Drayce hummed in response, "I am sure my Queen will like it when I will help her calm down her heart."

"I will like it? Who would like to get killed?' Seren thought as her heart didn't want to calm down. If not for him killing her, she was sure she would die with a sudden heart malfunctioning.

She was busy finding reasons while the devil was lost to his senses who was busy sniffing her scent and feeling her closer to him.

"I-I don't wish to, your Majesty," she replied mumbling under her shallow breath.

Drayce's ears were sharp to catch it and his lips brushed against the back of her delicate earlobe, "What you don't wish to?"

It gave her goosebumps. "I am fine with my heart like this. It will calm down on its own," she replied, trying to keep up with what he was doing. "....I don't wish to die…"

His hoarse voice and his hot breath brushing against her ear and nape just like in the morning and it was affecting her. His nose rubbing against her skin to inhale her sweet scent to his heart's content, his hand surrounded her stomach, didn't just stop there but moved along her flat stomach, making her feel embarrassed. But not a single word of protest could come out of her throat as her mind was overwhelmed with so many feelings at the same time along with fear.

"No one dies with it, my Queen. Getting help from the husband feels better," he tightened his grip against her as if wanted to merge her body with his.

"I don't…"

"How will you know if you won't let me help? Wife's duty is to help husband and let him help you, haven't they taught you in Abetha?"

'Why does he ask me the same question all the time?' she frowned and screamed in mind, 'No they didn't teach me anything in Abetha. Your wife is illiterate.' If thoughts had sound, Drayce's ears would have gone deaf.

Not waiting for her response, Drayce continued on his own, "Even if they didn't teach you, rest assured, I will teach you slowly and nicely," Drayce said and pulled her to sleep on her back instead on her one side. Even before this young Queen could understand what was happening, he was on top of her and she saw his face in front of her. His eyes stared at her intently and his lips carried a light smirk.

Her puzzled eyes looked into his as she folded her both arms against her chest, 'What is he doing?'

Drayce didn't put his weight on her delicate body but found it amusing to observe her like this, scared and puzzled while trying to put on her defense.

'How will she look when her face would have pleasurous expressions instead of scared ones? Will her eyes look more seductive than this? Will her voice sounds like music when she will love what I will do to her?' he couldn't help his thoughts from going wild.

He looked at her veil covered her face and observed the veil where it showed a shallow shape of her lips. 'I wonder how sweet she will taste,' He touched her lips with his finger over the veil and traced gently.

Seren felt the warm touch of his finger tracing her lips and she subconsciously couldn't help but part them a little.

"If we remove this veil, I can help my Queen even better," Drayce said but his words alerted Seren. She moved her hands to place them on the veil and she shook her head lightly, saying no.

Drayce retreated his hand and said, "Rest assured. I have given you my words that I won't remove it unless my Queen permits me to."

Seren felt relieved and heard him again, "Just remember, you don't have to hide yourself from me. I don't care how you look and who you are. I don't even care what the world says about you. To me, you are just my wife. You are mine and only mine."

Seren heard each word he said carefully and from his eyes, she could at least guess he was not making up the things but he meant it. But she didn't know how to respond to him.

'He doesn't care that I am a witch and treats me better than others. Can I really trust him?' she thought and heard him talk again.

"For now, shall I continue teaching my Queen wife's duty?"

"That means comforting Your Majesty?" she asked.

Drayce nodded, "In return, I will also provide comfort to my Queen."

'Comfort to me? Do I need to bite him too but I don't find it comfortable,' She thought and said, "I do not dare bite his majesty,"

"You can. Want to try it, My Queen?" He asked, looking into her eyes and didn't look like he was joking.

'Is he asking me to bite him?'

"Where would you like to bite me?" he asked.

"Nowhere and I don't wish to get bitten either," she said as her hands crossed her chest and her palms reached to cover her shoulders. "Biting hurts." Her eyes showed she was still scared of biting.

"I won't bite you, trust me. That was a mistake," he said and moved his hand to remove her hands that crossed her chest.

Trusting him, she didn't resist and let him move her hands. She felt him entangling his fingers with hers and his body putting more weight on her, making her feel the warmth from his hot body.

"A-Are you still not feeling well, your majesty," she asked.

"I will feel better once my Queen comforts me," he said looking into her eyes and was ready to do something more while moving to her neck.

"You said...you won't..bite me…" a shallow whisper left her lips.

"There are other ways, my Queen," Drayce said as his lips brushed against her neck, ready to suck on her skin.

Pinning her both hands to the side with his fingers entangled with her slender ones, Drayce inhaled her sweet scent and sucked and nibbled her skin lightly.

The moment she felt his coarse tongue licking her neck and warm pair of lips sucked it, a light gasp left her lips, and felt her body stiffened. She breathed deeply as Drayce could feel her chest moving up and her head lifting back a little.

Those gentle touches passed multiple shivers across her spine and made her mind hazy to be able to think anything; her puzzled eyes with that unknown feeling, stared at the well-decorated ceiling and she felt like she will lose herself to something. His hands were locked with hers and her body was trapped under him while her breathing turned heavy. A layer of sweat appeared in her forehead just with this.

Drayce didn't leave an inch of her neck and continued to do so as he heard her gasping and giving out soft moans. She felt soft and seductive that he wished to devour her right there. He again felt like going back on the words that he had given to the King of Abetha and doing whatever he wished to do with her. He was determined to not let the devil out this time. He needed to win over it.

He whispered in her ear, "Does it feel good, My Queen?"

Seren gulped and didn't know how to answer it. Unknowingly she felt good but not being able to understand what it was could only make her feel scared.

"I am sure it does as much as I am feeling good," he freed her one hand and moved his hand to remove the ribbon knot of her robe below her chest.

When Seren realized it, she felt even scared to think that he was removing her clothes, "Your Majesty…."

He stopped playing with her neck and looked back at her, "Are you uncomfortable my Queen?"

"M-My robe?"

"It's an obstacle," His hand successfully removed that half knot and it loosened her robe. His one hand still tangled with hers to keep his balance over her while the other moved up towards her shoulder to move the robe a bit away from her chest. Drayce didn't realize but he was slowly losing control over himself despite the determination he had and someone was waiting to take over him.

His sight was welcomed by the offwhite color, finely embroidered silk cloth that wrapped around her chest- her upper undergarment.

Seren's free hand tried to cover it but Drayce held it and pinned it to her side, leaving her shocked as he didn't seem so gentle to her that alerted her. His eyes darkened and he moved to taste the already exposed part, the top of her chest and her collarbones. He couldn't stop himself and started to suck and lick her skin.

Seren felt it but the way he suddenly turned harsh opposite to his gentle action on her neck before, she felt scared. it reminded her of when he bit her before, She could feel the change in him.

"Your Majesty, please," she said and Drayce stopped. He was lost but her voice pulled him back and he looked at her while panting heavily. The moment their sights met, the darkness in his eyes disappeared in a moment.

Seren noticed his eyes changing color in a fraction of a second and asked, "Your Majesty, Your eyes...are you alright?"

Drayce who had just returned to his senses, stared at her, 'This woman, instead of feeling scared, she is asking me if I am fine? Is she not scared of me even after seeing me like this? That devil disappeared the moment she looked into my eyes. Can she tame it too? But she is the reason for him to come out and she is the one to make him disappear. What exactly is happening here?' Drayce was muddled with so many thoughts, 'If she can call him and send him back, I am underestimating her powers. No one holds the power to tame him. It's impossible.'

"Your Majesty," she called again that pulled him out of his thoughts.

She looked scared as well as worried. He was sure she was not aware of what she had caused him. He needed to assure her everything was fine and caressed her hands with his thumb.

"Everything is fine," he assured and gently kissed on her forehead that left a gentle warmth on her skin to calm her down.

He looked at the skin on her neck and the top of her chest that he had marked colorful. Her milky white skin had patches of light red marks which looked even prominent due to the fair tone of her skin.

He tressed it with his fingers and asked, "Does it hurt?"

He was so wild a moment before but now turned gentle suddenly. It puzzled her and she found it even difficult to understand him.

"Does it?" he asked again looking into her lost-looking eyes.

Seren shook her head and Drayce moved from the top of her to lay beside her. He pulled her in his embrace without even giving her a chance to protest and said, "Let's sleep now. We have to leave for Megaris next morning."

Not having any other option, Seren put her head on his arm and slept while facing him.

Though his eyes were closed, Drayce's mind was busy thinking, 'Once I go to Megaris, I will get all the answers from Tyra.'

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Today one long chapter instead of two short. Pardon the mistakes as our editor is still not available due to a typhoon at her place.