The Emperor Who Loves Me Dearly

"Please, do not hurt me anymore" she whispered while hugging him from behind.

Coming out from her lips it sounds sweet but what it held has a great and deep meaning.

'Please do not hurt me physically and emotionally' her mind echoed as she tightly grabs his fur robe, asking for a little more attention and gentleness.

"I will stay here as long as you want me to, I won't leave you, just please, stop torturing me, us" her voice mild as she begs, with her eyes now glimmering but not with happiness rather because of the tears that are blurring her vision.

Logan's body stiffened, his jaw clenched, at that moment, he felt his whole world crumble, how can he be that cruel to the most important person in his life?

Forget his father! Forget what Astrid did!

This is Celestia, not Astrid, he is Logan and not his father.

And maybe, just maybe, love is not all about pain.

'Did I really hurt you so much?' he questioned himself, a pained expression came from his face as his hands found it's way to Celestia's hand.

Her hand fits in his like it's made just for him.

He knew the answer, he damaged her a lot, from not talking to her, to not caring what she wants and to the extent of even giving her bruises and wounds when all she did is to heal him.

Celestia is like an angel trying to embrace his demon self.

He doesn't deserve her yet he still wants her, all of her.

The moment she came, he knew she is trouble itself.

From the moment she bumped into him, his anger towards the management dissipated, she melted the ice in his heart. He tried to cover it up by being harsh with her on their first meeting however her face is already engraved in his memory, occupying his mind all day.

And when she broke into his house, he should've thrown her out and sentenced her death but what did he do? He kissed her back, like a beast longing for its other half.

"I-I'm sorry" his voice croaked, he can feel his eyelids getting hot, he never cried, never did and never thought he would be able to. The words that escaped from his lips were unfamiliar, such strange words he never uttered.

An emperor that cried and apologize? Huh, his family will disown him.

He turns to face her, and that day he realized that it is not Celestia's tears he is afraid of, it is Celestia herself, his weakness.

He has it all, infinite wealth, highest power, everything! He is depicted as a cold-hearted person, a man with no flaw, ruthless, heartless...

but now, he can see it with his own eyes, his kryptonite and Achille's heel, the woman in his arms.

The two of them continued to hug each other with tears pouring down on each other's face, their eyes speaking millions of unspoken words as they embraced each other's flaws and weakness.

"Let's go?" Celestia said, being the first one to broke away, her emerald eyes are now alive again, all she needed is to recharge and she did, by being truthful to her feelings.

"Go where?" Logan replied, his charcoaled eyes with a hint of wetness but his lips now smiling as he looks at her lovingly.

"Bed, make love to me this time" she replied with a hint of playfulness as she tiptoes to kiss him.

"I've never known what love is until I met you, Celestia," he said in between their kisses.

Celestia Wresea, the meaning of love itself.

This time he will treat her right.

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In his arms, is the most fascinating lady he had ever laid his eyes upon on, he memorizes her features and her characteristic, imprinting it in his mind so that he will never forget her again.

Her body is now covered with kiss marks and not bruises, and she's even more beautiful when she's complete and happy and when she's in his grasp.

Logan is cuddling Celestia when his phone rang, he can't help but curse.

'D*ng it, she is a light sleeper!'

As if the cue, the lady started to rub off her eyes.

"W-who is it?" she asked in her drowsy state, her eyes are now half-opened.

The person on the other line felt shivers.

"What?" his voice cold with a hint of irritation, it seems like it is his secretary's final day to live.

Logan tried very hard not to curse, Celestia will get mad at him if he does that, so with a heavy heart, he chose not to.

He's a cursing machine but with Celestia in front of him, his mouth suddenly filters the words coming out from his mouth.

"T-The flight for you is already set, your highness. Tomorrow at 9 am in the morning," Oliver said, he kept his composure at the very end, it will get worse if he acted unrationally.

Logan replied with a small, 'okay' before hanging up.

"What is it?" Celestia is now fully awake, the white sheet only covering both of their bodies. She's looking up to Logan with her inquisitive emerald eyes.

This is the first time she had the courage to asks him about his business.

Logan sighed, he really doesn't want to leave Celestia but he is meeting with Grayson and his father tomorrow to talk about the dissemination of the cure.

He has decided not to give it into the public, and he must tell it to Grayson and the former emperor of Alutia empire who are expecting very much, after all, they too invested and helped in the creation of it.

"I'm going out, I need to deal with an important business matter, I'll be out for a week or two" he replied, there are also other matters he needs to attend in Alutia empire.

"Where is it?" she asked further, sensing that Logan doesn't want to leave.

"A beach resort on Alutia empire, why?"

"Can I come?" her eyes now sparkling too bright, leaving nothing but 'Yes' as an answer. Guess she can use the bikini Yanyan brought for her on her 27th birthday.

She is sure that Grayson will not recognize her, they only saw each other once when they were kids, it will be preposterous if he still knew how she looks like, well, that and she's praying Yanyan did not send a picture of them together to her older brother.