The Queen Of Time
Hold the Torch (Twenty Four)

        Along the way to Aiden's private room, Calistha's face unceasingly sowed a smile at every servant or soldier she met around the passageway. Today his heart is happy and he feels like smiling at anyone he meets on the street. Though he only wanted to meet Aiden, but that happiness felt different from all the happiness he had often felt.

        "Is your king inside?" Calistha asked kindly to the soldier standing guard in front of Aiden's room. Respectfully bowing, the soldier immediately gave way to Calistha so that the future queen could enter the private room of her king. However, unnoticed by Calistha, the soldier was frowning in wonder behind his bowed face because it was not usual for Calistha to ask so politely at him like that. During this time when he was about to meet Aiden, Calistha would be cynical and cold while yelling at her snapped with a loud voice, making him always think if Calistha was a bad queen candidate. But, his judgment on Calistha instantly changed instantly after seeing Calistha's attitude this afternoon. In the heart of the soldier prayed that Calistha would continue to be gentle and friendly like that.

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        "Your wounds will heal soon, Your Majesty, so you don't have to worry."

        As Calistha walked into Aiden's room, the man was talking to the royal physician while observing the wound on his back that had currently been bandaged with a bandage. Bare-chested, Aiden continued to stare at the wounds lodged in his body with a cold face. I don't know what Aiden is currently thinking, which obviously seems a little disturbed by the bandages that will interfere with his movement later.

        "Ehem, sorry. I came to bring tea to His Majesty King Aiden." said Calistha politely as he placed a tray containing a cup of tea on a wooden table in the middle of the room. Seeing the queen coming, the court physician immediately resigned to give private time for the king and his queen. After all his duty to treat Aiden was done, so he had no reason to linger in the private room of his king.

        "Welcome Your Majesty, I happen to have finished treating King Aiden's wounds. Your Highness Aiden, I beg you to come out now. Slave will come again tomorrow morning to change your bandage."

        Aiden nodded his head slowly without taking his eyes off Calistha, making Calistha misbehave and seem clumsy to be in the room. Then, as the palace healer walked past him, Calistha immediately used the opportunity to turn her face away from Aiden and nod her head softly at the court healer who looked down respectfully before her.

        "So, you just want to deliver a cup of tea?" aiden asked suddenly at Calistha who had just been silent by the table. The woman looked like a completely motionless statue after the departure of the palace physician, but Aiden had been waiting for her to walk closer to her.

        "Emm, not really. I came to see how you are. Are you feeling better?"

        "Yes, as you can see, I'm fine. The palace healer has treated my injuries well, so you don't have to worry" Aiden said casually. The man then walked towards the bed to grab his shirt which had been prepared by the palace lady. Then with a quick gesture, Aiden immediately put on the shirt in front of Calistha as he stepped closer towards Calistha.

            "What's wrong?" calistha asked nervously as suddenly Aiden walked over to her wearing a shirt that had not been completely cut out.

        "You can help me button it up, my arm still hurts a little bit to button itself" Aiden said flatly. Calistha then immediately took a step forward to approach Aiden while extending her hand to button the shirt buttons one by one. The musk scent that was so masculine immediately smelled in Calistha's sense of smell when the distance between Aiden's nose and chest field was only a few inches. With trembling hands, Calistha tried to concentrate on buttoning Aiden's shirt while getting rid of the various strange thoughts lodged in his head. As if I could read his head, though, Aiden immediately reached out his hand to hug Calistha possessively so inevitably Calistha had to stick her head over Aiden's bare chest which had not been fully covered by the shirt the man was wearing.

        "Calistha, I can read your mind."

        "Why? I wasn't thinking about anything." Calistha said. Though it is clear that at this time Calistha is thinking about the chest of the Aiden field that will be very comfortable when used to lean. But, hypocritically he still dodged in front of Aiden if he thought nothing at all. Really stupid!

        "really? It looks like I just heard a whisper saying that my chest is very comfortable to lean on" Aiden said casually.

        "Shut up! I didn't say anything in my head, so don't ever make up a story like that. Now let me go because I want to rest in my room."

        "There's no need to rush like that, baby. Look, my bed looks empty and uninhabited, what if you rest there." Aiden bargained with a seductive smile. Anxiously, Calistha pinched Aiden's stomach hard and made Aiden instantly remove his arm from Calistha's body as he felt quite the pain with Calistha's violent pinch.

        "You want to hurt me again? Didn't you promise not to hurt me again. You really are a bar." said Aiden annoyed that only Calistha responded casually. Precisely now Calistha felt more satisfied because he managed to reciprocate the treatment of Aiden who he thought was a little insolent.

        "Promise? I seem to have forgotten. I feel like I don't have any promise to you." Calistha replied as if with a super annoying face that managed to make Aiden snort annoyed. With a quick movement, Aiden immediately pulled Calistha's wrist until it hit her sturdy body hard. He then pulled Calistha's chin gently and pointed it at her lips to be let out. The woman indeed had to be reminded in this way in order to remember all her promises in the middle of the forest.

        "Mmmphh, release. You're making me out of breath." cried Calistha gnash. This time Calistha's attitude is sweeter than her previous attitude, because now the woman has never used violence to reject her kiss. He just slightly yelled annoyed at Aiden, and after that he immediately moved away from Aiden by sitting himself on the soft sofa behind him.

        "I came here to see how you are and to ask you a few things. So, don't try to mess it up with your brash attitude."

        "alright. Please ask me a question, and I will answer it with an honest answer." Aiden said casually. Right now one of the things Calistha was thinking about was how Max was doing. After he beheaded the man yesterday, he had not had time to ask Aiden again about Max's body

whether he was buried properly or not. Because he will never forgive himself if it turns out Max's body is not buried properly, or now it is precisely the food of Aiden's pet wild tigers.

        "How's Max's body, have you buried it properly?" calistha asked seriously. Aiden raised both of his eyebrows lightly and only nodded slowly after. To be honest he was very lazy to discuss the man now. The man who, though he is lazy to admit it, but he is his toughest rival in getting Calistha's heart.

        "He has earned a decent place. If you don't trust me, then you can ask Spencer."

        Calistha then seemed to weigh in to ask her next question. He was sure that the man would not like to hear his next question.

        "Why are you silent. Just tell me, I'll answer all your questions honestly."

        "Can I turn back the clock to save Max? I don't want to live in the shadows beheading Max. It was a really horrible experience."

        "What do you mean you want to die and turn things around for the better? You can't do it Calistha. Real destiny will never change even if you die and repeat it again as before. Max will still die even if you die and come back to life while Max is still alive. When you come back to life, you

just changed a little bit the course of his life, like how he was going to die. Do you remember how Max died before you cut off his head, didn't he die at my hands? If you decide to die and repeat everything, Max will still die in the near future, but maybe the way he died was

be different. So, don't ever be foolish to kill yourself and fix everything, because you can't go against destiny." Aiden explained at length accompanied by emotion. Calistha pursed her lips in annoyance as she folded her hands together in front of her chest. He was upset with the man. Why can't he repeat everything and at least give Max a better death. He promised this time he would not revolt and would obey Aiden, for Max's sake.

        "There will be no decent death for Max because that man will still die with as much horror as you repeat your life. So, you better get over Max and all your stupid thoughts. Next question?"

        Calistha clenched her two hands in annoyance while banging the pillow beside her to channel all her anger that was blowing in the chest. Suddenly, amid the anger that was rising in her chest, Calistha was reminded of Gazelle and Tiffany. If Max had died, then they should also have died in the near future. But, it feels like it will not happen considering the two of them are currently languishing in prison, which is actually the safest place for them because by being in prison, he said, they will be spared from various threats that will endanger their safety.

        "Then what about Gazelle, shouldn't he be dead?"

        "It won't be long before he'll be dead. Let's see what happens in the future." replied Aiden mysteriously. It felt like Calistha really felt annoyed at the fate that was not on her side at all. If he was part of Aiden's curse, he should have the same abilities as Aiden. But, the only privilege he had was that he could not die so easily. The rest he can do nothing. In fact, he could not read minds or see the future just as Aiden did. So, why is he part of Aiden's curse? Is it all to pay for all the crimes of his parents in the past? It's totally unfair.

        "Do you love Gazelle?"

        Suddenly Calistha wanted to ask the man about his feelings for Gazelle. Although her common sense had always been screaming that it was not important to know, her little heart was curious and kept screaming to ask Aiden.

        "I don't love him. I only consider him as a colleague and also a sister, because we are several years old. More precisely he was four years under me."

        "Hmm, did you ever harass her, because she seemed to hate you so much when she told me about her past."

        "Challenged? Maybe." answered Aiden ambiguously who managed to make Calistha growl in anger. It turns out that what Gazelle is telling you isn't just a joke. It would be appropriate if the woman hated Aiden so much and wanted to take revenge on the man, if in fact Aiden ever harassed him.

        "Basic jerk! So you really fucked her in this room. You're a disgusting man. I don't want to marry you!"

        "So if I don't fuck Gazelle, then you'll marry me? Interesting." said Aiden casually. Calistha then picked up one of the large pillows beside her, and angrily threw the pillow right at Aiden's face.

Bugh

        "How dare you throw me with a pillow. What's my fault, huh?" aiden's question began to stir up emotions. Undaunted Calistha immediately stood up while shaking her waist right in front of Aiden.

        "Your fault? Are you the kind of idiot who can't think? Your mistakes are of course very much. One of them you have hurt Gazelle by harassing her and also hurting my pride as a woman. Even though Gazelle is evil and cunning, I still can't accept that in reality you have desecrated her with your depraved behavior. You'd better marry Gazelle and you'll have everything accountable. I don't want to marry a man who has fucked another woman."

Sret

        Aiden pulled Calistha's hand and dropped the woman right on her lap. Although Calistha had thrashed several times, but Aiden did not care. It is only necessary to straighten out all these mistakes and resuscitate the woman if everything she thinks is completely untrue.

        "I swear, if you knew everything after this, you'd be sorry for having

insulting me and commanding me with all your heart like this, because everything you thought about me all this time was completely untrue. Now listen carefully to all my explanations, for I will not repeat them twice to explain them to you. Do you understand?"

        "Explain quickly! I'll listen to it seriously in front of you."

        Aiden grinned horribly while gripping Calistha's chin hard for the woman to look up to him. To hell with the reaction of the woman later who will feel pain. He only wanted to teach the woman a lesson so that she would not be easily provoked by others, let alone by Gazelle, because she was such a terrible two-headed snake.

        "Alright, listen carefully to all the explanations from me. I admit, I used to harass Gazelle, but it wasn't by how to fuck her, I harassed Gazelle using the words ******* because she once teased me with her disgusting body. One night, while I was finishing my work, the woman slipped into my room stripping her clothes in front of me because she had a taste for me in the first place, all this time I thought of him as a little brother. Then with anger and disappointment, he departed from the kingdom of Chronos, leaving his entire family with wounds and grudges in his heart. He hates me so much and wants to kill you. He really wants to hurt me through you. He knew that you were my greatest weakness, so he devised an evil plan by provoking you while waiting for an opportunity to kill you. If you don't believe it, then you can ask Spencer that, because he witnessed all of it with his own eyes."

        Through those shady eyes, Calistha could see a solemnity there. The man did not lie at all, and Calistha felt so relieved after hearing everything because it turned out that Aiden was not the type of man who was disgusting.

        "Are you satisfied, dear? I'm telling you the truth, and I hope you believe what I say." Aiden said, peeping at Calistha's jaw. Then the other kisses began to follow the banner all over Calistha's face until Calistha was amused and tried to keep the handsome face away from his face. But, the more he tried to keep Aiden's lips away from his face, Aiden actually increasingly aggressively attacked Calistha by biting Calistha's lentic fingers that were trying to get rid of his face to stay away.

        "Aiden, get your lips off my fingers. You're banging her too hard." Calistha cried loudly with her cry. But Aiden doesn't care. This is the only way to communicate with Calistha. And this form of communication is the form of communication that he likes the most while being with Calistha.

        "Your fingers are sweet. I like it."

Cup

        One light kiss landed right above Calistha's lips, followed by other more intoxicating kisses and increasingly made Aiden lose control. Unknowingly at this moment Calistha had been lying on the sofa with Aiden who was on top of her. At times Aiden sniffed Calistha's neckline and blew warm air that felt so tickling around the woman's neck.

        "Aaaiden, stop. Hhhhh, you have built too many kissmarks around my neck." said Calistha stuck.

        "Love me, baby. You're making me even more unable to control my body." whispered Aiden gently in Calistha's ear.

        "Aaiden, i..."

        "Sshhh, I don't need an answer from your lips Calistha, because right now your heart is screaming yes repeatedly noisily. I promise I won't hurt you. And you will be my first queen." whispered Aiden sensually before drowning Calistha into the abyss of pleasure with her. To hell with the consequences he would receive after this. He doesn't care! All he wanted right now was Calistha, his body, and all the warmth that would surround his body after this. Whatever happens later, he will definitely face her with a puffed up chest and a face looked up to Calistha.