Tabit looked so beautiful and sexy in her oversized clothes that Fafnir wanted to cup her face and kiss her senseless, but the call of the king awaited him. "Come," he murmured.
When he opened his room's door and she followed him, Orin watched the two of them with wide eyes, stunned like he had seen a ghost. And the girl was so beautiful that he couldn't even avert his gaze. Fafnir growled at him ferociously, dangerously, possessively.
Orin was now all the more astonished. Fafnir had never behaved so possessively towards a female. "The— the king awaits you," he stuttered trying to understand what was going on. If the girl was a one night stand, then why was the General behaving like this. And in all his life he had never seen Fafnir so possessive.
Fafnir clenched his jaws. He walked down the corridor with Tabit on his side as Orin followed them. They reached the king's room. While Orin stayed back, Tabit and Fafnir entered in.
"Tabit!" Tania rasped. "Where the hell were you? I was so worried!" She got up suddenly and came to Tabit to hug her. "You should have told me about your whereabouts. Do you know how anxious I was?"
"She was with me, Your Highness," Fafnir said instantly. "For the night."
"What?" Tania shouted.
"What the hell?" Eltanin grunted.
"I mean we didn't have anything!" Fafnir added quickly, rather nervously and hoped that they didn't have anything when he was inebriated. "We just slept together." That came out so wrong that Fafnir hoped the earth cracked and swallowed him whole. "We— we—"
Eltanin's face was red with anger. "Explain yourself Fafnir!" he growled.
"Relax," Tabit said as she grinned. "Nothing happened. I just saw Fafnir and went with him to his room. We had to discuss a lot of things, you see."
"No, they won't feel lonely!" Eltanin grumbled.
Tabit made a blank face while Tania burst out laughing. "Rest assured General Fafnir, with me Tabit won't be lonely, okay?"
Fafnir realized his stupid mistake and bowed to his queen lightly. Then looking at Tabit he said, "I will be with you in a short while." Why did he feel that Eltanin was the villain of his love story?
Eltanin knew that the two mates had met after a long time. He was enjoying himself completely. However, he also had to talk about the royal affairs and had to ask about Nyxers. The war was looming large on them.
When the girl closed the door, Eltanin gave Fafnir a goblet of wine and said, "What is the situation about Nyxers?"
Fafnir sipped a little and said, "I have heard that they attacked a small village at the foothills of Crimson Mountains. But the reports are not confirmed."
"Anywhere else?"
"Not that I know of, but our spies are everywhere."
They talked for about an hour. Eltanin asked Fafnir to send letters to every kingdom to brace up for the war and ready their soldiers. When they reached downstairs to the dining hall, they saw that Tabit and Tania were merrily chatting away while eating. They both loved it when their mates ate. They joined the girls. Soon after they were all on their way to Draka. Only this time, Tabit was sitting in front of Fafnir. And the sole reason was that Fafnir said that she needed to relax after a long journey from Orion and not hold the reins of a horse.
Tabit was just too happy to sit with him. She didn't even show reluctance or hesitation when he offered her to sit with him. Instead she added, "Yes, after two days of riding, I am very tired."
"But you did sleep for the night," Eltanin remarked. "And if you are so tired, why don't you come and sit in the carriage?" Yes, he was going to enjoy every part of it. Wickedly.
"She can't sit in the carriage!" Fafnir countered quickly. "Because Queen Tania is pregnant and she would want more space to sprawl. Tabit would be better off riding with me."
"That's right!" Tabit breathed. "Tania is getting fatter and needs more space." And before Eltanin could say another word, Fafnir dragged his mate to his horse.