Chapter 78

'Arcadia??" He called out to her but she didn't open her door, he pushes the door open but he notices a weight blocked it from opening fully, he slides himself through the small space and sees his daughter unconscious on the floor, 'Arcadia!!" He lifts her up and drops her on the bed, she moans lightly as she struggled with sleep, but alas, it had left her when he carried her,
'Father?" She rubs the sleep out of her eyes, 'what is the matter?" Blue eyes stare into blue eyes but he was troubled,
'I saw you on the floor, I thought something bad had happened to you," he was filled with fear after what Octavia said Sativa told her, 'I didn't know you were sleeping."
'It is okay, I fell asleep actually," her eyes scan her room but he could see the we're swollen, like she had been crying, 'father I have a question?" He nods in approval for her to speak, 'what are the qualities of a good Queen?" And this was when self doubt had crept in.
'Well……a good Queen always puts her people first before herself, she is compassionate, kind, strong and definitely does not need a man to be able to rule efficiently." He describes his wife but the remembrance of her brought a certain pain to his heart.
'Do you think I'm a good Queen?" He had never heard her be so unsure of herself,
'Where Is this coming from Arcadia? Do you now doubt the values I have instilled in you?" He holds her hands as she fought the urge to cry,
'It's not that father," her voice broke badly, 'I think I have done something wrong. I have punished Mace for no reason, I blamed him for the attack on my people without proper investigation. I'm not a good Queen." She sobs, Xerxes is moved,
'I understand how you feel, I do not like Mace but if it is so that he didn't kill the innocent then you have no right to keep him under detention. You should set him free and tend to his wounds because I'm sure you afflicted him greatly." He pulls her closer to an embrace, 'stop crying Arcadia, I can't stand to see you cry again."
'Everything went wrong the day he came with a marriage proposal, I have never found happiness after that day." She could hear his heart beating, 'and even after taking his kingdom and his pride I still do not feel satisfied, I feel something is still missing."
'Having the crown on your head is bound to have you feeling this way, you're strong Arcadia, and you have your mother and I by your side, you can always lean on us when you feel exhausted." His words being tears to her eyes, 'I won't leave you."
It was deep into the night and Xerxes was returning to his room after putting his daughter back to sleep, as he walked slowly down the hallways he sights his wife waiting for him at the door,
'Go in." He grabs the handle of the door but she holds his wrist in place, prohibiting him from entering, 'what is this drama now Octavia?"
'Why are you always quick to angry when you talk to me? You're always making me feel bad Xerxes." She states her concern,
'And you make me feel even worse, I only get angry when you're the cause of it." He pushes himself inside and this wounds her, she enters the room and closes the door behind her, her eyes on his back,
'I'm sorry."
'Go to sleep Octavia. We need it if we're going to the town to investigate the area." He is cold towards her as he undressed. He feels arms wrap round him and his back wet with tears, 'stop crying….please….I hate it when you cry."
'I do not like it when you're angry with me, I swear I do not do it on purpose but I'm tensed at the situation." Her words are muffled as her face was in his back. He smiles slightly before pulling her to his view, 'try to control your anger around me, you know I'm just a child in a grown woman's body." She sniffs.
He laughs at her joke, 'what should I do then?" He takes an advance to her, she was looking more beautiful than ever now that the full moon was drawing closer to them,
'Xerxes stop!!" She pushes him away, 'I'm trying to give a heartfelt apology and you're flirting with me." He didn't stop advancing towards her and she didn't stop pushing him back till she falls to her bed.
Just where he wanted her.
'Be very good, I'll forgive you if you let me have you for tonight." His eyes flash lust,
'But you have me every night!! What makes this one different?" She covered her legs as he climbed the bed, his lips were only inches away from hers,
'The fact that you would be powerless."
She couldn't sleep, she needed to see him. She gets out of bed and slips into her robe, she exits her room quietly and stealthily and her feet take her to the prison, where he was kept.
Mace managed to get some sleep even though everywhere ached, he groans in pain as he moved sharply, trying to find the best angle to sleep on his mat. He hears footsteps and then murmurs, then his cell is creaking open,
'Who Is there?" He opens his eyes slowly to see peach skin and a majestic robe,
'Take him to my room." She orders and before his eyes closed again he is lifted by men and taken to another room. He opens his eyes and he is on a softer bed, he groans as his eyes flutter open, he could make sense of a blurry image,
'Where?" He attempts to sit up and his back aches, he was wrapped in bandages from head to toe after what she did to him, 'what do you want to do to me now mistress?"
'I just need you to rest and lend me your ears." That is enough to get him to stop talking, she takes in a very deep breath, 'I apologise for my mistake, I shouldn't have treated you that way. I know we don't have a good past but I shouldn't have hurt you this way without finding out if you were behind the attack. Forgive me Mace."
He blinks in disbelief, she avoided eye contact, but he was surprised. It must be Loki's magic. So he decided to push it.
'Mistress, you hurt me deeply but I can always forgive you, I'm so sore right now." He plays the victim and this makes Arcadia feel even worse,
'You would stay here from now on, and you would be given whatever you wish. I need you to recover quickly." She takes in his scent and moans lowly, 'pardon me, you just smell so good." She admits sheepishly, he laughs and this causes her cheeks to burn,
'I like the way you smell too." He lifts her hand from her side and takes in her scent, 'like roses, with a bit of crazy." His flirting got her laughing like a high school teenager that just found love.
'Do not flatter me." She takes her hand back shyly, and deep down she had no idea what was wrong with her, and why she was acting this way. But it felt good to find interest in someone she abhors. Maybe there could be a chance at a relationship.
'I'm not doing that." He smiles at her before reaching for her hair, brushing her cheeks in the process, 'you're so beautiful." He expected her to slap him but all she did was hide the embarrassment on her face, he smiles wickedly to himself, Loki's spell works like a charm, 'could you come closer a bit?"
And she doesn't waste anymore time, she was dying to be close to him, he had instantly attracted her the moment she got a better whiff of his scent. How was she hating him in the first place when he smelled and looked this good?
'I've always fancied you Arcadia, it hurt me the day you told me no, and in front of everyone. You didn't even want to know how I was like." He plays with her small fingers while she tried to take them back, the ruthless Queen had become a nervous wreck all thanks to black magic,
'Your Beta angered me, he made me thing you wanted to acquire me because I was some trophy." Her voice is equally low and she is shifting even closer to him so his pheromones could erode her senses the more,
'Leave him, he's an idiot," he was having the fun of his life, it was then he noticed once more why he wanted her in the first place. Fair skin, cute lips, a curvy body, she was the perfect meal for any Alpha and it was a surprise she hadn't gotten so many marriage proposals.
She giggles at his comment, slowly reaching to his face, she didn't like the stage she put him in and his wounds didn't seem to be healing fast enough.
'May I?" He nods despite not knowing what she was talking about, she takes off his shirt and this was a surprising turn of events. Loki did tell him to expect sex if the spell was strong enough, he just didn't expect it would be so soon.
Now he was dying to taste her, he wanted to know what flavours she would give him.
She tosses the shirt aside to see all the bruises and cuts, she slowly climbs him and settles on his crotch, 'what are you doing my Queen?" He fights his male urges not to take off her robe and grope her curves,
'Trust me." And now she was talking trust, Mace was loving Loki even more because of this.
Her energy begins to flow from her body and into his, he feels a warm sensation in his heart as her energy engulfed him, it was nice and comforting. Like resting on a rose bed. His eyes widen as her eyes were engulfed in magenta, those blue eyes he loved to look at so much had become a hypnotic magenta, he moans lowly as he felt his body speeding up healing process.
Is this the Reiki of the rose clan? The sacred healing ability that only few of them possessed, he never thought he would be graced to see this but alas, and it was amazing. It was something similar to what Loki could do but it didn't feel this good.
His bruises and cuts began to vanish and it amazed him even more, and when she was done he was completely healed. His skin was as smooth and clear as it was before and he appeared like he had not been touched by a blade. Even his scars from years ago had disappeared.
She smiles at him as her eyes revert back to normal, 'do you feel better now?" Her speech slightly slurred at the expense of her power,
'Thank you so much, is there a way I can repay you?" He pushes the buttons even further but he knew Arcadia wasn't in her right senses anymore,
'No…..I should be asking this question, it is fine, just rest….." She lifts a leg in an attempt to get off him but he held her in place, he pulls her in and his lips connect with hers, it feels like eternity and when he breaks it there is a glitter in her eyes that was not supposed to be there,
'Thank you." He reaches for her pink lips with his thumbs and she moans to his touch, his hands slither to her shoulders and her eyes closed as she accepted his touch. This was his chance and he wasn't going to screw it up, his hands slide her robe down to her forearm, her cleavage was more visible now,
'I don't think we should do this…." She was unsure, she didn't want to but she has no control of her body and mind.
'But I want to, I've always wanted to…." He pulls her robe to wrist and her upper half is visible to him, he scams her like a machine, taking in every detail of her curves. He reaches for the softness of her chest and she curls as grabbed her left mound, squeezing it firmly.
Her response was timeless, he would never forget how she moaned in pleasure as she felt his touch for the first time, he gets addicted rather quickly and grabs both breasts, groping them fondly and playing with her nipples,
'Mace…." She moans out his name and for the first time his dreams came true. He had always wished she would be in this position and the goddess had granted him his wish. Her eyes open slowly to see her lover ogling at her, it was a major self confidence boost, he was Liking what he was seeing.
He clears his throat slightly before flashing a smirk at her, 'you're so beautiful." His fingers trace her navel, gently tugging at the Hem of her underwear, 'I would be a blessed man if you would let me….." He didn't stop poking at her crotch.
'You men are all the same, one look and you want every thing." She pushes him away and climbs off of him before he pulled her for more, 'please do get some rest I would have to wake you up early in the morning to perform your task since you are now healed properly." She settles on the space beside of him and turned her back towards him.
He lays back properly on the bed and wraps his arms around her small waist pulling her closer until her bum touched his crotch, 'I hope the task I'm about to perform are pleasurable to both of us." He teases her by speaking softly into her ears, her cheeks grow red and she loves a little bit,
'Do not try your luck Mace, just because I did you a favour tonight doesn't mean I would give you more than I should. Go to sleep I will see you in the morning." She nestles deeper into his crotch and he groans slowly into her ears making her know that he was loving what she was doing, 'oh, and this one stay just between us nobody must know that you slept in my room tonight."
His hands slithered to her chest, groping and playing with her breast gently, jiggling them to his satisfaction, 'this is just between you and me but I feel that you would have to do more to keep me quiet." He does his best to manipulate her but her little moans edged him further, he so yearned to slide into her and make her squirm.
'I would give you a slap instead, go to sleep Mace."