Witch's Daughter And The Devil's Son

"So, you like kids," Drayce said in a low whisper.

Seren, who was stuck between the little girl on one side and the young man on the other, replied in a soft voice, "Not sure about other kids, but I like Rayjin. She is a sweet and lovely girl."

"Just like you," he said.

Seren didn't know what to say to this sudden praise from her husband. She was not used to hearing someone praising her. She heard him continue talking in that low seductive voice of his.

"Don't worry, our kids will be the same as their mother, sweet and lovely and kind."

'Our kids?' Seren shivered. Just a while ago, she remembered thinking how painful it would be to have a big belly with a baby inside, and with Drayce bringing that up now, she wondered if she would be forced to bear that kind of pain too.

Seeing her remain silent, he asked, "Don't you want kids…Seren?" He intentionally said her name in a seductive whisper.

With her heart beating faster with just the thought of them having children, Seren replied in a shaky voice, "I-I…did not say that..."

Drayce tightened his grip around her and pulled her even closer, closing what little distance there was between them. He hummed as he let his lips graze her ear, "So, do you want kids?"

"Doesn't everyone have them?" Seren replied again, not answering him directly as yes or no. At this point, her heart was pounding inside her chest, and she was afraid that Rayjin would wake up from it.

"I am asking about what you want, Seren. Tell me. Do you want kids?" he repeated. "Yes or no, hmm?"

Though having a baby inside her body seemed painful to her, every married woman would go through that, right? It should not be that bad, and if their future kids would be like Rayjin, then why would she not want one, someone who could call her own other than just Drayce in her life? Suddenly, the idea of having her own family felt good to her. She then went and pictured herself like other married women who had their own children—not just one or two—happily shopping together, dining together, and playing together the same way she saw ordinary families do. Then, she would never be alone ever, right?

After a short pause of hesitation, she replied, "Yes!"

This yes from her meant a lot to him. It showed him more than her acceptance to the idea of motherhood, but to their future–that she wanted to spend more years together with him and build their own loving family. A warm smile painted itself on his lips. Seren felt his hand moving down towards her belly and he caressed it gently as if to tell her how precious her words were to him.

She heard him say in a husky voice, "In a few months, we will be holding your coming-of-age ceremony, and you will become an adult.  You will truly become my woman then."

A shiver ran across her spine. His seductive whisper was making her heart run wild, and before she could calm herself, she felt him turn her around and he got on top of her. His intense-looking eyes gazed into her hesitant and shy ones. Seren's one hand was still being held by Rayjin, and though she felt her body thrum because of her husband, a part of her mind was scared the little girl would wake up and see them.

"Dray, we—"

She was cut off when his hand went to her veil. He closed his eyes before pulling away that veil, and the next moment, his needy lips sought for hers. After the kisses they shared the previous night, finally, the couple kissed again. Such a simple thing to do but they had to be cautious about it as Drayce wanted to ensure that he kept his promise of not seeing her face.

He sucked and nibbled her lips gently, and Seren responded to him with equal sweetness. She liked it, and just like him, she didn't wish to stop either. Using her free hand, she grabbed the hair at the back of his head and pulled him closer. A soft whimper escaped her mouth as she enjoyed the taste of her husband's lips.  She tried her best to swallow the sounds she's making for Rayjin's sake, but it was difficult to hide how much her husband was affecting her.

After a while, both stopped as they gasped for the air. Unfortunately, Drayce could not open his eyes to see his wife–her alluring face with her eyes in a needy daze as well as her moist rosy lips gasping for air. But Seren was not restricted like him, and she could see his handsome face and his perfect lips still a little wet from their kiss.

After regaining his breath, Drayce put the veil back on her face, and only then did he finally open his eyes. His red eyes seemed to represent living flames as he looked into her eyes. He could feel that his wife was ready to surrender to him. She wanted more.

"Shall we continue?" he asked.

She was about to nod but then she felt the sleeping Rayjin tighten the grip on her hand which brought her back to her senses.

"R-Rayjin will wake up," she said in a shaky voice.

Rayjin was the reason Drayce had stopped with just a kiss. He asked, "Then, shall we go to my chamber?"

'His chamber?' It was such a tempting offer to her as she was curious to know how his bedchamber looked. She had walked past the dragon-carved door in the King's residence several times, and if it were any other night, she would have nodded, but Rayjin's presence made her not accept this tempting offer.

"If she wakes up and doesn't find me around, she might feel scared. It's an unfamiliar place for her," Seren replied.

Drayce understood Seren was right and moved back to lay beside her once again. He hugged her tightly. "Our kids won't be allowed to enter your chamber at night. All your nights will belong to me only"—he buried his face on the slender curve of her nape—"understood?"

Seren could only nod lightly to the demand of this possessive man.  She then heard him say against her skin, "Good night, my Queen."

"Good night," she replied with a pleasant smile on her face as she realized how easily he listened to her. When he said that 'No one can defy the wish of the Queen of Megaris. Not even me' she didn't think much of it, but now she realized that he meant each word of it. The most powerful king in the continent, who would have thought that he would listen to everything his wife said? The smile on her face could not be brighter.

'So this is how it's like to be loved by someone.'