now in place” She said.
” So that means I can….
” Definitely, hani. The good thing is Xander is out of the way and Ian is loving you”
” He is?. He doesn’t really show much”
” He really does love you. He’s just not certain yet. Wait, until tomorrow” She winked.
” Thank you so much, Amber. This reincarnation thing has really taught me a lot and I don’t regret going back to set things right”
” Of course it was. I know you were capable of doing it right that’s why I believed in you. You’ve truly showed me the definition of a cute, brave girl” Amber said.
” Thank you!” Hani bowed respectfully.
” Hey Be quick and get married. I want to see some little pumpkin running around the palace soon” She said and hani cheeks beamed with a gummy smile.
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NEXT DAY<
Ian pulled the door open and met Vivian sitting next to the king on his bedside.
” Good morning father, Good morning mother” He greeted, stepping in slowly.
” Ian. Where have you been?” The king asked.
” I’ve been in the palace. I’m sorry that I didn’t come to check on you since last night” He said.
” It’s fine, Son. Come seat here, I need to inform you on a few things before it’s too late” He said and Ian sat next to him.
” You see, I’m getting pretty old. My rein in this palace is running up and it’s time for you to take your place as a king. I don’t have much time left, Ian. If you need to do anything, do it now. If you need to get married, do it now and let me give you my blessings. Cos you may wake up one day and not find me here” He said.
” I know that, father” He said lowly. ” I know we haven’t spent much time as a family but I can’t stop death from taking you away from me. But I’ll be strong” He continued.
” That’s my son” He smiled.
” And one more thing…” He coughed hard before speaking up.
” You’ll be getting your coronation tonight, I’ll hand over the throne to you and I want to trust you under Edessa’s care, okay?”
” I’ll do my best father” He said gulping hard with the bump in his throat moving.
The door opened and hani slowly stepped in. She’s dressed in a new hanbok and she looked so taken cared of.
” Good morning your highnesses.” She bowed.
” Hani, come over here” Vivian called with a smile. Hani slowly stepped in and stood next to her.
” How was your night. I heard you spent your night in the palace” She smirked and hani got scared as she blinked continously.
” Um.. I..I..was actually working in the palace and I mistakenly slept off here” She lied, her brows knitting fearfully.
“It’s fine. I know you slept at Ian’s place but it’s completely fine to do that” She said and hani lowered her gaze guiltily.
Ian stood up and picked hani’s hand before pulling her to the side of the bed where his father was.
” Father. We want your blessings. I think I’m ready to settle in” He said and Hani eyes got widened as she looked at him.
” I want us to get married tonight, in place with the coronation happening” He said further. Vivian smiled in satisfaction and the king sat up with a grin.
” I knew something was fishy between the two of you from the very first day I met you” The king said. “Come over and let’s me give a short prayer of blessings” He said.
They walked closer and the king blessed their union and afterwards, Ian hugged hani. He leaned into her ears.
” I’m sorry this is happening too early but it’s for our betterment okay?”
” You don’t understand. I’m more than happy right now to witness this. Thank you so much. I feel so fulfilled” She smiled, crushing him with a hug.
The king resumed coughing again and they quickly disengaged the hug, rushing to him.
” Your highness!”
” Father!!” They held him but his cough only got worse as they did nothing.
Some guards rushed in and started to pull him out of the room and he was taken to the physician immediately.
***
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Salome saw Hani coming towards the camp and she immediately stooped to her feet, stopping hani in her track. Hani tried to take the other way but salome stood in front her once again.
” Stay away from me!” Hani yelled and began to turn away from her.
” Hani. Hani wait!” She said and Hani angrily stopped in her track, getting a dumpling cheek.
Salome walked forward as she fidgeted.
” I heard the rumor about you were getting married tonight with the new crowned prince.” She said and hani faced her.
” It’s not a rumor, cos I am!” Hani said proudly.
” Lucky you” She faked a smile and hani folded her arm, noticing the jealousy in her eyes.
” What is it now. You’ve never wanted my company so why do you want me now!” She yelled.
“I wanted to apologise cos I’m sorry” Salome said with pleading eyes. ” I’ve hurt you so many times and I realised it now backfiring at me, I can’t even do anything right or think right” She sniffed.
” Do you really want to be sorry or you’re tricking me again?” Hani asked.
” I’m very sorry this time around. I would never try to hurt you. I just need a friend who i could share my problems with and confide in” She said.
” Nope. I’ve learnt a lot in this new life and I don’t want to make the same mistake. I don’t want to be your friend. Not until I can trust you very well” She said and began to walk away from there.
” Proud b*tch!” Salome cursed in tears. She squatted on her spot as she continued to wet her eyes painfully.
***
**EVENING<
The wedding ceremony and coronation was almost over when Ian walked out of the palace hastily.
He met his horse outside and that brought a relief to him. He moved around the white horse that had been properly groomed, and tied to a tree.
” Is this the horse I’ll be using for the parade?” He asked the caretaker who was with him.
” Yes, Your highness. It has never been used and it’s fur is excellent. It’s also obeys instructions and it’s a good watchman” The horse caretaker said.
” I don’t really care about all that, I just hope my wife likes it” He said.
Hani stepped out of the palace with her personal attendant walking behind her. She immediately sighted the large horse from her and her alertness kicked in. She turned away and zoomed off, running back towards the palace.
” Your highness!” Her attendant called, running after her, almost slipping on the way.
She held her dress and began to zoom off quickly, dodging the passersby. No one knew the new Queen was a marathon racer until that very day.
” No. Not a horse, Not that scary looking thing!” She screamed, taking off her shoes as she ran barefooted. Some guards saw her and they immediately stopped her, obstructing her from going further.
” You need to attend this carnival, your highness. It’s compulsory!”
” I can trek!, please not the horse” She panicked.
” No your highness, it’s part of the tradition. You need to go with the king” He said.
” No please. I’m scared!” She cried. And when she couldn’t confide, he lifted her up on his shoulder, walking her back to the stable.
He dropped her down infront of Ian and he immediately held her in place.
” Fav, Are you okay?” Ian asked.
” Please don’t let us ride in this. I’m scared of horses” She said.
” But It doesn’t even bite”
” It looks scary. I just can’t” She said.
” Its compulsory that after our wedding, we’d have a horse carnival trip. I promise you it won’t hurt” He said carefully.
” How do you expect us to seat a large animal like this. Please don’t let the horse stare at me when we climb it” She said and Ian let a whoosh air pass through his lip.
He brought her closer to the horse and made her touch it.
” You see, it’s calm. It doesn’t do anything” He said left hold of her hand, while hani caressed the horse on her own.
” It has fine fur” She said.
” It’s never been climbed. It’s a pure horse meant for us. Let’s climb quickly” He said before climbing it up and he pulled hani on it too, so she was sitting in front of him.
” Are you still scared?” He asked.
” If it’s misbehave, don’t yell at me when I jump out of the horse on my own” She pouted and Ian let a light chuckle.
” It wouldn’t dare. It’s a royal horse, it’s been trained” He said before hitting the ropes and the horse began to ride away quickly.
It left the palace and they rode round the village, going places while giving everyone the chance to see the new crowned Queen and his majesty.
Hani was able to see places she hadn’t see in decade, but their trip got interrupted when hani started to feel horse-sick.
When it was dark, they stopped at a greener pasture next to the river, where the blue hue of the night sky was in full view.
It was a place far from the village. There, they prepared a little picnic and camped there while they left the horse to graze.
Ian was setting up dinner when Hani took out her wishlist from her pocket. It was just a single wish but she wasn’t sure if Ian would fulfill it.
” So my wish is finally here” She said, holding the paper with next to her face nervously.
Ian dropped the stuff with him and faced her with a smile.
” Can I see it now?” He asked. Hani peeked at the paper and back at his eyes before stretching it to him with a pressed lip.
” It’s not much” She said and He collected the paper and unfolded the pieces carefully.
* CAN YOU TAKE ME TO GO SEE MY DAD. HE LIVES CLOSEBY*
Ian read it carefully and faced her.
” You want to see your dad?”
” Yes, He doesn’t live far from here and we can probably trek over.” She said, silently hoping he’d say a yes.
He looked at the paper again before getting up on his feet, wearing up his hoodie. He pulled her up on her feet and adjusted the hoodie in her head, staring at her face through it.
” No one should know we’re royals, or bad people could come after us, okay?”
” Okay” She nodded.
He kissed her lip softly before taking her hand, pulling her away quickly. After walking for what seemed like hours, They arrived at a small building that seemed deserted.
” Is this where he lives?” Ian asked and she started to walk in, leaving his question hanging in the air.
” Papa!” She yelled but no one answered. She started to walk in and found the properties inside had been completely shattered .
She couldn’t go on any longer so she ran out of the house in tears, going into Ian’s arm.
” No one is in. He’s not there anymore” She cried.
Ian quickly hugged her without saying a word. He didn’t want anything to disrupt their excitement on their wedding night but this already came up.
” Maybe he just relocated” He said.
” I’m sure he was probably killed. This is so unfair!” She cried bitterly and Ian vanished, appearing back at their camping spot.
He placed her on his chest, trying to comfort the crybaby she was but it wasn’t working.
He slowly leaned away and looked at her, kissing her reciprocally. But each time he pulled out from the kiss, she resumed crying.
” Please don’t be sad, fav. I’m sorry about how things went but we can’t do anything to bring him back, you know. Please stop crying or I’ll feel our wedding night is ruined” He plead, rubbing out her tears in her eyes.
She sniffed and looked at him.
” I don’t mean to cry this way but I’m just not happy cos I’d never get to see him ever again” She said.
” Same with how I feel about my real mom. We never even met. And soon, if the king doesn’t survive this as well, then I’ll loose both. I clearly feel same way, hani. It’s okay cos we’ve got eachother and that’s all that matters. it’s okay baby, don’t cry” He said, kissing her hot tears.
He picked the bowl of pudding he had made for her before feeding her carefully. She chewed her food as she watched his face and she realised he wasn’t eating.
” Won’t you eat too?” She asked.
” Not until you’re full” He said. She picked the other spoon and dugged it into the food before stretching it to his lip.
” Have some?” She said.
He chuckled before opening up his lip, having the content in the spoon. He fed her the last meal before pulling the bowl aside, wiping off her little lip with the tip of his thumb.
” Everywhere seems bored. Can we play a game?” She asked.
” What kind of game?” Ian asked, cruising his leg together.
” Truth and dare” She whispered and Ian turned to look at her with a fine smirk.
” I’ll go first. Truth or dare?” He asked.
” Definitely truth” She said.
” What part of me gets you turned on the most?” He asked and hani grinned her teeth openly in a nervous way.
” Your Abs” She said guiltily and Ian chuckled.
” You can’t seize to surprise me everytime, hani. Maybe I should stop reading your mind cos I get it wrong everytime” He said, staring at her fondly.
” So you!, truth or dare?” She yelled, pointing at his face while poking on it.
” Dare” He said.
” I dare you to caress the part you love most about me” She said and Ian studied her carefully.
His hands reached up to her pretty big eyes as he caressed her lids softly. He stared at her eyes while doing it.
He moved down to her lips as stroke it gently even tho it was pretty dry. His hands reached for her b**bs and his thumb went circles around her nipples crazily.
Hani held her breath as he did it so f**cking slow through her dress. He felt it got hard over time. He stooped in and sulked her dress, taking her nipple along and Hani fist clutched the sheet.
” Oh my, oh Ian” She sweated.
He sulked it faster but it only got harder and harder as he did so and hani parted her lips. He stopped and started undressing her completely, and a cold wave of air hit her skin.
He looked at her, she was wearing only her undies this time. She was a little chubby girl- his type.
His head moved to her blossom and he captured it again, rolling his tongue crazily on it before sulking it to her warmth.
” Oh…F**k!” Hani whispered, holding his head as she pushed him deeper.
They were both down on the mattress now.
His tongue kept rolling, nibbling and sulking on it all at once and her head spinned.
” Oh f**k. Wait…
” Ian!! ”
” Blo…ody f***k…!!”
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Tbc