The Alpha King's Nemesis-Chapter 167: Interrupted ()

"It is my inability." Askel said in a guilty tone.

The more understanding Zariah was, the more guilty Askel felt. He did not wish for his mate to understand anything, he did not wish for anything to prevail that would require her to understand even when it was unfair to her.

Askel would rather Zariah snapped at him, her calmness was even more terrifying.

"What has this to do with you, then? You may be King, but you cannot control the thoughts and will of others." Zariah reminded.

"And do not do that thing where you try to decipher my thoughts and if I am concealing how much I am affected by it while beating yourself up... just don’t." Zariah added, knowing exactly what Askel was thinking.

"Sometimes, from where we stand, we see only what we want to believe and we forget that our subordinates are not there to share the same convictions as us,"

"They are there because their wisdom and insight will keep us on the right track... though their actions may not always be comely, I would know."

"They do what it is they do in their believe that it is what is best for us and often times... they are right in their thinking."

" Often times, we are the ones making the mistake." Zariah murmured as she stretched a hand over the side of the bath tub.

Askel walked over to Zariah and took her hand, taking a sit at the head pavement of the bath tub.

Zariah’s hand was damp and her grip was light, but the very moment Askel’s skin touched hers, all his anger flitted away to be replaced by warmth and tenderness.

"You are not a mistake, Zariah." Askel corrected Zariah’s statement.

"Often times... this is not one of such times." Zariah agreed.

"You wish for me to understand their concerns, I will do as you wish. But this will be the last you will hear of this, I will make certain it is so." Askel promised.

"Come now, is that all you have to say to me? It has been a month and a half, Askel...how have you fared?" Zariah changed the topic.

A month and a half... Askel was not certain this short moment would be nearly enough time to say all that he had to say.

"But then again... I have heard it all before. For whatever reason, your voice was the only one I could hear and I did hear your words...every night." Zariah admitted.

Askel’s pleas for her to return to him and his quiet sobs when no one else was present, Zariah knew of it all.

It was said that only in absolute silence could one truly hear the yearnings of the heart.

Zariah had realized the truth in these words, because it was in that darkness she had come to fully understand the depth of Askel’s love for her.

And it was in that same darkness she heard the yearning of her own heart for him, that quiet voice that had been overwhelmed by all the hate and rage Zariah held within.

"I have missed you terribly Mhijani... I lost my mind in my longing for you." Askel confessed.

"I am here now, so do not tell me in words..." Zariah murmured as she leaned back so her head was rested on Askel’s lap and she gazed up at him.

Askel’s breath was again caught in his throat as he searched Zariah’s eyes, finding within those red orbs a longing that rivalled his. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"What do you want? You need only say the word..." Askel breathed out, his tone deepened as a burning desire sprung to life within him.

"Show me... this longing you speak of." Zariah replied.

That was all the consent Askel needed, his head dipped down, taking possession of Zariah’s lips in a passionate kiss and the moment their lips met, every thought vacated Askel’s mind, leaving behind only Zariah.

Her enticing scent and the glimpses of bare skin, the knowledge that his own clothing was the only barrier between them and Zariah’s willing lips giving into his kiss completely, all these stirred different sensations that shot right up to Askel’s head.

Beast and wolf both fell completely quiet and the world went still as their shared breaths mingled in a heated kiss, all the pent up desire and longing of over a month making itself known.

Askel kissed Zariah with a feverish need, his tongue tasted every inch of her lips, delighting in her taste and her passion, but it still was not nearly enough.

A needy growl rumbled out of Askel’s lips as his hand moved down, encircling around Zariah’s upper body and lifting her out of the tub, into his lap.

A gasp of surprise escaped Zariah as she left the safety of the heated water and was now completely in Askel’s arms, every inch of her bare to his sight.

And Askel did not hesitate to appraise the view, his gaze moving down from Zariah’s face to her tender neck and down to the supple flesh of her breasts where his gaze lingered as he sucked in an audible breath.

"My perfection..." Askel groaned in approval, his gaze moving back up to meet Zariah’s who had a small smile playing on her lips.

Askel smirked in return as he drew Zariah closer to himself, claiming her lips again.

His lips kissed a heated trail from Zariah’s lips, down to her neck, appreciating the quiet sounds that escaped Zariah.

"Askel!" The voice of Lucas, Askel’s second in command sounded from the hall, interrupting the moment.

Askel ignored the call till it came again, this time, from right outside the door to Zariah’s quarters.

A growl of annoyance escaped Askel as Zariah laughed quietly, stopping him from his ministerations.

"It seems urgent, you should go out and see... before he breaks in here." Zariah coaxed.

"I would have his head." Askel swore, not appreciating the scenario of Lucas walking in on his naked mate.

"Go on... Come to me when it’s resolved." Zariah said again, laughing quietly.