SILVER-HAIRED-Chapter 134: Different Than Ever

"Nicklaus"

"Yes my love"

I leisurely meet his gaze. "There’s something I need to tell you", I began but then I crouched in pain.

"Does it still hurt?"

I nodded, sighing. Nicklaus rested his hand on my abdomen, rubbing against it gently. I groaned at ease because whatever he was doing was working.

"Let’s lay down"

We did, facing each other. Nicklaus continued to massage my lower abdomen. In a gentle manner, I only concentrated on his hand and seemed to forget the pain. This feels so good.

"What is it you wanted to tell me?"

"Hmm" I adjusted comfortably. "I had a dream, I think it was about a memory from my past life"

His action ceased, for a minute there his eyes dulled, but it quickly flashed away, maybe I missed reading it.

"What did you see?"

"It was beautiful, although it was short, I fully saw how much of a guardian I was at the spirit forest, all the wondrous magical things and the beautiful creatures," I said with a smile against my lips, I remembered the Puma, Ava, and Gideon, they were wonderful.

"And?"

"Just that" I shrugged. "I’m bound to see more right?"

"Yes," he answered in a simple tone.

"You do want me to remember right?"

He pulled some strands of my silver hair behind my ear. "I want to spend an eternity with you"

I frowned. "B-But I’m Mortal and you’re a god, I can’t live forever like you... I will grow old and my skin... I will have wrinkles and you might not love me anymore!"

"Calm down love, I love you no matter how you look" he smiled.

I sat up. "Why will I?" I began, he looked at me with so much intensity. "That is the truth is it not, it’s just how different we’re from each other, just how much we are apart without us even knowing"

"We will never be apart!"

I sniffed, looking away, the tears were already falling.

"Yelena" he wipes my tears with his thumb.

"I do not want to be apart too, I don’t think I can bear being on my death bed and leaving you behind!"

He smiled. "What’s funny Nicklaus I’m serious", I was getting angry now, he chose to make jest of me or what.

"Because you’re cute when you’re angry"

"Nicklaus!"

"You needn’t worry about aging"

"What?", my eyes fell wide.

"You’re my mate Yelena, I can keep you from that natural factor"

"What do you mean Nicklaus?"

"I mean as long as you take my blood, you will stop aging, but that will begin when you’re 20"

"What?", I cringed in disgust, the thought of taking his blood, I wasn’t a vampire so most certainly, blood was NOT MY TASTE.

He chuckled. "You already did once, why the face" he gave a thoughtful face. "Twice actually"

"W-Well you gave that to me when I was unconscious twice, that doesn’t count!"

He made a hmm sound. "And the aftertaste?" he asked, looking curious about my opinion, I gulped.

"Well..." I began, I would lie if I said his blood was bitter, it did have a sweet taste no matter how I tried to hide it, I blushed, does this have to be about being his mate? Everything about us both uncomfortable and bad were pleasant?

"Judging from your blush dear wife, you do like my blood" he mused, leaning and sending a soft kiss to my forehead, it seemed very magical, I closed my eyes leaning in the feel of his kiss against my skin, I felt a buzzing feeling throughout my body, I hummed in delight.

"What happens now is all that matters, my love" he whispered.

I nodded and then his lips found mine, it was soft and gentle, he pulled me down to the bed, as he continued to ravish my lips sensually, I moaned in his mouth as our tongues danced in delight and pleasure.

"Does it still hurt?" he asked with a smile against his lips, stroking his thumb against my cheek.

I shook my head. "Not when I’m with you" I replied gently, placing my hand at the back of his neck, pulling him down for another kiss, taking charge this time, allowing my tongue to slide into his mouth. He groaned and I felt his lips smile. He must have enjoyed what I was doing so I did it again, again and again, and...

"Wife!" he pulled.

"What?" I asked innocently as I licked my lips.

"Do not tempt me, you’re unwell" he noted.

"That doesn’t mean I can’t kiss my husband," I shrugged.

"You call that kiss?"

"What else?"

"Playing with fire" he growled, as his eyes flashed dark for a second. I bit my lip.

"I love playing with fire because only then would it burn me" I teased.

"Be a good wildfire and go to bed"

"But-"

"Bed", he pulled the covers against me.

I turned to me, he must have known the look I gave him. "I will be here, I can’t work properly with you here" he states, sliding in next to me.

"Is that a compliment or"

He pulled me to lay on him. "A fact"

I smiled, closing my eyes, the lights dimming automatically, I smuggled more in his arms feeling my best, no pain, just solitude with my love.

I played the scene of the dream I had hoped to dream about it again, a trick I learned at a young age. If I wanted to revisit the same dream I just have to play it while I fall asleep.

Puma, the white lion. Gideon the red fox and Ava, Ava, who was Ava again? And what creature was she? That’s odd, I was pretty sure I knew what she was.

I went again. Puma the... Gideon the...

Sleep took me before I knew what they were, I didn’t remember who those names belonged to anymore.

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"Relax Yelena, you will see the court when you... Mortal thing is over"

"But... won’t they be talking about their Empress not coming to see them after her ceremony, that doesn’t make a first impression" I explained.

Celeste sighed. "I told them you caught a cold... they understood because..."

"I’m Mortal"

"Hmm you seem to add disdain from the word"

I ate my meal. "No, I do not," I said with a mouth full of rice.

"The Empress is just tired, lady Celeste and very hungry," Olivia said.

"Yes indeed"

I sighed, taking water. "It happens during the mortal woman thing," I said with a smile.

"If you’re worried about aging... then you don’t have to be there’s-"

"Nicklaus told me already, seems that won’t be a problem, I get to spend an eternity with my husband"

"And?" she urged, from her tone I knew she could tell something was bothering me.

I sighed in defeat. "Well... I thought I might not be in this period"

They stared at me blankly. gods, must I explain every single detail to them? Well seems I have no choice, I was the only Mortal woman here.

"If a woman does not experience what’s happening to me right now, it means I’m with child"

"Oh" they replied in unison.

"But Empress, what does it mean to be with child?" Olivia asked.

I looked at Celeste, the only one who understood that question.

"Well Olivia, it appears in the Mortal Realm the women carry the egg within them," Celeste said with an eye roll.

"What?" she shrieked. "Is that possible?"

"That’s how babies come to be, they don’t grow on a tree," I said.

"That is extremely fascinating, to have one creature grow inside of you rather than the Birth Tree that is powerful," Olivia said breathlessly.

"Yes, I suppose... Women really are that powerful to wield such power, I guess that’s what makes us strong in our own way" I said placing my hand on my flat stomach, a faint smile on my lips.

"Ahem! Well Empress I must take my leave, being in Court is very important" Celeste said.

"Can I come with you?" I pouted.

"Absolutely not, Nicklaus will have my head for that, as soon as the passing of this happens, you will be free to roam the Palace"

"Ugh! Why did he have to give such a decree? I’m only bleeding, not fatally ill" I remarked.

"Well trust one mate to be protective, you cannot blame them, it’s in their nature as well as their possessiveness"

I tilted my head to the side. "Have you found your mate?"

"Not yet and not interested"

"What why?" I asked with wide eyes, Celeste was a more striking beauty than any vampire females out there or goddess, she was soon to find her mate at that rate but she doesn’t want to?

"Well as the word male mate implies, possessiveness, aggressiveness, and protectiveness, I do not want that, I simply grew up with two protective brothers. I have my own cut out for me, not ready to deal with a mate, so I will skip" she commented with a huff.

"Wait two brothers?" I asked like I heard wrong, I knew Nicklaus was her sibling because they grew at the same tree branch but another?

"Ah yes, I forget most of your memories haven’t returned, I have a second brother"

"Then where is he? How come I haven’t seen him yet?"

"Well he’s off Realms, he more of an explorer, he can’t stay crooked up in one place for long and forget having the chance to meet with him, he will not show up"

"Wow... that’s..."

"Alarming? I know darling, welcome to the Darkmore Royal Family".