"Your majesty, I can take care of myself".

Rachel is bewildered by the duke's action. Is he planning to bathe me? She can't stop blushing and at the same time trembling.

"It's my duty to take care of you".

He then started to remove her clothes piece by piece. Rachel is about to complain when Sebastian interrupts her thoughts.

"Don't move so much, I promise not to do anything unless your movement is provoking me".

Rachel is horrified that he is thinking about banging her in the bathroom. Her body is exhausted from the overnight sex and succession training. She stops objecting and lets him do whatever he wants.

After he removed her clothes, he then started to remove his clothes and join her in the tub. It is a large tub with a very exquisite design with a gold rim on the side.

He scoops a handful of water and carefully bathes her body. It was such a delicate move that made her eyes flutter.

'The most powerful man in the empire is bathing me. Is this one of his fetishes?'

Her heart itches by his action and she tries to ignore this unsettling feeling she started to feel whenever he came closer and did something out of the ordinary for her.

"Hm your majesty, Can I ask you something?".

Sebastian looks at her and he almost loses his control to devour her. Her eyes flutter and her skin is moist and pinkish due to his strokes.

He held a rough sigh and at his limit not to penetrate her at this moment.

"Tell me".

"About my head lady in waiting. I told the Marchioness that I have chosen Lady Anne Leyn".

She looks at him with the anticipation to agree with her choice. He then urges her to continue.

"If his majesty allows, I will request the lady to accompany me during my last three days of lessons with the Marchioness".

Sebastian knew that she would appoint that lady of the house Leyn sooner than later. His only problem with this appointment of her friend is that cheeky bastard's brother. He knew his obsession with Rachel and appointing his sister meant being close to her in proximity as well.

'What a nasty situation this is. Shall I destroy that bastard?'

Sebastian is contemplating to torture his opponent when he felt a soft brush in his arm. It's so soft like a kitten's scratch.

"Your majesty?"

Rachel is nervous that the duke will reject her proposal. If she only knew that his dissatisfaction stems from the brother of Anne, she may think twice to promote her best friend as the head of her lady in waiting.

"If I approve her appointment, what would I get in return?".

So, this is a favor that needs to be returned on equal footing.

'What a sly scum'. Rachel murmurs her resentment and activates her 'barbie face'.

Sebastian saw it all and made him chuckle. 'She sure is capable, let's see what tricks she will play'.

"What does your majesty want?".

Her eyes flutter and she said it in a tiny soft voice that it sounds erotic to his ears.

"Can you handle what I want?".

He lifts her chin and puts his thumb inside her mouth.

"What I want is you. All of your time and attention, your eyes should only look at me".

He glides his hands to her neck, traces her skin down to her cleavage and pinch her nipple. Rachel moans in surprise and covers her mouth in embarrassment.

"I own this body. Your moans are created by me. If there's an insignificant being who would like to challenge what is mine, we all know it doesn't end well".

Rachel realizes that the duke knows Simon's feelings for her otherwise he will not give a warning not to touch his property.

'He knew everything about me and the people who are connected to me. Offending him will affect my friends' lives.'

She wanted to curse her destiny, good god, what has she got into? Did she touch a flag she shouldn't touch? She knows that his obsession with her body to cure his curse, but his obsession seems to have gone overboard.

"Your majesty, I belong to you until I remove your curse. I am entrusting my life to you".

She needs to appease the final boss for he is way too crazy to doubt her loyalty. There is no way to offend her insurance policy against her enemies in this empire and her return ticket to her previous world.

Sebastian took her lips and kissed her roughly. He is pleased to hear her answer.

'Yes, your flesh and soul belong to me. It's good that you realize it early this time and not have a funny idea to run away with that bastard'. 

(Authors note: Our boy Sebastian is Jelly :-D)