CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
TESSA'S POV
I was ready to go pull him out of there for the fourth time in the last two hours but Zyx and Aran held me back, both trying to get me to remember he agreed to this.
He'd passed the second test, screams of a battle cry pouring out of him as he faced whatever battle it was alone.
My heart bled for him and I wished I could make it all stop.
I've never loved anyone romantically before him but I sure knew people didn't watch their lovers go through this type of pain, one that was intentional, yet necessary.
He breathed deeply as he came back from the scene of the second test and then without a break, was launched into the third.
I wasn't even surprised when I heard him scream out my name.
What shocked me was the way it was said.
“Don't do this to me, please. I love you, why would you do this to me?” He cried out, pain in his voice.
“You're breaking our bond for him? I'm strong enough for you, you just don't see it because you're powerful now, but I can defend you, I can rescue you too, but you don't even give me that chance,” he poured out.
“If you go with him, I'll… I'll have no choice but to.. to let you go,” he said quietly.
“I'll love our children and our kingdom. I won't die, I'll try not to die, I'll stay and hope he fucks up because no one can love you the way I do. Just know that I don't need this bond to be tethered to you so don't be scared to come back to me. Goodbye,” he croaked, sighing.
He seemed to have watched me leave because he began sobbing.
He didn't stop even when the sign marked green, showing he'd passed this test too.
But the sobs continued, making the crowd quiet.
I teleported into the boxed room, not even caring what anyone said.
They wanted the test, he's done it and passed.
“Baby,” I called to him, grabbing him by his shoulder and forcing him to look up. “I'm here and I'm never leaving. We'll build this empire together and stay to rule it till we she and die, you hear me?” I said to him
“You promise?”
“I swear on my life,” I reiterated, wiping his eyes and kissing his forehead.
“I love you,” he whispered, still breathing heavily and grabbing my waist.
“I love you too baby, let's go and get your crown, my king.”
***
The coronation had ended, well, we'd left the premises, tired of entertaining people and making promises all day.
After the test he'd gone through, I knew he was tired so I gave the people an excuse about my health and we stole away.
Now we were in space and he'd recreated the glass dome for us again.
I had gotten some food and a blanket, and we'd spread it out and put the ship on Stasis mode so we didn't have to worry about the rocket ship.
We lay there, our bodies intertwined.
We'd barely spoken to each other since, not that he was upset or anything. But I knew whatever he saw must have affected him deeply.
I didn't want to prod him to talk, he would at his own pace, I just wanted to be in his presence and help remind him that I wasn't going anywhere.
He fed me the grapes and apples as we lay down, breathing deeply in sync and watching the stars.
It was the most peaceful state we'd been in for a while now.
“You'll never leave me, right?” He asked, right out of the blue.
“Never,” I replied, sure of that response with every fiber of my being.
“Even though I can be a hard ass sometimes and I forget to listen to you and I'm not the strong, powerful ky'rhan you deserve?”
“But you are my strong, powerful ky'rhan, I have some of these powers in me and I understand why you act the way you do sometimes. Just keep working on loving me right and I'll be able to forgive you on the days you fuck up.”
“Thank you, My Queen,” he whispered and kissed me.
The kiss began to deepen and I had to pull away.
“I'm menstruating,” I reminded him.
“Fuck, I wish I was a vampire,” he replied, making me laugh.
“They don't exist!”
“That's because nobody has taken research on Earth very seriously. The formula is literally everywhere. I would have been sucking the blood out of you right now,” he whined.
“When you're not worrying about the entire universe, you are actually crazy,” I said, smiling down at him.
“You are the reason I haven't actually gone, crazy baby. These people are so demanding!”
“Remember you took this role by yourself. You could have run away.”
“And miss out on the chance to have everyone call you queen? Never!”
“You enjoy that? You're filthy!”
“I can't help that you're so regal when you mean to be, commanding tough men all around. It's so sexy,” he said, kissing my neck and making me giggle.
Then we settled into a comfortable silence again.
“We'll have a baby girl,” he whispered out of nowhere again, “and we'll name her Taysa, just a mini you.”
“Will she have my hair or yours?”
“Don't be ridiculous, mine is longer, that's why I cut it all the time,” he replied with a smirk.
“You've got a point there. But she's definitely going to have my eyes, yours is already replicated in Xander, don't be greedy.”
“Fine, I'll let you have this one,” he replied.
We continued dreaming about our future, ignoring whatever was happening down there.
This was our time to be two normal lovers, simply existing for ourselves alone. We'd figure out everything else later.
Against his protest, I did give him head. It always made me heady when I make him cum with my mouth, his reactions alone were enough to get me close to an orgasm.
I definitely couldn't wait for tomorrow night, he'll give me everything there is to give, that was for sure.