Lerna realized that her man had sensory disorder. He found his mate after so long and he was struggling with his emotions just like her. She felt as if another bomb was about to explode in her heart at his situation. "You need to stay away from me for a few days?" she asked.
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"I can help you with your emotions, Rigel, if you let me help you," she breathed.
"You can't!" he replied, looking away from her.
"What do you mean?" she asked, bewildered.
"I want to go home and rectify the situation. I want to convince them that you belong to me, that it is impossible to break my mate bond with you. This is not how I had perceived living with my mate!"
"You wish to go to Orion Kingdom on your own?" A frown formed on her forehead.
"Yes. I want to see what is going on over there, Lerna. I am afraid--" he pursed his lips and walked to the window. He leaned against the ledge and closed his eyes. Why were things so difficult for him?
"Afraid of what?" she prodded him.
"I am afraid of my sister and her intentions. Last time when she was here, she barely talked to me and I was wondering what was going on with her. When I talked to my younger sister, she said that Ella is about to get married. Father was looking for a groom for her. They are in talks with the prince of Aquila."
"So?" she shrugged. "Isn't that a nice thing?"
Lerna's lips lifted in a smile. Then she yawned and stretched her limbs. "I am tired. It has been a long day..."
"You must sleep," Eltanin replied. "We can talk about it tomorrow."
Lerna nodded lightly. "I have a small request, Eltanin," she said in a low voice.
"Which is?"
"Can I continue with my education here? I was forced to leave it last year?" she said. "I also want to be trained in sword fight. Is that possible?"
"What? No!" Rigel said, not happy that she was ready to put herself into so much danger. "No sword-fight. You are too delicate!"
She blew her hair from her face and looked at him angrily. "I didn't ask you," she growled.
"But--"
She got up cutting him off. "I will take your leave now," she said and then walked out of their bedchamber. She let Rigel stay there because she was again angry with him. She wanted to go to Orion with him, and he was reluctant about it. Finally she gave up. She didn't have the energy to pursue the topic.
Rigel came right after her. The next she knew was that he scooped her up in his arms. She pushed against his chest and protested. "Put me down!"
He didn't say a word and continued to walk with her in his arms. He strode to his room and put her on the bed. "Why are you doing this, Lerna? You will hurt yourself and I will worry myself to death in Orion," he said as he crawled above her and caged her in between his hands and thighs.
"Then take me with you," she replied. "Why do you feel I am weak? I can take care of myself."
"You know I can't. I won't be able to bear the hatred of my parents and the people of my kingdom for you. Just give me a few days and I will just rectify the situation." He removed her hair from her forehead and kissed it. "Please, love. Trust me. I do feel something is going on in the kingdom."
Lerna let out a frustrated sigh. She looked away from him. He curled his fingers beneath her chin and forced her to look back at him. He lowered her lips on hers and lightly brushed them. Tingles rushed down to her toes. Against her lips he said, "I want to see both you and me happy in the future. If I don't go now, it will be too late."