Chapter 67

**Tzalmon Point of View**

Her soft, smooth, delicate body froze in my arms. She was beyond stunned.

To be honest, I was surprised myself with my actions. Never have I thought I would lose my cool and kiss her.

But -

But it felt good. To be able to touch her intimately, it felt liberating.

Something unknown that has been weighing down in my heart and mind has been lightened a little. It felt like the solution to that unknown weight was her.

Why did I visit her as Tzalmon when I can be with her as Aguelli; even I didn't understand.

But I am certain that my views on Eblilis has changed these days by spending time with her. It must be because as Aguelli, she does not despise me as much.

It must be because these past several days, I was stunned and amazed by her words and actions.

It must be because I - I started to like her and it does not have anything to do with the fact that she was our savior or my son's mother.

These past days, there was this agony; a want to be close to her and it must be because I knew I cannot touch her as Aguelli that I got impulsive for a moment and came to her as Tzalmon.

It might also be that the shadow spirit people sent a Gnoll to her that triggered something inside me.

"You must've lost it the last bit of sense, did you?" She exclaimed and I found her reaction quite dramatic yet adorable.

The way her face went red with anger, goodness, she was beautiful and so adorable.

Should I just give her another peck?

I'm itching to just shower her with kisses but I didn't want to hate me more than she already does.

This kind of torture, I don't even want my enemies to go through.

"I did not see you for nearly three months and you don't feel anything?" I asked making sure she stays in my arms for a few more moments.

Holding her tightly, I raised my hand and pressed my fingers gently on her neck. The tips of my fingers tingled when they came into contact with her smooth skin and that caused unbearable heat inside me.

Taking a moment, I controlled the sudden urge and pacified my pounding heart before my eyes met her annoyed ones.

She slapped away my hand that was on her neck and glared at me so venomously that for a moment there, I felt disappointed.

I could've just relieved with another woman like always. There was a line of women who can give their lives to spend one night with me in my bed yet, I couldn't find satisfaction in them.

However, one small peck on her hair, it provided a calming yet a turbulent effect on my heart.

"Of course I felt something." Her words made me anticipate but everything went down the drain when her next words came out. "Grateful. You were away for such a long time, I had a better life here."

Must she be so ruthless?

"Now what kind of evil thing possessed you that you dared to do that to me?" Her enraged scowl made me smile.

How I missed her anger and scowls!

"It's been few months and I missed you. You are my woman, why can't I kiss you?"

A look of bottomless disgust took over her beautiful facial features. "Ah, I see nothing possessed you. You are a pervert from the very beginning and now it's slowly starting to come out again."

"One, I am not your woman and will never be; two, if you don't want your mouth to permanently transform into a pig's mouth, keep it away from me. Now, let me go." She successfully got out of my arms and put several meters of distance between us.

When will she warm up to me?

"You are to become my queen in future, of course you are my woman." I stood up and took slow steps towards her. She sneered at me and scoffed and when I was only a step away from her, she stomped her foot on mine kicked my leg quite harshly.

She hates me more now! She even resorted to violence even though it didn't hurt me at all.

"How come everything I say or do cause you to hate me even more?" Cupping her small face in my hands, I asked her gently.

Even my own ears tingled when I heard the gentleness in my tone. I never, never used such gentleness in my centuries of prospering life.

"Not everything definitely." She punched both my hands and threw them away from her face. "There is one thing that will not make me hate you more than I do right now."

"What is it?"

"Send me and my son back to my world."

Huh, I knew it!

"No. You belong here now." I declared holding her chin tightly. She will not leave this place. Never.

"As expected. Then stay away from me and don't show your face as much as possible. Just because you did not show your face for few months I forgot what you did to me? Worst, you do not even find it wrong and tried to repent over your actions. There are solid reason for my hate towards you. If you can't bear it, then stay away."

She looked me up and down with repulsion and walked away without waiting for my response.

She despises me more now! Just great!

Heaving a little, I stealthily went to Eblilis study room and sat down with a apprehensive groan.

"Edus!" I called out a little louder and soon he appeared before me. Not wanting some other man to come into her bedchamber, I called him once I made certain the study room was empty.

"Majesty." He bowed.

"Did you catch him?"

"Not yet, Majesty. He hid himself well and used the mirage ability skillfully. We are yet to find his location."

"Hmm, I want Myx Ranas caught dead or alive. Tell our spies in Land of Gnoll to annihilate Ranas family silently. None should know it was done by us."

"Understood, Majesty."

"For those scums to send someone else and not one of their own people, we seemed to underestimate their connections with other kingdoms. Have Gyles look into it. Having the face of a King now, he will know better to use his resources and find out. Those court officials who are found guilty of having any ties with shadow spirits are to be eliminated. Make it as if they are taken down by those scums ." Being Aguelli has its own benefits I realized.

If I weren't there at that time, I wouldn't know that a Gnoll came near Eblilis under those scums instructions.

I wouldn't have known that Eblilis was a clever enough to not fall for the trick even with such desire to escape from here.

But the problem now is, if the shadow spirits really know that Acacia is the curse breaker or not. Myx Ranas did not leave the territory so there was a high possibility that they do not know of Acacia's identity.

And they should never know!

"I got a word back from one of our spies from the other side, Majesty. What Myx Ranas said was indeed right. Only half the curse was broken so they are not as powerful as they should be. The ritual to completely break the curse needs Lady Acacia to be present there until which they are vulnerable to many things. However, their defense is still almost impenetrable." He reported.

I silently thought for a while before weighing the circumstances before coming up with a decision.

"Edus, give orders to our Void troops to take charge and start implementing our plan."

"But there is still time for that plan' is it not, Majesty." He did not understand the reason behind my decision but I don't want to wait for long time.

"Someone with their connection approached the Lady, this should be done. It's better we deal with them before they use any other means to get stronger."

"Understood, Majesty." He bowed once again and left.

I spent the day with several thoughts running rampant in my brain. One of the most troubling thought was related to her.

Before this, I didn't mind her hatred for me much but today, when I saw such disgust in her eyes for me, it felt like my heart was pricked with countless daggers.

The smile she usually gives our son, the kind of smile she give Eelk or Azar or any other staff that are close to her; that smile I never saw of her face when she looked at me.

She never even smiled politely at me.

I am man and a ruling King, I have every right to command her but neither my power nor my command effects her.

How I wish I could just force her to stay with me and attend me in my bed. But thinking about how she might hate me more, I cannot even dare raise my voice at her now.

Somehow, for some reason, at some point of time, I started to put her on equal stand as me.

What should I do to get a smile from her?

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