
Annette opened her eyes after a long time in a dream. Rubbing his eyes, his eyelids blinked and looked around. Annette was struck by a room that was three times as spacious as her room in Egbert's castle. The design is luxurious, blending shiny gold and sparkling red. Heavy and tufted window blinds in gold thread embroidery. A large colonnaded bed with red gemstones on it. Red carpet filled the floor of the room.
Golden-legged table, a large sofa typical of ancient kingdoms and all furniture made from agarwood wood. Make this room rich in the warm sweet exotic aroma and the cold wild forest musk essence. It was quite perfect as a lullaby scent that brought the impression of the outdoors.
Everything was a bit dark creating a special coldness for a loner king. Precisely a twilight orange glimmer across the window pane, the structure of the room was instantly washed away in a melancholy loneliness.
"You awake?"
Annette turned her head, finding Egbert appearing fresh in her loose bathrobe. Her hair was half wet, water droplets falling through her pale, clean skin. His chest muscles were clearly exposed behind the white robe that was left split at the top.
Gluey!
Annette swallowed her saliva, finding herself stunned admiring the refreshing sight, "Eum"
Egbert's lips smiled straight, responding to Annette's all too clear eyes in admiring her body.
"W-we're already in your country?" Annette made a sound, after her common sense returned.
Egbert picked up a small towel and walked over to the bed, "Yes" Sitting on the edge of the bed, right next to Annette lying down. Egbert handed the towel to Annette, "Help me dry my hair"
Annette half-awakes up and leans to the head of the bed. The freshness of Egbert's newly ready-to-bath body bubbled into his nose. The freshness of lavender mixed in the masculinity of men— has resulted in the perfect aroma sharpness to enjoy. Makes Annette feel like docking to Egbert's strapping back and holding her gently from behind.
Swallowed all that freshness for him.
The moment Annette regained her senses, 'Ah, what am I thinking' Annette's earlobes turned red in memory of her shameful silly thoughts.
"Dry yourself! It's not like you don't have hands. So use that!" Annette sounds a little tart. Clearly he was still angry that Egbert had brought him there without his consent.
"I don't know how to dry my hair with a towel"
Egbert lied.
Annette turned her head and got her lie, "Then who's been doing it all this time? What are the servants in the castle?" His lips twitched in a mocking smile.
"In the castle I used a hair dryer. But there's no such thing here. In some ways, there are still many technologies of our nation that are still far behind from the progress of you humans"
"Then who did it for you while you were here?" Annette knitted her pair of eyebrows.
"That's the waiters who did it"
Egbert lied the umpteenth time behind his innocent gaze.
Egbert always did it himself. It is because he hates the foreign hands that come to serve him. But I don't know why, lately with Annette, he suddenly felt like the woman came to take care of him a little more intimately.
"The waiters?"
"Em" Egbert nodded softly, "But now I am a married man. It would be unethical for our nation if the servants touched their married masters"
Annette stared for a while before finally sighing, saying, "You're a prince or what? Why just dry your hair can't.haa"
Annette took a towel from Egbert's hand and went to rest on her knees right behind Egbert's back to dry her half-wet hair, "Bend a little"
Egbert bowed obediently.
Annette placed the small towel over Egbert's hair and began to busily rub. His movements were neither fast nor slow. Make Egbert can enjoy every rub well. Her head was slightly forward, each time Annette came rubbing lightly. Egbert couldn't help, but his heart became warm and he was just blown away.
Tok.dok...
"Who?" Egbert asked, while his eyes were closed enjoying the care of Annette.
Annette still continued to rub and glanced at the door that was knocked.
Egbert recognized his voice. That's none other than Madam Belinda.
"Come in"
On the other hand Annette was dumbfounded.
What did he say just now?
His majesty?
"Why stop?"
"Huh?"
The door was pushed open and Belinda walked inside. His old eyes were momentarily startled, looking at a woman who was drying Egbert's hair with a towel. The two looked like a harmonious married couple. Belinda smiled gently, "Sorry to bother you both"
"It's okay madam, what's the matter you came here for?" Egbert smiled as he spoke.
It makes Annette stunned. He had never seen Egbert come to speak so softly, even smiling so expressively at someone.
"Mr Sean had just arrived outside the palace carrying a small child with him. From the looks of it, Mr. Sean seemed to have such a hard time handling it that he told me to quickly contact you"
"I understand. Tell her to wait, I still have to get dressed first" Egbert was still in her loose bathrobe. Of course there was no way he was out wearing that thing on his body.
Belinda nodded in understanding, "Well, I'll tell him. Then excuse me, your majesty"
Before leaving, Belinda smiled at Annette. He still did not know what that woman was like. Even though he had said his disobedience, yet even so he still needed to ascertain further. Was the intention of the human girl really sincere in loving Egbert?
If he finds his sincerity. Only then would he acknowledge the woman's position with the same respect as he honored Egbert.
"Why does he call you noble?" Annette asked with her quivering eyelashes, "Who exactly are you in this country?"
Egbert got up from her seat and took a towel from Annette's hand. Then he bowed his face right in front of Annette's face, "If I told you I was an emperor, would you believe it?"
"Emperor.." Annette muttered as her common sense had yet to fully recover. But in the next second...
"Whataa?" Hysterical screeches escaped his mouth.
"You're an emperor?" Lips vibrate.
"That— so you're an emperor?" Annette found it hard to breathe, while processing the shocking information.
'Cannot be..'
'So all this time I've been married to a vampire emperor?'
Annette recalled her treatment lately. Not only did he ever get the man to cook for him, he even made him carry all his groceries. In addition to that...
He even kissed and intentionally bit his lips.
'Ah, nokk!'
'How is this?'
Annette bit her lower lip with all the fear and chaos that hit her brain. From his brief knowledge, the earlier people were very submissive to the emperor. They are very polite and take care of their actions. Misdoing or behaving, it is not impossible that their necks will end up on the rope hanger.
Thinking that, Annette's pretty face paled instantly.