Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7


HAVEN'S POINT OF VIEW


Everything that's happening to me right now feels new. The words are so much for me to take. It is making me feel so important, so special, so much being cared...and loved. And those are the things that I have never felt from someone before.


And I actually don't know on how to react on this. Should I believe him or not? He sounds so sincere with his words. I can feel it. But I don't know. I don't know him yet. Not even his name. I don't even know why am I in this luxurious place.


And what is he here?


Judging from the way he looks and his stand, I know that he is much respected in this place and I do think that I should do the same. I should show him the same respect that the people shows.


He's my...second chance mate. Up until now, I am still wondering as to why did the Moon Goddess gave me a second chance mate. I clearly broke the rule. I defied her words when I rejected Tristan. But I just can't stay...weak like that. I should just at least carry myself. A little revenge isn't that bad, is it?


A soft knock outside the door woke me up from my deep thoughts. The man beside me quickly got up, probably to open the door.


"King, I've brought the foods here with the maids." I heard an unfamiliar voice spoke. It was probably the head chef that he told me awhile ago who will cook the foods for us.


And now it's here.


I bit my lower lip. I should at least say thank you, right?



"Very well, Andrew. Bring that inside. Put that on the table in the balcony. We're eating it there." His cold voice replied. When I heard the footsteps getting inside, I slowly got up from the bed. I saw how the man, King as they call him, looked at me.

I sighed. It's really frustrating that I don't have any idea what his name yet. I don't know how to call him. And he knows my name! I remember, he called me with my name two or three times already. It's quite unfair. But I heard him being called King by the chef. Is it his name or...his title?


I slightly shivered just thinking about the latter.


There's no way in hell that he will be a King! No! The more that I have to get out of here if ever I found out about his real position in this place.


"You hungry, baby?" He asked softly. I pouted slightly and nodded hesitantly. It was the truth. I was already so so hungry when I woke up. I just stopped myself from...showing it. I don't really want to embarass myself in front of him. And I was too shy to even ask for a food to eat.

He chuckled lowly as he held my hand, slowly guiding my towards the spacious balcony. I saw a man wearing a chef's uniform and a three women who was putting the foods on the table.


I feel like my mouth watered when I saw how delicious the foods are. They are all...unfamiliar to me, but I can't deny the fact that I am already craving for it. It smells delicious and I can't wait to try it!


When they were done on putting all the foods on the table, they quickly turned to us. I saw how the eyes of the three women darted at me. Confusion were clearly written in their eyes as they stared at me but there is no disgust, just like what I expected for them to show. They're probably confused as to what a commoner like me is doing here.



"Ahm," I cleared my throat. "T—Thank you for the foods..." I whispered but I know that it was enough for them to hear what I just said. The man, who was called King slightly tugged my hand. He held it quite tightly causing me to look at him.


I blinked repeatedly. He is still wearing the same stern and cold face but his eyes looks softer and gentler as it stared at me.



"A Queen shouldn't say thank you to anyone who's lower than her. Take that back, baby." He said. It was so clear and his voice was calm but when his words registered inside my head, I quickly got irritated.


I frowned.



I don't know what came inside my head and I immediately took my hand away from his tight hold. Thankfully, I was able to pry it away since he was startled. He didn't expect what I did, obviously.


His jaw clenched, forehead starting to crease as his thick eyebrows were starting to meet in the middle. I showed him my disappointed look before I shook my head. I turned to the four people who has been watching the whole scene. I can see the shock in their faces too. They clearly didn't expect what I did. There was a fright in their eyes as they looked at me with concern, like my life would end any minute now.


"Ahm, we're going, King..." The chef who's name is Andrew said hesitantly before looking at me. There was a warning in his eyes and I don't know what that is for. For me, probably? What? Is their King going to kill me for prying away his tight hold on my hand?


"Queen..." He added...quitely. They bowed their heads before leaving the room...quickly but at the same time, carefully.


When the door finally closed, I can't help but to gulp quite an ounce of saliva as the nervousness started to invade my whole body.


I...am scared alright. And I regret what I did now that we're alone in this room. I don't know what he'll do to me! Well, he'll probably kill me for being so...rude? But that's too much, right?!



"Let's eat." He said coldly. He walked towards the balcony while I stayed still on where I was standing.


He actually didn't do anything to me. But his voice is colder than...before. He is mad. Seriously mad.


I closed my eyes tightly, silently praying to the Moon Goddess that she will save me from the King's wrath!



———


"I don't like what you did awhile ago, Cerise Haven."


There. Finally, he was able to say it after I finished all my food.


I played with my hands on my lap, keeping my head downcast. I didn't look at him. I don't want to. I don't want to be silently tormented by those emerald green eyes.



"I don't like to be disturbed whenever I am holding you. I want to touch you and you must not deprived me from doing that by prying my hold away from your hands. I don't like that. You also showed me no respect with the way you rejected my hold. You disrespected me in front of my constituents."


I bit my lower lip. So he must be really in a higher position here in this place for him to say that.



"I'm sorry," I quitely said. My head's still downcast. I am slightly guilty alright. I know I was wrong for acting like that. But there's also a certain part of me that's blaming him. I mean, I don't understand what he said! I don't understand why I am not allowed to say thank you to the people who prepared the foods for us to eat! I just don't know why there's a certain stupid rule like that! It's clearly a discrimination!



"Forgiven, my love. But I want you still to remember that saying thank you to someone who's lower than you is prohibited here. Especially that you're a Queen, my Queen. That's just one of the rules that you must remember. You have to undergo a lesson for you to be—"



"Can I say fvck you?" I muttered and looked at him.


His jaw dropped. "What?"


I gritted my teeth before smiling at him sarcastically. "Fvck you. Fvck everyone who agreed in that stupid rule that you just said. Who says I can't say thank you to the people who prepared the food for me? For us? The people who serves us? No thank you for the lower class, you say? That's discrimination, don't you know that? We are all equal whether you like it or not. No one's higher nor lower for your information so you should start changing your rules now. You said I'm the Queen. Now, I want to implement my first rule. No discrimination. No higher nor lower. We are all equal, and I said what I said."