"How did you get in?" He inquired, brows furrowing. He looked at the elevator and back.
"You didn't walk in through that, did you?"
Luana's laughter filled the room before standing up to the long window, where the Werecats knife had been through. She ran her fingers across the damage before replying.
"I guess you weren't told that I'm not some random girl. I'm nothing like the ones you relate to within your world," her lips twitched as she said the last two words.
"Why did you choose here anyway?" She walked back to where Zeidan was seated.
"It's my way of relaxing. Living here is okay to me because for a few moments, I forget I'm a vampire King."
"Trying to neglect duties, isn't it?" He felt her breath behind him. Her hands were running over his chest. He checked the wall clock and realized it was 10:00 pm already.
He stood up and held Luana between his arms, allowing his lips to crush hers.
"You do know why I called you here, don't you?" Zeidan asked.
"To be your Queen." Luana smiled as she kissed him again. Their mouths caressed each other with intended ease that belied Zeidan's arousal and the hard length of him pressing against her.
His hands trailed over her breasts, her arched back and hips leisurely as if expecting a signal inside of him. What more could he ask for? He was aroused already.
But inside he felt like this isn't right. This isn't how he's supposed to feel. He broke their kiss, frowning.
"What is it?" Luana asked eyes widened.
He stared at her for a while before pulling her in for another kiss. Luana took this time to explore him as well as she ran her palms over the hardness of his shoulders and chest. She expected him to shiver at her every touch but at every peak, they were almost getting to, the fire would stop burning.
As the moment passed, every caress, every touch did little to stir up the fire he had clogged inside of him. He tried hard to get her related to him. His body warmed up, head pounding, he felt his gums aching and he wondered if this is it. Until it stopped.
He disentangled himself from her embrace, trying hard to comport himself.
"Let's just go to the restaurant. We can get to know more about ourselves there." He turned and picked up his suit jacket before moving towards the elevator, Luana tailing behind.
Getting into the black BMW car with the woman beside him, he wondered if this was going to work.
He started the engine after a glance at Luana whose face displayed plenty of unasked questions. He wished he could answer them all but then he was confused himself.
They drove past the hustling and bustling environment of the city.
Luana raked her hands through her hair before breaking the silence that has ensued between them since they left the office.
"Is there a reason we can't eat dinner at your place?"
Zeidan turned the car to the right as they moved into what looked like a small town with mountains surrounding it. Tall trees silhouetted against the golden moon and the noises from the busy road dying behind them.
"Because I wish to eat at a place that's not in my world," he replied, emphasizing his last words to refer back to Luana's statement earlier.
They drove past tall ancient buildings and soon it looked like they were going into a dark forest. And they drove for a long time, in silence.
They got to a clear path after a long drive, and from afar, they could see a fountain. A big building ornated with golden flowers, trimmed flowers surrounding the place, and dimmed lanterns lighting up everywhere.
"Where is this place?" Luana inquired as the car stopped and they both got down.
"This is my palace." Zeidan walked majestically to his palace. Moving closer, some figures looked like shadows standing around everywhere and until they moved closer, Luana wouldn't have thought they were his workers.
"Welcome, your Highness." A figure that looked more important than the others greeted them before leading them in.
"We've got more problems than you can ever think of," the tall lanky man whispered before glancing toward Luana.
"Your guest is the 'terror Queen'?"
"I think it's best we talk about the problems, Wikh." He patted the man's back before leading him to a room.
"The Onyx...the WereCats have found out where it is!"
This message sent shivers down his spine.
"But how?" He wondered.
"We don't know ourselves, but we suspect that we have a traitor amongst us," Wikh suggested, his expression thoughtful.
Luana walked in on the men as she had been listening to their conversation from where she stood. She felt it right to intervene.
"I could help."
"Seriously, not you," Wikh began to say but was paused by Zeidan who placed a hand on his shoulder.
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