Hellbound With You (WN)

The golden hue in Zeres ’ eyes slowly dissipated, but his gaze on Dinah remained rigid.

”So what if I am? Can ’t I hide someone in my own room? ” he replied. His voice was back to being calm but the air around him was still a little heavy.

Dinah threw a glance at the door behind him and a smile formed on her face. ”Of course, you can, Zeres. It just makes me wonder at what manner of a person must it be for you to be acting so defensive like this. ”

A short but weighty silence reigned between them before Zeres momentarily averted his gaze from her as he spoke. ”She ’s just another witch I spent the night with. She ’s still sleeping, so I don ’t want anyone disturbing her, ” he said. His ears even turned slightly red.

Zeres cannot help but feel embarrassed with the words that tumbled out of his own mouth – though done willingly. Even though it was a lie, it still made his ears turned hot. It seemed he wasn ’t used in lying his way out, and he also knew that the queen inside was definitely listening in to whatever that was happening outside here.

However, the reaction Zeres was trying so hard to hide actually worked itself to his favor and killed the suspicions in Dinah ’s eyes. Dinah lifted a very arched brow at him – luscious, pouty lips forming a small and perfectly rounded ’o ’. It seemed the woman herself wasn ’t expecting what Zeres just revealed.

”Oh, I see. So that ’s why you concealed yourself last night, ” she muttered, nodding as she looked him over with a meaningful gaze. She stared intently at him for another long while before she finally gave in. ”Fine. See you tomorrow then, Zeres. ” She said and majestically whirled around to her many followers, having her back facing him. She took a few steps forward but halted beside the man in the black cloak.

Her eyes peered at him sideways. ”I hope this is not your doing, Kiel. ” She murmured, her eyes sharpened as if she was dissecting him.

”He found the woman himself, ” the man answered simply.