Saving The Abandoned Empress

50 “Do You Trust Me?”

Cathain’s POV ~

I was waiting for her in the waiting room. The moment i sensed her presence, i felt my heart was beating really fast and it was about to jump up from my chest.

In our empire, when two people gets engaged, their magic bonds with each other, which helps us sense the presence of our partners; after their coming of age ceremony.

Not only their presence, but we can also sense their magic and emotions.

But, i don’t know how am feeling this now, where i still have two more years left to my coming of age ceremony.

I don’t think she can feel my presence or emotions yet.

I breathed heavily and looked at the mirror to fix my appearence before she entered the room.

She was wearing a light blue fluffy dress with a white ribbon. Her dress was a matching pare with mine.

Her long wavy silver hair was open today, she was looking gorgeous.

.....

I was glad at first because she didn’t feared me like before or trembled but her silence and emotionless greeting made me feel uncomfortable.

There was no emotions in her blue eyes and i suddenly got a flashback, the moment her blue eyes looked into my red eyes.

It was for sure her!

I could recognise those jewel like blue eyes!

Although she was a lot older there, she was wearing just a white dress with her shoulders exposed and kept staring at me with tears in her eyes.

She was laying in the bed and the room was dark. Her gaze now was just like the flashback i had now.

‘What was that?’

But unknown to me, i was staring at her this whole time. So, i coughed a little before the cheif attendance yelled out our names.

And we entered the hall as she placed her small hands on my big hand and caught it tightly, feeling that if i don’t held on tightly; she might leave.

When my father raised his glass for a toast, we all raised our own glasses too.

The way she raised her glass and drink it, i was surprised because it was so natural that it felt, she has done it many times before.

After the toast, As the Crown Prince and Princess, we had to start the banquet by our first dance.

‘My first dance with her...’

I reached out my hand towards her and again, she just hand me her hands like, she is just doing it because she needs to.

“It is an honor, Crown Prince- Ah!”

I wrapped my hands around her waist tightly and pulled her closer to me. She was slightly stunned because she didn’t expected me to pull her closer so suddenly.

We was looking at each other at the dancing floor, completely unaware of the people around us and their surprise gazes on us.

The chamber orchestra members picked up their instruments quickly and started to play the music.

I moved slowly, holding hands with her, in line with the slow dance that started grandly.

Only the emperor, the crown prince and his partner could dance the first dance to start any banquet.

Because of this, she and I alone were dancing under the attention of numerous guests. Even though I practiced all night long, I was tensed.

She is so closer to me, my heart is pounding so hard that i fear, she might hear it. My ears were getting hotter and i kept gazing at her, who barely reached my chest height.

But, her eyes and face was emotionless, there is not a single trace of any emotion in her face. She was just following my lead quitely.

“Oh, It’s surprising.” I suddenly spoke and she finally looked at me.

“What are you talking about?” She barely replied in a cold voice.

Well, it’s better then her collapsing or tremble in fear.

“I’m talking about you. Isn’t it the first time in your life that you are dancing today?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“But why are you so used to it?”

I asked coldly, pulling her toward me when i noticed she was stepping a bit away from me. She just kept quite without replying.

“I can see you’re focused on something else, but you’re still dancing so well. Does it mean that you have danced with another guy so many times?”

I asked in a rather sarcastic tone. I know there is no other guy beside her except ‘Ain’, but i couldn’t help but ask. Her dancing skills are way too good for someone who is dancing for the first time.

“What do you mean? How could I do...?”

“Really?”

After snorting with laughter, I pulled her more closer and hold her tightly. I grinned strangely at her, when i saw how surprised she was when i mentioned ‘another guy’.

“That guy over there with red hair. He is staring at you for quite a time. Do you know him?”

I put my lips close to her ear and whispered. When she turned her head along my gaze, a boy with flaming red hair came into her view.

With his fresh hair and deep black eyes in her view, she looked at him and quickly widrawed her gaze.

“It’s Alberto Dion Richardo, The young duke of the southern duke territory.” She replied coldly.

“... I don’t like him.”

I coldly told her. I hated it when other guys stared at her. I just wanted her know my feelings, even if it was a little bit. I want her to feel how i am feeling.

“Your Majesty?”

She raised her cold blue eyes and looked up at me.

“Don’t look at other guys, except me.”

“....”

She was surprised but didn’t replied and kept quite. She just looked like a soulless doll to me.

I felt goosebumps. Why do i feel she got it in the wrong way?

As if somebody threw cold water over my body, I felt cold and nervous. The blood flowing through my heart seemed to have frozen, and my whole body began to tremble.

At that moment, the music stopped and a thundering applause was heard.

But I was still staring at her face. I knew she was pretty but she is looking way more pretty today.

My mouth was becoming dry. Their whispering was getting farther away.

Seeing me not moving, she took away her hands from my grip and step backed politely to bow before me.

“It was an honor for me...”

Then i smiled casually as if nothing had happened and reached out with politeness and grabbed her hand again.

Almost dragged by me, she was headed to the platform where the emperor was seated.

After bowing to the emperor, she was about to go away, when she was stopped by me.

I took her to walked out of the platform and entered a nearby balcony.

Although she looked up at me in surprise, her back was already pinned against the wall.

The moment she looked up to me, My heart sank. But then i come back to my senses and put my hands on her shoulders.

She surprisingly looked at me and when she came back to her senses, i was already sitting beside her on the balcony chair.

“Hey, you!”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

When she responded in surprise to my sudden call, i said with a frown, “Why are you so scared of me?”

“Ugh, I don’t get it, Your Majesty.”

“You must know what I’m talking about. What is the reason? Did your childhood memories come back?”

“Pardon? My childhood?”

“I guess not, then. Hmmm...”

I purposefully put my lips to her ears and said, “Is it because of your middle name?”

“How come you....?”

“Did you think I didn’t notice it?”

“...”

“Although there is little possibility, you have the right to succeed the throne, and that you can’t give it up because it was given by God’s prophecy.”

.....

“Although the emperor ordered them to keep silent about it, how couldn’t I know it?”

“... What are you going to do to me, Your Majesty?”

She laughed lightly and finally looked at me with a eye, that was not cold anymore. Her eyes was not the eyes of a twelve year older.

She brushed her hair aside and put her another hand on her chin. She kept staring at me and for the first time, i felt a sudden fear.

She was like a danger and her looks was telling me to stay away before it’s too late.

It was the eyes of a born schemer, who can take down anything she desires.

“Do you trust me?” She asked with seductive smile... and me, who knew i shouldn’t, i should be wary of her, couldn’t help but answer...

“...I do.”