Chapter 135 Vacation

Chapter 135 Vacation
~Hazel~

Luciano carefully pulled me in his warm embrace and buried his face in my neck, inhaling my scent deeply as though it was the sweetest scent that has ever existed. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I had been longing to be in his arms so badly and it felt so right.I felt protected and less worried than when he was away.

"I missed you so much,my love. "He whispered in my ear, his warm breath brushing my skin and I fought the urge to moan and tilt my neck to give him full access.

Heaving a deep sigh, I carefully pulled his hands off my body and moved away from him. A sudden coldness washed over me but I pretended as though I didn't feel it. I woke up and sat on the bed, resting my back on the dashboard and Luciano looked at me with creased eyebrows.

I saw confusion and worry in his eyes and the corner of my lips curved into a bitter smile. He would have told me that he was leaving the kingdom if he cared that much about me.

"What is wrong?"He asked and I felt the worry in his voice. He stretched his hand to try to hold me but I moved away.

"Everything is wrong, Luciano."I told him and a deep frown settled on his face."Why didn't you inform me that you were leaving the kingdom?"I asked him, clenching my hands into a tight fist.

Luciano closed his eyes and heaved a deep sigh, then ran his fingers through his long hair, holding onto it tightly as though his life depended on it.

"I didn't have time to talk to anyone because it was urgent, Hazel. I told Hades to inform you that I had leave the kingdom."Luciano explained calmly and the smile of my lips only widened.

"So you had all the time to explain to Hades that you were leaving the kingdom but you didn't care to come and tell me in person?"I paused to catch my breath.

"The only thing that I wanted was for you to inform me by yourself, Luciano!Was that too much to ask? I'm your wide and the mother of your children, Luciano. Why do I feel like a third wheel?"I asked Luciano and he was quiet for a while.

He moved close to me and held my hands then gave them a gentle squeeze.

"It's not what you think, Hazel. You will never be a third wheel. It's just that I didn't think straight when I heard that Greenwood King was sick and in critical condition. He has been my friend since I took over when my father died. He has been supporting me and teaching me some things about leadership which I had no idea about. He was my father's friend, so when he died in war, he took over and became like my second father."Luciano explained to me and I felt the sincerity in his voice.

However, that didn't change the fact that he didn't mention the whole thing to me. He would have told me or even wrote a letter to me and gave it to Hades. He would have reached me through the mind link because it's the easiest of all. I would have understood him and given him the support that he needed.

"Even though I have not been around the kingdom for a few days.I couldn't stop thinking about you and our babies with each second that I spent away from you."He paused and gave my hand a gentle squeeze.

"I always thought about you and our babies. I tried to reach you but the internet connection was poor at my end. I knew there was someone back home waiting for me to come back.That's why I had to leave Greenwood kingdom before the king could heal completely. It's because I wanted to come back to you and our babies so that I could hold you in my arms."

Luciano said in a low gentle voice, looking me in the eyes and didn't let my hand go. I hated that I had to bust that hope bubble that I saw in his eyes. I just wanted him to know that I was not happy about whatever he did.

Slowly, I pulled my hands from his grip, climbed down from the bed and walked to the window. I looked at the rising sun and it looked beautiful.

"You could at least wrote me a letter, Luciano. Just a few words would make me understand the whole thing.Or, you could reach me through the mind link and I would understand."I paused and heaved a deep sigh.

I turned around to look at Luciano who was still sitting on the bed while looking at me as though I had grown a third nose.

"Was that too much to ask?"I asked him again and he shook his head in denial.

"I need to know what is going on in your life just the same way you know everything about me, Luciano. I'm not mad that you went to check on the king's health. Do you want to know why I'm mad about?"I asked him and he nodded eagerly.

"I'm mad because you didn't tell me about the whole thing. What if something happened to you and we ended up losing you? It will take me down because my mind wouldn't be prepared for it, Luciano!"I complained waving my hands in the air as I tried to explain to Luciano about my inner fears.

"What about if I would have given birth when you were away from the kingdom? And what about if I had lost our babies in process of giving birth? And what if I would loose my own life?"I asked Luciano and he was speechless.

Tears flowed from my eyes when the thoughts clouded my mind. I recalled how Monalisa lost her baby girl and a shiver ran down my spine.  I couldn't help but put myself in her shoes and I felt so scared.

Monalisa's mate was there to support her but what about me?I would be all alone with my mother by my side. I walked to hunger, picked up a towel and went to the bathroom with blurry vision and locked the door behind me.

I turned the shower on and stood under the running water as it fell on my head, washing away tears as soon as they came from my eyes. I didn't like when Luciano and I fought about petty things which could be easily solved.

More tears flowed from my eyes and I let it flow. What he did made me feel like a less important person in his life. It made me feel more like a third wheel. I wanted to be a supportive wife but I just couldn't let this pass because it cut so deep.

"Hazel please open the door,"Luciano knocked on the bathroom door. Tears flowed even more when I heard his voice, however, I didn't dare to open the door. I just wanted to be alone for a while.

"I know I did wrong for not informing you and I'm sorry."I felt remorse in his voice.

"Hazel…"He called once again when I didn't respond to his words.He knocked on the door a few times but stopped when I didn't open it.

I stayed in the bathroom for some time.When I was done shading some excess tears. I turned off the shower and wrapped a thin towel around my body.

Luciano was sitting on the couch but I pretended as though he didn't entirely exist. I remembered the day Luciano didn't inform me that he was away from the kingdom when I was in the East for the fucking one week. I kept on calling him but I couldn't reach him and that's when I found out that he was away from the Southern Kingdom for a while.

He promised me that he would never repeat the same mistake but what did he do? He just repeated the same mistake! The very exact mistake and that pissed me off big time.

From the corners of my eyes, I saw Luciano stand up from the couch and walk towards me. He wrapped his strong arms around my wet body and gave it a gentle squeeze.

"I'm sorry about everything. It will never happen again."He whispered in my ear, his voice low and deep.

Heaving a deep sigh, I wriggled from his arms and turned around to look at him, the corner of my lips curving into a bitter smile.

"I'm already used to that phrase, Luciano. You better be creative and come up with something else."I said nonchalantly and that is when realisation flashed in his grey eyes.He ran his fingers through his hair and heaved a deep sigh, speechless.

Luciano sat on the edge of the bed and stared at me as I slowly dried my hair while naked. I saw lust in his eyes but I knew he couldn't touch me because we were not in good terms. I slowly and seductively put on clothes, however, Luciano didn't dare to do anything. I knew he tried his best to hold back and I liked the torture that he went through.

Luciano picked up the towel and walked to the bathroom to take a shower as well. I asked Rebecca to bring breakfast to our room and she assured me that it will be ready in about five minutes.

I peeked at Luciano from the corners of my eyes when he walked back to our room from the bathroom.A towel hanging low on his waist and water beads on his chest. His hair was dumped from the shower and some was stuck on his forehead.

As though Luciano sensed that I was lusting over him, he turned his head to look towards me but I pretended like I didn't look at him. He changed into a white shirt and grey pants, letting his hair fall freely.

Rebecca brought breakfast to our room just like I had asked her. Luciano served me the food and we ate in silence.

"I will go to take care of some papers that need my signature in the office.Luciano said but I remained quiet, giving him a silence treatment.

"I will finish the work early today and make some time for us."He informed me but I remained silent.

Luciano stood up from the chair and walked to me. He leaned forward and planted a gentle kiss on my hair.

"You can reach me through the mind-link in case of anything,"Luciano told me and walked to the wooden Mahogany door.I felt some unexplainable emptiness deep down in my heart with each step that he took away from me.

Before Luciano twisted the metallic doorknob, he turned to look at me and our eyes locked, my heart skipped a beat when I looked into those grey eyes.The corner of his lips curved into a smile and he walked out of the room.

Since I didn't have anything meaningful to do in our room, I decided to go to the Gamma's wing to check on Monalisa and found that my mother was keeping her company. I know the queen was not around because she was taking care of the queen's duties since she was the active queen.

My mother and I tried our best to distract Monalisa but…she was still sad.I called the royal psychologist so that she could talk to Monalisa because she needed all the help that we could offer.

My mother and I were talking to Monalisa when the door clicked open and Jonas walked in with a happy face.

"What is the good news?"I couldn't help but ask because I was so curious to know what made him this happy despite the grieving that he was going through.

"I have talked to the prince.He has allowed me take a vacation."Jonas explained and I was happy to hear the news.

"When will you be leaving?"I inquired, "Tomorrow morning, everything is ready."Gamma explained to me and I couldn't help but smile.

I looked at Monalisa and smiled at her. However,she looked sad despite the good news. I just hope that everything will be okay.

I know I'm going to miss Monalisa so much because I'm used to her presence. However, I didn't have any choice but to allow her to go on vacation because I know it will help her to move on…