NOVEL NEXT Chapter 6: Lucien
Nyx stared at the man in front of her, her face as pale as a paper. She took slow steps back as she shook her head.
"I-i thought you weren't real. Why? How?" Nyx said, her body was shaking in fear as she stared at cloaked man who was completely unfazed as he took a step away from her.
"Let's start again nyx, why don't you get dressed and we'll talk about this" cloaked man said as Nyx looked at him. Taking a deep breath, she grabbed the clothes on the bed and dashed into the bathroom.
Nyx had just finished dressing as she looked at herself in the mirror. Her dress had changed her completely. The dress was a dark purple gown, that hugged her figure with a v-neck. She smiled softly as he mind went back to the man she had seen earlier, he was definitely the man from her dreams but something was wrong.
His eyes were silver and almost white. How is that possible?!
She dried her hair and rolled it into a messy bun as she stepped out of the bathroom. The cloaked man walked towards her, his face stone cold but it had relaxed a bit.
"I didn't make a mistake choosing you" he whispered to her ear once he was close enough, he brushed few strands of her falling her behind her back as he straightened up.
"Can you tell me what's going on?" That was the only thing Nyx wanted to know. Her face had already turned light pink but she shook that thought away.
"What's the rush? Breakfast would be served soon. Let's have tea and talk" not waiting for nyx to respond he moved over to the tea table and couch that was at the corner of the room. Nyx took a seat in front of the man, as the maid who was standing in the corner walked forward pouring them some tea.
"That's enough, get lost" the cloaked man's voice turned sharp as the maid rushed out of the room. Cloaked man picked up his tea cup as he blew on it gently before taking a sip.
"I never wanted us to get married Nyx. My name is Lucien Reynolds, I'm not human that you already know but I can't tell you what exactly I am till after our wedding. The man in your dreams is not me Nyx" Lucien took a moment to allow what he had said sink into Nyx's brain.
Nyx stared at the cup in her hand. Lucien, the name was as devilish as it sounded and it made her shudder but it made her heart beat against her chest as she looked up meeting those pairs of silver eyes.
"The man in your dreams is my late step brother, Leonard and we do not speak about him here. I have no idea why he appears in your dreams but I don't want to know. I married you because I'm in need of an heir" Lucien stopped when he heard Nyx scoff. He frowned as he dropped his cup.
"An heir? I'm not a baby machine Lucien. I accepted this because I don't have a choice but you didn't even let me rest and you come with the heir talk?" Nyx said, her face had twisted tremendously. She had always hated the talk about an heir.
"I don't accept being questioned Nyx. Shut up and allow me speak. You will accept whatever is thrown your way willingly, you will get pregnant when you choose as long as we are married. I would always love and cherish you and as my soon to be queen our relationship would never put you in harms way" Lucien took a draw of breath before looking up to meet Nyx's eyes. "I hope you show me the love I would show you Nyx. I promise you would enjoy this marriage and never regret it"
Lucien stood up as he walked away, Nyx sat there in a daze, he didn't even give her time to talk but he wasn't all that bad, she thought. But he had taken her freedom.
What fucking freedom?
Her brain asked her. She smiled sadly, she had just gotten here and everything had been changed. This marriage might not be as bad as it seems but she just hopes she wouldn't regret it.
Lucien walked down the long hallway with a slumped shoulder. When he saw that look of anger and hate in her eyes, he couldn't help but want to disappear. He had chosen her because he had seen her couple of times on his visits to their kingdom.
"The look in her eyes says it all Lucien. Are you sure this is going to work out?" Malcolm who had been concealed in the shadows all this time suddenly appeared beside Lucien.
"It's better for her here than over there" Lucien said before going quite again. He didn't want her to hate him, so he would stay away from her till the wedding ceremony.
Nyx stood in front of the mirror as she took her hair down. She saw how Lucien had looked when he left, she didn't hate him and she didn't feel anything for him, but he had saved her.
"Why do you keep feigning innocent?" A voice snapped her out of her thoughts. She turned to the door and saw three maids looking at her with eyes filled of nothing but resentment.
"Excuse me? I don't think you're supposed to be in here" Nyx stood up, since she was the Queen she had to act like one.
"You don't think? Just because the king married you that doesn't give you right to talk to us in that manner" One of the maids with blonde hair walked into the room. Nyx took a step back out of instinct making the Blondie chuckle.
"I think that's enough Nora, we have to leave before the king gets back" a chestnut haired maid named Millie said as Nora scoffed.
"Why not hurt her a bit" Nora said with a grin, her fingers became longer as she looks at Nyx who was already breathing heavily.