CH 22
CHAPTER
SNOW
Martha’s eyes scanned me for a few more seconds before she looked away, her body relaxing.
Llooked down at my feet, unsure of what I was supposed to make of all of this.
I really wanted to tell Roman about my pregnancy, the feeling of keeping a baby away from him wasn’t all that good, however, now was not the time.
“Come with me, I can show you how to make the bracelet,” Martha offered.
She sounded like she was sorry and was trying to make it up to me.
I had no idea what was going on in the older woman’s mind but if she was willing to help me, I would not say no.
Martha and I walked out of the resting area together.
An hour later, I held a completed bracelet in my hand. I had been bad at it at first, but I was able to quickly pick up what to do and it made me feel better.
Somehow, I had created something I could gift to Roman all on my own.
Martha smiled at me, a hint of pride in her eyes.
“Although the King doesn’t lack for things like this, since it’s something that you gave to him personally, I am sure that he would appreciate it,” she said.
I lowered my head, thinking of what Roman’s reaction to my gift would be.
It probably wasn’t the first time that someone had tried to gift him…want if he thought that I was doing too much?
Shaking my head, I stood up. I willed myself not to have any bad thoughts. It would just consume me.
“I’ll go look for His Majesty” I said to Martha.
Walking out of the room, I tried looking for Roman in where I supposed he would be, but he was not in his study.
The palace was huge, and I had no idea where I was supposed to start looking.
A few maids passed by me just then and I stopped them.
“Do you know where the King is?” I signed.
They all looked at each other, and I could sense the mockery in the gaze of one of the women,
Her name was Jessie, and she had always made it clear with her body language that my presence here was not something that she welcomed.
““The King is in the bathhouse,” one of the other maids replied gracefully.
I nodded my head and signed once again, “Could you please tell me how to get there?”
I understood that I wasn’t allowed to go everywhere in this place, and I wasn’t about to make Roman mad at me again.
“Of course, Your Highness,” she proceeded to tell me how to get to the bathhouse..
1 nodded my head and thanked her as gracefully as I could using sign language, and then I turned to walk away.
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However, I had barely taken a few steps away from them when I heard a mocking laughter that was definitely directed at me.
“Don’t you think she’s a clown? Just look at the way she’s acting. She must think that she’s really our Luna!” A low voice
snickered.
Being unable to speak since I was a child, I was really sensitive to noises and so I could tell instantly that it was jessie’s voice. I’d learned her name over the past few weeks, but I had yet to decide if I liked her.
“Don’t say that Jessie, she’s still the King’s woman! I am sure that you don’t want to offend her! You could lose your life!” Another woman chastised her.
“Oh please, she’s been here for over two weeks and the King has still not made her his Luna yet. He doesn’t even sleep in her room! Kate told me he goes back to his bedroom every right.
I knew this was not going to last. There is no way a King as powerful as His Majesty wants a mute runt like her as his mate!” Jessie’s voice was low, but it was filled with a lot of anger and hate directed at me.
Unable to stand such blatant disrespect, I turned to look at the maids, a cold look in my eyes.
They all scurried away, unable to hold my gaze, however, their words stuck to me.
I had indeed been here for the past two weeks, and Roman has not made any effort to announce me as his Luna.
Heck, he had not even come into my bedroom. He made it seem as if he could not stay away from me before this but……
My heart pounded hard against my chest as I let my thoughts run wild. What if he didn’t want me?
What if he decided that he didn’t want to bother with a mute runt after all?
I walked into the bathhouse, fear and uncertainty gripping me tightly.
Heat wrapped around me, thick and heavy with steam, carrying the scent of cedarwood and musk. The walls were made of dark marble, flickering with the glow of lanterns, and at the center of the vast room was a massive steaming pool, carved directly into the stone. Smooth black rocks protruded from the water, making it impossible to see the full depth of the bath, but the size of it –it could have fit a hundred people with ease.
1 hesitated at the entrance, fingers curling around the bracelet. Many times, I wanted to give this up and just walk away, because after all, Roman probably had no use for what I was going to give to him.
However, my desire to see him and thank him was above everything else and I found myself walking around the large bathhouse, looking for him.
And then I saw him.
Roman was there, half–submerged in the steaming water, his head tilted back, eyes closed. He looked like a god resting.
The breath caught in my throat instantly.
The wet strands of his jet–black hair clung to his face and neck, trailing over his broad, muscular shoulders. As I watched the water lapped at his sculpted chest, his abs gleaming beneath the dim light, every ridge and contour carved from raw power, saliva pooled on my mouth. Dark hair dusted his torso, tapering lower down the v of his abs… past his sculptured hips…
And oh.
Blood surged to my face so fast I thought I might faint.
Between his massive thighs, nestled in the steaming water, was his cock–thick, heavy, unapologetically bare, resting against him in a way that left nothing to the imagination.
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Heat clawed up my neck as 1 burned hot in embarrassment. This wasn’t me, I wasn’t a pervert! I wasn’t one to watch men while they took a bath.
However, Roman’s attractive body was something I could not bring myself to look away from.
A few more seconds of looking, and I felt like I would jump him if I did not get away.
1 tried to walk away without making any noise, but the universe seemed to be against me.
The moment I turned on my heel, heart hammering, in my frantic attempt to flee, my foot caught on the edge of a rock and I stumbled to the ground.
A splash echoed behind me, followed by the subtle shift of water.
Oh no..
“Who dares to sneak in here?!” The firm and powerful voice of Roman had the blood racing through my veins.
I wouldn’t get punished for this, would I?!
