267
Harlyn
"Let them, I mean, it's not like I did anything wrong. It's better than being an orgy king."
I burst out laughing. I couldn't stop myself. Did he get a lot funnier or am I just too blinded by love to think straight? Either way, I love this side of us. Glad we can make jokes about everything. My eyes met the staff and I realized I laughed at something he said through our mind link which made me laugh awkwardly.
"Are you really going to keep talking about that orgy thing?"
I thought as he pulled me along with him out of the dining room.
"Yes, for as long as I live it will haunt me and I will haunt you with it."
I shook my head at him.
"Okay, you can do what you want but just know that they are still going to tell on you."
I reminded him.
"And I said that I don't mind. If not, I would have had them sent to the dungeon and threatened with being beheaded if what happened ever gets out."
I stopped walking and stared at him.
"What?"
He asked out loud as if he didn't just say what I heard him say.
"What? Really? Dungeon?"
I asked him.
"I was joking, babes. I won't do that for real. Did you really think I would send staff members to the dungeon for mindless gossip or petty reasons?"
"Yes, because you have done it before."
I let out when I remembered all the times that staff members were sent to the dungeon for the most basic offenses.
"I have?"
He asked as if it was the first time that he was hearing it. I mean, I am not judging him or anything like that since it all in the past and he hasn't done anything like that since we got together. Unless to those who really deserve it like his Uncle, cousin, and those betas who turned on him.
"Yes, you have. Don't you remember?"
I asked him.
"No, I don't. I don't remember because I never did that. Oh my goodness, just how many more rumors about me are out there?"
He genuinely looked offended and I felt bad for him but I remember a lot of times. Staff would badmouth the king and tell tales about how he would order for them to be locked up and flogged. For the longest of time, I purposely avoided him so that I won't become a victim of his punishment. That's the whole reason I had been so scared when he asked to see me all those months ago.
"Really?"
I asked him.
"Yes, really! Do you think I am lying? I don't punish people unless they deserve it and I certainly never punish staff members. Yes, I sometimes get mad but I only just growl or yell at them. I can't believe this. Now it's not just orgy, I am a thug too?"
Okay, now he was making light of it again and I wanted to laugh at his joke but I felt sorry for believing the things I heard without real evidence.
"I can't believe you believed everything you heard about me. Search my heart babes. See if I am lying."
He said and spread his arms out.
"How will I do that?"
I asked him. I mean, we can read each other's thoughts but I can't really look into his past like I did with Sean. I don't want to admit that I tried it some nights ago but I did. I woke up and he was still sleeping and I sort of tested out my newfound power but it didn't work and I just assumed because I wasn't healing him.
"You are a mind-reader. You did with Sean, remember? You can just check me out and see for yourself. You are mated to the purest, loveliest alpha in the whole world."
He let out.
"I don't know about pure but you are definitely lovely and I am sorry that I believed rumors about you without proof. I will work on myself and not try to reveal more of the crazy things I heard about you."
I promised.
"That's not enough."
"Really? What else do you want me to do?"
I asked him. he thought for a moment and then pointed at his lips. I lifted my brows.
"A kiss to heal my wounded heart."
He said while touching his chest dramatically. I looked around us and sure enough, there were people everywhere. Surely, he doesn't want me to kiss him right in front of all the people, right?
"Okay, I will do it later."
I told him and tried to walk away but he pulled me back.
"No! I want it now and right here. I need to give the staffs good things to talk about."
He was crazy.
"How is a kiss a good thing to talk about?"
I asked him.
"Are you saying that kissing me isn't a good thing?"
"That's not what I said."
I argued.
"That's exactly what it sounds like!"
He countered. I wanted to argue further but figured it would be best to just give him his healing kiss and give the staffs 'good things' to talk about us. I closed the small gap between us, lifted myself to my tiptoe, and planted a kiss on his lips. It was supposed to be a light kiss. That's what I intended but as soon as my lips touched his, he wrapped his arms around my waist and took over the kiss. It went from a light kiss as I intended to a full make-out.
I lost my senses for a moment and forgot that we were outside and with audience. I fully committed to the kiss. It took a few seconds to realize that we were literally making out in the middle of the hallway in the palace. I tapped him and pulled away from the kiss.
"Why?"
He had the mind to ask. I put a distance between us and looked around and sure enough, they were enjoying the show. I turned back to Bern and he didn't look bothered at all by our audience.
"We are outside,"
I pointed out. He just shook his head and pulled me back to himself.
"It doesn't matter, babe. You are my mate. They know what we do behind closed doors."
I hit his arm even though technically, I couldn't argue with that.
"Now that we have given them better things to talk about, let's go,"
At first, I started following him and then I realized that I shouldn't be following him.
"Shouldn't we part ways here? At least for now?"
I asked him.
"No, you are coming with me. My office is pretty big. You can just sit where I will see your face. That way, we will spend all day together."
He replied. Even though it didn't sound bad at all and I would very much like to spend the whole day with him, I didn't want to be a distraction.
"You won't be a distraction. Please?"
He pleaded.
"Okay,"
I accepted without thinking too much of it. If he said he wants me with him then I will be with him.