The Crown's Entrapment

At Cordon Castle

Gideon shook his head when he telepathically received a report that Bartos would be arriving at the castle in two more days. It was two more than they agreed upon, and it was honestly infuriating him now.

“I guess I need to understand him some more,” Gideon scoffed. “I’ll definitely get back at him for this later.”

Stepping inside his tub, he sighed as let the waters clean him after getting dirty training the new recruits on the training grounds earlier.

“Ah, this feels so nice,” he murmured as he lowered himself into the warm water.  Unfortunately, he was unable to see Freya today as he was out of the castle before the sun rose. Only now had he returned to be able to see her after all this time.

“I miss her so damn much already,” he grunted with a heavy sigh.

Looking at his groin, he cursed under his breath when he saw the immediate reaction his body had at the mere thought of seeing Freya. He had spent many sleepless nights after the kiss she gave him. And while it was just a mere peck, he still couldn’t get over it.

In the end, he ended up jerking himself off to the mere thought of it whenever he got hard. And seeing as he was stiff as a pole right now, he had no choice but to relieve himself with another session of rubbing one off to her.

It was what he deserved, he supposed. Ever since Freya returned, Gideon never once touched another woman in a brothel where he and his men would usually let off their carnal desires.

He had failed to see Freya for almost two days now, and it was tantamount to torture for him. Their schedules simply didn’t match, and whenever he was in the castle to see her, she was out with the Queen Mother and vice versa. He sighed into the air at the thought of it. Hopefully, he will get to see her today.

After jerking off, Gideon washed himself clean before quickly putting on his clothes to go out the door. He had just telepathically received a report from the royal guard by the gate that the carriage the Queen Mother and Freya were on had just entered the palace, and he was eager to meet them at the earliest convenience.

Rushing out and walking towards the spot where their carriage would stop, Gideon smiled as he noted that he had arrived just in time for the carriage to stop before him. Immediately, he signaled the coachman that he would be the one to open the door.

With a deep breath, Gideon greeted the two with the best smile on his face.

“Lord Gideon,” the Queen Mother gasped, surprised to see him open the carriage for them.

Seeing their surprise, Gideon held his smile as he extended his hand to help the Queen Mother down.

“Queen Mother, I was around the area when I saw your carriage coming,” he explained with a courteous smile. “It’s been a while, so I thought to greet you like this.”

Savannah simply nodded, and Gideon quickly darted his eyes to Freya as he swiftly extended his hand to help his mate out of the carriage as well.

“Milady,” he murmured with a bright smile.

“I will leave you two first then,” the Queen Mother said as she quickly turned around as if to leave them. “Why don’t you two walk around while waiting for dinner? You and Freya surely need some more time to catch up. After all, it’s been a busy few days lately for the both of you.”

Seeing the Queen Mother leave, Gideon couldn’t help but silently thank the older woman for showing him her support regarding her daughter. He was aware that the Queen Mother had purposely left them behind so that he and Freya could catch up on the days that they weren’t together.

Leading the two of them, Gideon didn’t let go of Freya’s hand as they slowly walked into the front garden of the castle. He waited for her to complain to let go, but surprisingly, she didn’t.

There was silence for a while before he spoke, “How’s your day, sweety?”

He smiled as he waited for her to respond. He loved calling her sweety whenever they were alone, and he wanted to continue calling her that every once in a while if Freya wouldn’t stop him from doing so.

In all honesty, he was already holding himself back on some of his more aggressive advances since he didn’t want to scare her off. But slowly and surely, he was moving things along, balancing out his approach based on his mate’s reactions.

One thing good about Freya was that she was always transparent about what she felt, and she would always show you whenever she was getting mad or annoyed at someone. Gideon could only thank that part of her as he went along. It was always a huge help to him whenever he would proceed with his advances.

“Hmm… Just the usual. Today’s visit was to the musicians and performers for the wedding,” Freya recounted. “Mother is very meticulous in choosing everything, even in the simplest details like drinks and food. She just wants everything to be at its best for the event.”

“I suppose I would want the same on my wedding day, so it’s understandable,” Gideon casually stated. “I mean, I’ll make sure to give you only the best if it was up to me.”

There was another bout of silence after that. By then, he had noticed how quieter Freya was than usual.

“Are you uncomfortable holding my hand like this?” Gideon hesitantly asked. “I’m sorry if I haven’t asked for your-“

“It’s alright, Lord Gideon. I would’ve simply pulled out my hand if I was uncomfortable,” Freya quickly cut him off. “Honestly, I feel more comfortable with you holding my hand like this.”

Gideon cursed under his breath. That answer tempted him to pull Freya in close to him and simply kiss her right then and there… All while showing her the proper way of kissing, of course.

“I might end up doing more, Freya…” Gideon mumbled out with a sigh, staring at her side profile as they walked.