Aria POV:

"First, explain why you're avoiding me". He asked staring at me sternly.

That question made me shrink. How does he even know. I'm just preventing troubles.

I tittered like an idiot and cleaned a fake tears from my right eye as he raised his left eyebrows in askance.

"Your highness, why would I do that? You're the king nobody can avoid you". I sweet talked.

"Aria I'm not joking". He said in a scary tone.

"Okay, yes I'm avoiding you". I admitted.

"Why?".

"You see after that day you did that thing on my neck... ".

"Aria I licked you, I licked you on you neck Ari...". I cut him off by covering his mouth with my hand and he stared at me perplexed.

"Your highness... Shush... Do you want people to hear what you're saying". I said being agitated by his interjection.

"What's wrong with people knowing?". He asked nonchalantly.

Is he for real, everything is wrong about people knowing. He's just too straight forward.

"Everything is wrong about it, if your mum gets to know this she'll skin me alive. After I left your room that day she wasn't happy because I spent too much time in your room, I wasn't able to think of a lie and I thank goodness for your grandmother to interrupt".

"Then why tell a lie to a maiden to tell me?". He asked softly noticing my fidgeting movement.

"Because I didn't want what happened on that day to repeat itself".

"Aria lying wasn't the best idea, you could have told me about it and I'll handle it, It hurts to know you were lying to me". He said surfacing a sad expression.

Did I really make him this sad, I feel really guilty right now.

"I'm sorry your highness, it was my stupid mistake". I apologised bowing my head low.

"Is there anything I can do for you to forgive me?". Wait, what did I just say?

He raised my head with his index finger and smirked. Why am I having a bad feeling about this?

"I want you close to me all the time, at any time and any where. I want to be able to feel you, I want this close proximity between us Aria". He said seductively pushing my body on the pillar as his masculine chest pressed my.

"Your highness but... ".

"No buts Aria". He interjected.

"Okay your highness". I answered nervously.

Our face where just inches apart from each other. Nervousness was dealing with me and he loves every bit of it.

"Call me by my name".

"Wh... What". I strutted.

"Call me by my fucking name Aria". He demanded this time grinding his body against mine.

"But... ".

"I don't accept buts...Aria".

He said and tucked my hair from the right side of my neck and kissed my cheek born. God... It feels good. His strong cologne isn't making it easy for me to resist him.

"Aria... ". He groaned waiting for my reply.

As good as it feels, I'll have to make him stop because if I'm seen I'll be the story in this palace. I don't want that.

"Anthony...".

"Good, from now call me that, honey". He foxily said now pampering kisses on my neck. Butterflies flew joyfully in my tummy as my legs became jelly.

He called me honey? Did he just... No I wasn't hearing correctly.

"What did you call me?".

"I called you my honey, Aria". He replied and licked under my jaw. This feels really good.

I hesitantly but lightly pushed his face from my neck and he was grinning from ears to ears seeing my face very red.

"I stopped because you want me to". He said rubbing his thumb on my cheek.

I said nothing just staring at him in those hazel eyes of his. How can a man be this handsome?

"Damn... Aria, you're so pretty". He complimented and I blushed this time harder.

Why is he making me feel like this?

I pushed his body away from mine playfully and cleared my throat to get myself back, facing my back at him.

"Alright Anthony, you want me close you and be by your side. Okay then, as long it isn't obvious". I said facing him again as he thought for a sec.

"No problem honey''. He said smiling walking towards me and wrapped his hand over my shoulder.

"I'll have to go now your... I mean Anthony".

"Go... But I want to see you later soon". He said patting my head and turned to leave.

Hello... I've I suddenly turned to his puppy?

I went back to the kitchen to see the maiden talking about random topics. Tracey immediately blocks my part giving me a face which says.

'Don't forget you promised me cupcakes'.

"Oh my... Hello Tracey... Lets get baking". I told the girls with a tight smile and she turned around smiling.

The girls started baking strawberry cupcakes and after an hour or two we munch on the delicious we just finished baking. Tracey took 5 while we took 4. It was my promise anyways.

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I was now in Kiran's room helping him in reading for his C.A test tomorrow.

"So how's your crush?".

"My crush?". He asked in confusion and in seconds he got the hint on what I meant.

"Oh... You meant Rosy?".

"Yep".

"She's good she's really good In English than me but I'm the best in mathematics than her. That's 1:1". He said proudly.

"You talk to her often?".

"Yes but she's still an introvert".

"Kiran if I may ask is Anthony always indifferent towards his father?".

I've always wanted to ask this question. The first son and his father should always have strong connection together even though they'll argue.

"Not always but yes".
"Why ask?".

"You see on his birthday the way he argued with your father was off the limit. Not only that, he doesn't even have a simple discussion with your father even in the dinning room . Is there a problem between them?".

"Yep, 15 years ago. After my father had married my mum, Anthony was 15 then, father had a very close friend which was a woman and her name is Lia. Father and her were very tight friends, he was a royal and she was a peasant who walked in the palace as a maid, father loved her and wanted to get married to her but she rejected father. Father was pressurised to get a wife on time and he fell in love with my mum".
"When mother gave birth to Anthony and he turned 15 Lia now wanted to be my father's concubine but father doesn't want any concubine nor second wife, so Lia will try all her possible best to make father leave mother. One unlucky day mother caught father on bed with Lia. Father tried explaining that he didn't know how it happened and it was being planned by Lia but mum was too hard broken to listen".
"When Anthony heard this he became distant, harsh and arrogant towards father and everyone in the palace, since then my father and Anthony has never been in good terms".

He said sadly and I relied with "Yes it definitely it".

"But mum showers more love and care towards Anthony than me while father tries to show love towards I and Anthony but he turns more worse with father everyday. How I wish everything can be alright again". He spoke with tears within his eyes.

So the rich also cries.

"Kiran dear don't over disturb yourself everything will return to normal and I'm positive about it".

He nodded his head as I tucked him into bed and he was fast asleep before I left his room.

As I walked down the hall, I saw Anthony at a balcony taking in the fresh natural air which seems to make him relax. The moon shone on his handsome face which made him seem in resistible.

"Aria come over here".

He commanded as my heart skipped a little, I approached him standing beside him. He wrapped his hand around my waist dragging me close to him as his cologne ceased my thinking.

"When I meant close to me, I meant this close".

And I nodded my head in approval, he really meant what he was saying.

"Now you're beside me I feel more less worried". He said with a smile.

"That's nice".

"Lets go for a walk in the garden".He said it like a statement than a request.

And I was so engrossed with his scent that I didn't know how the garden looks more beautiful from up here.

''Like right now?".

"Yes".

"Isn't it too late to go walking in a garden around 10 pm in the night".

''No it isn't". Anthony held my wrist pulling me towards the entrance of the palace.

We are now outside in the garden as Anthony and I walked side by side. Right now I'm nervous, I've never walked with a man before. I looked at him as he kept staring forward with a blank expression.

"What ever issue you've got with your father can't it me solved".

"There are some issues that can't be solved".

"Of course all issues or problem has a solution just like there's always a reason to do something". I said as I entered arguing mode.

(Amelia-law: Guy you do not what to see Aria in an arguing mode talk of less when she's angry).

He stared at me with tints of shock and smiled at me. Those smiles of his is mesmerizing. Think straight girl.

"You're so cute Aria, you're cute in many ways".

He said intertwining his fingers with mine. I looked at our hands in shock feeling agitated someone might see us like this.

"Someone might... ". He cut me of by placing his index finger on my lips.

" Lets not talk about any one else and let it just be you and together". He said as he lowered his face closed to mine and licked the tip of my nose.

What is with this guy and licking me.

"You taste very sweet when I lick you, right now I just want you close to me while we walk".

Being close to him isn't that bad. I love this side of him than him being so arrogant and inconsiderate.

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Okay dears this is another chapter

Guys, I've you ever had this imagination of you
Being a celebrity that's famous and people respect.

Secondly, I'm a killer for rapping.
I love rappers, with their unique choice of words

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