I Will Protect You This Time

Episode 22

(Nothing Less Than A Storm)

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Tok* Tok*

And just as I fell asleep, I heard a sound. What was that? Did I perhaps mishear it? That must be it. Uhh~ I'm so sleepy!

Isabella was thinking all that while lying on the bed. She was too sleepy and tired to get up and look around the room. And the time she was about to fall asleep again-

Tok* Tok*

Again?!

Tok* Tok*

This time I opened my eyes and got up. I looked around the room. Where is the sound coming from?

Tok* Tok*

The sound is coming from the window. I hurriedly turned around the window.

Gasp!

Something was tapping on the glass window from outside. I hurriedly went there and looked through the window. There was a baby beast tapping the window with its head. I hurriedly opened the window and took the beast in.

The beast was covered in white snow. It was trembling. Poor thing! Why was it outside in such weather!? It must have been suffering because of the freezing cold.

I quickly removed the snow from its body and wrapped it with a blanket. I hurriedly went near the fireplace. Then sat on the couch and put it on my lap.

Purr~

Wow~ It's beautiful. Is every beast of Fellmirr that beautiful?!

Shiny Blackish-Purple skin, beautiful round sparkling black eyes. It looked a little bit like Rae's Dragon form. Wait… Is it a dragon?

Purr~

The beast touched my hand and started rubbing its head against my palm.

Kyaa~ So cute!

I started patting its head.

Purr~

I looked at the baby-beast. It was looking at me with puppy eyes. Is it looking for my attention? So cute~

Somehow it looks strangely familiar. Where have I seen it? Was it in a book? But I would've remembered if that was the case. Where was it….?

And ching--

My head started aching again. Aghh! What is wrong with me?! It hurts so much! This aching pain-

Purr~

Poof*

Suddenly the baby beast created a black sparkling mist.

"What is this-?"

I suddenly feel so sleepy. Agh- My body feels heavy! What is going on-

And Thud*

I lay on the couch and lost my consciousness.

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I was lying in bed with my eyes closed. It's probably morning.

Whoo~

I can still hear the howling of the blizzard. But somehow I feel warm.

Yesterday was an exhausting day. I can't remember when I fell asleep. Wait a minute, now that I think about it I brought in a baby dragon inside the room. I remember black mist coming out of the baby beast and losing my consciousness.

I hurriedly opened my eyes at the thought of the baby beast. I have to check it.

But what came into my sight was rather-

Gasp~

"Y-Your Highness!"

Leonus was on the bed right next to me. He was lying half-naked in bed while facing me with one hand under his head and with the other touching my hair. I can see his naked firm chest. His dishevelled black hair. His eyes like burning blue flame.

I was feeling dizzy at the sight of it and couldn't think of anything else. It's my first time seeing a half-naked man.

While smirking, Leonus kissed the strand of my hair that he was already holding with his other hand. His burning blue eyes were looking at mine while doing all that. I hurriedly looked away.

'D-Don't look at me like that.'

I cried inwardly.

"Good morning, my dear.".

I hurriedly got up and sat on the bed.

"G-good morning."

"Did you sleep well?"

"Y-Yes."

'Just when did you come to the room?'

"Good for you."

"Huh?"

"I came to the room in the middle of the night. I thought my dear wife must be feeling lonely. So I came running to spend time with my dear wife. But guess what? She was already sound asleep on the bed. She doesn't even care for me."

Leonus said while making a sad face.

"I-I apologize. I didn't know you would come."

"Did you forget that you are my mate now, M Y D E A R P R I N C E S S."

Leonus got up and came close to Isabella's ear and said with a seductive voice.

Isabella's face turned red. Seeing her, Leonus had a grin on his face. Then he took a strand of her hair and kissed it.

I can feel his breath. Why is it so hard to breathe all of a sudden?

"Princess…"

"Y-Yes?"

"Look at me."

I was looking the other way while tightly closing my eyes.

"I-"

"You won't?"

I don't know what face he is making. His voice doesn't sound sad or happy. A soft but firm voice. It makes me enchantingly want to do whatever he says.

I then slowly turned my head towards him.

"Princess. Open your eyes."

I slowly opened my eyes.

Gasp-

I forgot to breathe. I can't move. He is so close to my face. There is just an inch gap between our lips. And his eyes were red. Is he angry?

Flinch*

'Why is he coming so close to me? Is he going to do something to me?'

I tightly closed my eyes.

As Leonus was moving forward, the gap between their lips lessened.

"Breathe, Princess."

Leonus said slowly. I can feel him breathing roughly.

Haa~

And just he was about to taste her lips-

Knock* Knock*

"Good Morning, Sir. You need to come outside for a moment."

Tch!

"Damn it."

Leonus blurted out a curse word. I opened my eyes in surprise. He is angry. What if he beats me?!

"Princess. We will continue later."

He then kissed my forehead.

'Continue what?'

After that Leonus got up from bed and wore his shirt.

I was sitting on the bed. He then came close to me again and kissed my forehead again.

"I will be back soon."

Then he hurriedly got out of the room.

Creak~

Thud!

'He is nothing less than a storm.'