Shanz lived upto Mr. Allen's expectations who couldn't stop insisting Shanz to pay a visit inside the room that they had prepared for him. Though he was doubtful about his good intentions, he believed that Mr. Allen wouldn't dare to plot against him here. His butler was outside and one signal from him was enough to bring havoc in this resthouse. Ever since Jessie visited him in Davina, his mind was always driven back to her no matter how much he tried. Perhaps a one night stand would refresh his mind, Shanz agreed after finishing his wine.
Speaking nothing to them, Shanz sat up from the couch before taking large stride towards the room which was located right in front of them. Mr. Allen grinned victoriously when Mr. Benjamin held an awestruck expression. He didn't expect that it would be so easy to tame Prince Shanz. Mr. Allen huffed in pride before crossing his legs leisurely,
" I told you!! He is going to agree this time."
Mr. Benjamin smirked before tingling their glasses together and smiled triumphantly.
Meanwhile, Shanz was heading for the room and stopped before pushing open the door. His hesitation grew stronger when he smelled a powerful aura around. He could feel a powerful existence nearby. It was one of shifter chitah's quality to smell any powerful presence from a long distance. His eyes took a note of his surrounding but found nothing anywhere. His brows raised together suspiciously and with one hard push, the door opened with a slight creak sound.
A barely lightened room welcomed him with a sweet smell of rose that were coming from the vases around. Mr. Allen took a great effort in decorating the room with all the enchanting staffs. The windows were all opened but the stream of moonlight wasn't enough to illuminate the entire space. Only a tiny lamb was stationed by the bed side and had fallen on the girl's body who was laying unconscious over the petal covered bed.
Confusion puzzled across Shanz's face when he spotted no movements from the woman on the bed. As her hairs were all in disheveled state and covered half of her face, it was impossible to notice her just by a glance. Shanz wondered why the woman wasn't moving. Most of the times, women like these took their initiative action to please the men but here, he met the exact opposite.
From his curiousity and enthusiasm, he proceeded forward after closing the door behind. He walked until he was right in front of her face and the bright light of lamp fell on her face directly.
As if he was struck by lightening, Shanz gasped softly staggering one step back. His mind went blank for a moment and he shook his head head few times to clear his absurd thoughts. He wondered was it his alcohol that was creating delusions inside his head. He grunted in annoyance while rubbing his eyes again and again.
Was his mind too consumed in Jessie's thoughts that he was spotting her everywhere?
After he successfully blamed his foul vision, Shanz reopened his eyes to look down at the woman who was on the bed. His eyes froze and it took a lot while to assert with his own thoughts. It wasn't his hallucination. The woman was Jessie who appeared in his dreams many times.
Shanz's surprised eyes travelled on her body and he realized what was she wearing, he was speechless. Jessie was wearing an almost transparent lingerie. Except her private parts, all of her body was visible and she looked like a hot tempted beauty without any scars on her skin. Shanz couldn't help but swallowing down his saliva nervously.
Then he came back to his sense when realization hit him hard. His expression soon clouded and he gritted his teeth harder.
What was she doing here? How did she ended up being in this resthouse?
Looking back at her closed eyes, Shanz forced his eyes to look at her face and called to wake her up,
" Jessie.. Jessie.. Jessie..Jess.."
His words abruptly caught stuck inside his tongue when he subconsciously called her by her nickname that he had given to her once. He remembered how ruthlessly she asked him to stop calling her by her name or nickname. Instead she wanted him to address her as princess or Princess Jessie.
Shanz smiled at herself bitterly. Now he understood that she was being unconscious, he could make the conclusions. His cold expression turned stormy and his knuckles ached to give some good beating. After pulling the blanket over her almost naked body, Shanz stormed outside like an erupted volcano who was ready to swallow everything around him.
The door brust open startling Mr. Allen and Mr. Benjamin who were already imagine to make some good monies from the inn's business. Mr. Allen was already assured that Shanz would like his gift and would be coming out soon.
Mr. Allen stood up grinning at Shanz's way mischievously,
" How was she, Prince Shanz? Didn't I say that she is a little beauty?"
Mr. Allen couldn't complete his boasting when Shanz flew upto him in rage. In less than a few seconds, Mr. Allen was grabbed by Shanz in throat. The table placed between them had broken into pieces when Shanz pushed him backward to press against the hard wall.
Hanging in the air, Mr. Allen was looking stunned when Shanz nearly suffocated him to death. Shanz's enraged voice echoed throughout the room,
" Did you kidnap her? Who brought Princess Jessie here? Who the fuck?"
Shanz couldn't believe that this piece of bastards had dared to lay their hands on her. Furthermore they made her dressed like a whore and brought in this dirty place that she hated the most.
Shanz hissed in annoyance and pressed him harder until his eyes were nearly buldged out. His next question confused Mr. Allen who was trying to figure out his way of escaping,
" Did you see her like that? Did your men touch her? Speak to me!! Did you fucking watch her with that dress? Tell me.."
Mr. Allen's head ached from back as if it would crack open anytime soon by the force that Shanz gave onto him. He spoke through his breathless state,
" My men.. brought.."
His rest of words came out as whining when Shanz pressed his leg over his belly painfully. Shanz rolled his knee deeper into Mr. Allen's stomach until everything inside his stomach threatened to come out. Shanz emphasized each word furiously,
Only then Shanz calmed down a little and loosened his grip from his throat lazily. Mr.Allen's body smashed against the hard floor and a groan escaped through his lips when his cheeks hit hard. Mr. Benjamin tried to make a peaceful conversation,
" Your highness! What happened inside? Please slow down. My cousin perhaps made a mistake."
Shanz groaned at Mr. Benjamin who didn't know about the Jessie's identity clearly,
" Mistake? Your fucking brother has dared to abduct the princess from Basarisk. Do you still think that he has done nothing wrong? How dare he lay his eyes on her? I am going to kill him."
Mr. Benjamin looked horrified but blocked Shanz's another attack on Mr.Allen who was coughing and spurting blood on the floor. Mr. Benjamin begged for mercy quickly,
" Your highness! He wasn't aware of everything clearly. Please spare him for my sake. We wouldn't ask for anything ever. Please.."
Shanz wanted to be less bothered by them this time. Jessie was already passed out inside and hw didn't know what did this idiots had done to her to loose out her conscious. He gave his order after calling out his butler from outside,
" Not only in Capital, I want you two out from Davina from today onwards. Mr. Benjamin, you are no longer the magistrate anymore. Get the hell out of my sight."
Mr. Benjamin looked like he was going to say something but Shanz's butler had already kicked all of them out. After those bothersome men left the room, Shanz prepared to visit Jessie again. His thoughts were all muddled to figure out what he would tell her if she wakes up. There was no amount of trust left inside them anymore. No matter what he said, she would announce her as the culprit in the end. Once the trust is broken, you can never back to the same place anymore.
Shanz slided inside the room silently. As his eyes laid on the bed, she was gone. His chest tightened thinking about the danger that she could encounter in Davina. After all, they were each others monarch enemies.
As he turned to leave in hurry, a shadow suddenly appeared from his back and sharp dagger aimed into his stomach unexpectedly.
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I don't know why but I enjoy their chemistry after Ayra & Cedric the most. Lol!