Mr. Dimitri's Toy
Trapped In The Past

[Chloe’s POV]

I lied just to hurt her feelings. I sat alone in the dark of the night in the garden behind Navarre Palace. Do not do anything and just peek there until the sun appears and incisions heard human conversation from inside the palace.

I moved to my son's room, knelt beside his bed and rubbed his forehead with my thumb.

“Dwayne, how should mama? Forgive and move on with your papa or forever stuck in the past?”

After I asked that, I immediately got the answer.

I was changing into Dwayne's clothes, the little boy did not like to take a shower in the morning and frowned, as his father walked in with a serious expression. His hand held a small piece of paper.

“Fiona, put on her socks.”

“Good, miss.” Fiona who was tidying up the bed, rushed over to take over my duties.

I stood up and approached Dimitri. “What's up?”

He handed the paper. “King Azov died last night afternoon.”

I read it and scrunched my forehead. “Died while hunting due to being attacked by boars?”

King Azov must be exercising every week by hunting animals. He was very good at it and of course knew how to get away from a raging boar. Unexpectedly, she died from a boar attack tore through her stomach, damaging her internal organs and she could not be saved due to an infection that had already spread.

“When this letter came and I couldn't find you, I already went first to the port to rent a boat. We leave in an hour. Fiona, help your non-you pack his things.”

Fiona's done putting on her socks and shoes. “Good, Mr. Dimitri.”

“We must say goodbye to King Lewis.” I passed by, stepped out of the door that was still open, but Dimitri remained standing there.

“You're not coming?” many wonder.

“You go first. I'll catch up later,” he replied without looking.

After his farewell to King Lewis, he lent us a horse-drawn carriage so that our journey to the harbor could be more relaxed.

“I am so sorry for the passing of King Azov. I haven't had a chance to meet him in person and thank him for stopping my half-brother's evil plans. See you, Chloe. I'll miss you..,”

Lewis glanced at Dimitri who was already sitting on his horse, he refused to get into the narrow carriage. Dimitri just stared straight ahead, not looking at us.

“I mean, miss our friendship.” Lewis smiled and kissed the back of my hand. “Have a safe journey, Chloe.”

“Goodbye, Lewis.”

Our horse-drawn carriage drove out of the Navarre Palace. Dimitri was next to the carriage as I opened the small window curtain. He looked at me for a moment and then put his horse forward.

I let out a listless breath. The trip home this time was in an unpleasant situation.

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All the people of the Azov Kingdom are in mourning. Their king died suddenly, but in his hands, the people could live well. Anxiety began to be seen, along the way home to the Edric residence, I could see the merchants of the store prefer to talk rather than sell.

“Who will replace it? Prince Dixon? But he is unreliable.”

“Yes, he is not king yet he is cruel. Do you remember the farmhouse he burned down?”

I closed the window curtain of the train that Edric had provided. Dwayne fell asleep in my lap until we arrived at the new house he woke up.

“Wah, so this is the home of mama and Edric?” He looked at the spacious courtyard from the window, kneeling on my thigh.

“This is also your home now, Dwayne.” I stroked her hair.

“Asikkkp. Dwayne has many homes. But where are we going to stay?”

“Wherever Dwayne wants, mom will come.”

Edric greeted us in front of the castle, with his arms wide open and took his grandson out of my hands. They missed when only a few days did not meet.

Dimitri had arrived first and his hair was still ruffled by the wind. While on board, she was on the upper deck while I accompanied Dwayne to see the ocean on the lower deck. He's been avoiding me all day.

Well, it's my fault for overstepping the line, too.

I approached him. “This is what I tidy.” My hands were raised up to straighten her hair.

But before I could touch her, Dimitri held my arm and said coldly. “No need.”

Edric seemed to see how I was being blatantly rejected and he quickly directed us in.

“You must be tired and need rest. After that you can hunt in the forest.”

“You go in first. I'm going hunting now.” Dimitri turned his body and went down the stairs.

“You didn't go with him, Chloe?” ask Edric.

Dimitri replied, “He was full last night. Right, Chloe?”

Edric looked at us confused as if asking what was the matter between the two of us. I can't stand Dimitri's attitude from earlier ignoring me. I'll sort this out soon.

“I'll come with you, Dimitri. We have to talk.”

Edric gave me a nod and Dwayne waved his hand. We walked into the forest and I remembered what we did last time in this forest.

“Dimitri, I'm sorry. My word last night crossed the line.”

He did not stop his steps. “No need to apologize, Chloe. I deserve to remember how you used to be miserable because of my actions.”

I hold his arm, “But I'm not really..”.

“I understand, Chloe. I'm not going to forbid you from drinking another man's blood. You are free to do whatever you want. But I can't be a husband who only gets his wife's body. I need your soul too. So better our relationship is only limited to status so that Dwayne has a complete family.”

“You mean?”

He stopped and looked at me. “I mean, last night was the last time I touched you.” He forced a smile, “This is the toughest punishment you can give me.”

I still don't understand. Or I refuse to understand it. Last night was the last time he touched me?

“Why is that? This marriage will be empty without. After all you say you love me.”

Dimitri looked at me from top to bottom. “It is precisely because of that, I do not know if I can touch you again after you spent the whole night with Lewis.”

I clenched my hand and Dimitri immediately fell to the ground, he held his cheek and threw spit onto the ground, then stood up again like nothing had happened.

“How dare you! You think I'm a cheap woman? Last night I didn't drink his blood, let alone sleep with him!! I said it just to make you angry because you were being hot and cold to me. Is this one of the ways you learned from that damn book?”

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...Call it nulis first yaa...

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