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I froze in my tracks, my heart pounding in my chest. I had assumed Eros hadn’t noticed my presence, but his voice broke
that illusion.
Slowly, I turned around. my eyes meeting his intense gaze.
Eros’s expression <b>was </b>stern, but there was a flicker of curiosity in <b>his </b>eyes. My mind raced, desperately searching for something to say, a usible reason for my presence in his office, I opened my mouth to speak, but no words escaped.
I gulped when I heard the voice of King Eros. My heart began to beat so fast that it was galloping at the speed of a thousand horses,
I feared it would fall out of my mouth at this rate.
Slowly, very slowly, I turned around to see Eros looking at me.
He still had the marker in his hand <b>and </b>gave me a small smile before returning his attention to his file.
“Come <b>here</b>.” He said and went back to sit on his chair, the file in his hand.
I gulped nervously as I slowly made my way towards him. I reluctantly approached Eros’s desk, my eyes darting nervously around the <b>room</b>.
As I reached his side, he motioned for me to take <b>a </b>seat in the chair opposite him.
He pushed the chair in my direction without looking up and highlighted something with his marker.
“Are you going to speak at all?” He asked without looking at <b>me</b>. Isank into the plush chair and hoped that it would just swallow me whole.
“I.. I am sorry.. I muttered weakly. He flipped the page, took a pen, and scribbled something on the paper. <b>Eros </b>did not say anything and kept reading intently for the next five minutes that felt like an eternity to me.
There were a few files scattered along the table and a huge map of the kingdom strewn across the length of the desk
There were a few stains of teacups, showing that he had been really working hard on it, and a few pins that marked certain important spots.
“Do you not know that it is a bad habit to eavesdrop <b>on </b>someone” Eros asked as he pulled the cap off a pen with his mouth and threw it on the table as he took another pen to write something.
I thought of what to answer and could note up with an answer. Luckily, I was spared <b>from </b>answering him when there was <b>a </b>knock on the <b>door</b>.
The servant I had met on my way to Eros’s office had returned with another round of tea.
“Yeah<b>, </be in. Eros muttered <b>as </b>he began pacing through the room while reading the file.
He flipped a few more pages and was done <b>with </b>the file as he tossed it on the table and picked another one
The file <b>had </bnded on the edge of the table and it was <b>going </b>to fill down, so I stopped its fall. A few loose pages came out of the file, which I began pleking up
As I collected all the papers and put them in a stack, <b>Eros’s </b>voice reached me. N?velDrama.Org holds this content.
But it was not directed at me. “Eden will prepare the tea. You can leave.
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He said to the servant who had just poured ck tea into the cup <b>and </b>reached for the sugar. He didn’t say <b>that </b>to me, felt like it was an order directed at me, nheless.
Eros was very absorbed in work and it did not look likest night had affected him in any way.
I had already been stupidly fantasizing about him, but he had been working all day <b>and </b>was still reading <b>the </b>files instead of lunging at me the <b>second </b>I showed up
At least, that <b>was </b>what I secretly hoped he would do upon seeing me again. Either that, or just leave the room if he did not want me around.
Surprisingly, he did neither, and that was confusing me.
The servant bowed and promptly left, d to not be around the lycan King anymore.
I gulped nervously and <b>walked </b>towards the tray. cing the papers I had collected on the table, I asked,
“Sugar?”
“One.” He curtly answered, and I put one cube of sugar.
“Milk?” I asked, and he only grunted again. I took the cue and poured the milk while reaching for <b>a </b>spoon to mix it all.
The soft clinks of the spoon against the ceramic cup were the only noise in the big office. I would have argued with him that I am not his maid to serve him tea<b>/</b>coffee, but he had found me eavesdropping on him so I couldn’t yell <b>at </b>him at the
moment.
Plus, he had marked me. So <b>technically</b>, I was supposed to obey <b>him </b>because his mark meant I was under his protection. I meekly handed him the cup, which he took from me without even looking at me, leaving the saucer in my hand.
Eros took a sip, and I watched his face for a change in expression, but there wasn’t any. He only ced the saucer again, but I had been looking elsewhere<b>, </b><b>so </b>the cup slipped.
Hot tea fell on the table, spilling it all over the files he <b>had </b>been religiously <b>studying</b>.
“What the-” He cursed as I let out a startled cry <b>and </b>hastily pulled some tissues to dab it off the pages.
However, most of them had stained <b>and </b>the marker ink was spreading through the white pages, making them look very
weird
“Wait” Eros ordered, but I was busy tidying the desk and I felt scired of his anger at my clumsiness.
I mumbled, “I am sorry, I didn’t mean to..”
But he only grabbed my wrist <b>and </b>held it in front of me, My hair <b>was </b>askew as I tried to grab the papers, but Eros’s grip on
me was firm.
1 stilled when my gaze met his and I <b>quickly </b>looked down, not wanting to see the rage directed at me.
“I am sorry, I didn’t do it purposely… I cried, but he simply plucked me away from the table and pushed me on a chair a bit farther away
I was too startled at the way he had grabbed me and then ced me on the chair and my body had not even gotten time to react to his touch before he had dropped ine again, letting go of me.
“Stay still, Eros ordered, and I gulped nervously. When he saw that I <b>was </b>not moving, he went to the cupboard and rummaged through it to bring out a stic box.
“Never knew I would need this. He mumbled to himself before <b>king </b>off the lid, I peered intently and realized it was a first-
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aid box.
Was he going to disinfect the papers??
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I stared in bewilderment as he ced the box beside me and squatted down. Without saying a word, he took my hand in his and pulled out some cotton.
I wondered what he was doing before he wiped away some of the dried bits off my hand and I saw redness spreading through my arm.
It was only now that I realized that I <b>had </b>spilled most of the tea in my <b>hands</b>. He wiped it off and then grabbed an ointment from the box and began applying it on my reddened skin.
His head was bent <b>low</b><b>, </b>and <b>his </b><b>hair </b>fell on his <b>face</b>, covering it partially. He was being so tender; it was heartwarming to watch that.
His touch was doing things to me, and he was not even the least bothered. How could this man <b>stay </b>so calm <b>and </bposed?
Had I just be another ything for him afterst night?
Somehow. I felt a lump rise in my throat, but I quickly swallowed it. The silence <b>was </b>too much to bear and seeing him not yell at me made me feel as if he was <b>simply </b>holding it <b>back </b>in
I just wanted him to shout at me <b>and </b>be <b>done </b>with it so I don’t live in this <b>dread </b>forever.
My gaze flicked to the papers <b>that </b>were lying all over the <b>ce</b><b>, </b>the ink of the marker and pens spreading through even more papers, making it look like a big mess.
“I am sorry, I muttered softly.
Eros applied a generous amount of the ointment on my arms and I tried not to gasp when his hands softly caressed me, his fingers trailing down my skin.
His hand was twice <b>the </b>size of mine, and <b>he </b>could squash it in an instant if he wanted to.
After he was <b>done</b>, he got up from the floor and went back to his table.
I sat there, holding my burned <b>hand </b><b>with </b>another as he <b>began </b>salvaging the documents.
“You didn’t answer me. He said, while gathering the documents,
“Hmm?”
“Why did <b>you </b>sneak into my office?” He asked as he looked at the papers onest time and <b>simply </b>began tearing pieces.
My eyes went wide as he began tearing them and putting them in a shredder.
“I wanted to tell you to not <b>drink </b><b>so </b><b>much </b>caffeine,” <b>I </b>answered meekly.
He raised an eyebrow at that. “Definitely not the answer I was expecting.” He mumbled to himself and picked another bunch and put them in the shredder.
He seemed <b>angry </b>about something. Maybe I should <b>thank </b><b>him </b>for his help yesterday and leave. Though calling his act of sucking me dry was definitely not helping “I am sorry for.”
“Stop apologizing!” He said sternly and the <b>rest </b>of <b>the </b>words dried in my throat.
“Make me another cup. He said while clearing the mess. Maybe ie did not <b>want </b>to <b>talk </b>about <bst </b><b>night </b>at all as it was a terrible memory for him, but was fine with anything else.
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I scooted further and walked towards the table.
“How many cups have you <b>had</b>?”
Eros thought about it for a while. Ten or maybe twenty, not sure
“Counting the one I made. It is definitely in the range of forty”
His <b>eyes </b>went wide. “You <b>have </b>been <b>counting </b>the cups?”
I shrugged. “The servant gave me a rough estimate.”
Eros nodded as he put thest set of documents in the shredder, I am sorry”
1 added guiltily, as he put thest set of papers inside <b>data </b>in here.” Eros said, tapping his temple.
“So, for the love of your moon Goddess, stop it.
Besides, if I ever need it in print, I have the soft copies on myputer.”
He added, and I rxed. “<b>That </b>is great, I guess
Eros nodded and went back to take the first aid box and keep it back in the cupboard.
And <b>then </b>I blurted something that made me wish the earth <b>would </b>swallow me whole.
“What qualities do you want in a mate?”
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