Chapter 135: Chapter 135

“Fuck…” Sara frowned when she heard the word, but her confusion turned into concern when she saw the distant and worried expression on Eren’s face, with his dark brows knitted, his eyes clouded and his jaw clenched firmly, his body was present but his thoughts were elsewhere.

Not understanding what was happening with him, Sara watched him with a mixture of concern and curiosity, and something else, she thought as her eyes wondered all over his body before returning to his face, unable to look away from him.

He was beautiful! Dangerous and dark and edgy but hauntingly beautiful, like unforgivable sin, so dark and forbidden yet so tempting, even when he was so distant and lost in thoughts, he still carried his charms on his sleeves.

And those lips of his, she thought as her eyes were transfixed on them while he pressed them tightly, no wonder she fell for his charms, no wonder Nara, who was surrounded by charming men all her life, fell for his charms, he was simply so beautiful.

Just like her sister, and unlike her, Sara thought while her fingers moved subconsciously to touch her scars, they were both beautiful, important, while her, she was a scarred shadow, and the way he was so lost in thought, what if he was thinking about Nara.

“My fair lady?” Sara snapped out of her thoughts to look at Eren whose face was only an inch away from hers, his eyes focused on her and his fingers holding hers, the ones she was using to feel her scars.

“Are you okay?” I don’t know, Sara opened her mouth to answer, she was too tired and confused, her mind and body needed rest and so did her heart, but how? How to make herself at ease.

“I am, what is it?!” Eren watched as the clouds and shadows in her eyes were replaced with eyes, and even when he knew that she was slowly accepting him back into her life, he wished that she would open herself a little bit more for him, just so he can quell those fears and shadows in her eyes, the ones she was keeping for herself and not telling him.

“It is the frozen edge; the coup is happening tonight!” Eren said while pulling back, hating the fact that he was the one making distance between them while she was not rejecting his touch.

“How do you know?”

“Us shadow demons have the ability to communicate with each other despite the distance, like, talk directly in each other’s heads, it is because of the forest, it connects us.”

“So, fire demons and ice demons don’t possess this ability?” seeing him shake his head, Sara nodded subtly before focusing on the main problem they were facing.

“Can Rima do it on her own?” the worried look on Eren’s face told her everything she needed to know before he even opened his mouth.

“Not while pregnant, and not if she wanted to keep the baby!”

“Can’t she just, step off?”

“She is a queen, Sara, she can’t just step off that easily, but even if she wanted to, for the sake of her baby’s safety, only her death would make the next lord’s claims legitimate!”

“We can’t let that happen!” Sara felt fire burning in her core, angry at the thought of her unborn nephew being harmed, that, and the fact that she needed the ice queen for her next plan.

“I will deal with it, are you sure you are going to be safe?” Eren asked with a dry mouth, trying his hardest to keep his eyes on her face and not let them roam down on her exposed breasts, in the fir of her loss and then anger, Sara let the covers fall from her shoulders, and unlike before, there were no long strands to hide her from his eyes, the two years had their effects on her, for her body had grown even more feminine and tempting, her mounds were bigger, and just like before, looked flawless and so soft and inviting, the swell between them was narrow and so was her waist, the rest of her body was covered under the sheets, making his imagination go wild and his hunger for her to resurface, making him lick his dry lips but that only brought back the memory of her tasty lips and blood.

“I am coming!” the determined voice made him snap out of his thoughts, she was looking at him with that serious expression of hers, completely oblivious of his feverish stares and lustful desires.

“No!”

“No?” Sara repeated after him before narrowing her eyes, obviously angry, “We have already agreed that I will go with you! You promised me!”

“You are too drained and exhausted Sara, and things there are going to be violent, I promise you this much!”

“So? What if I am drained and exhausted? I can’t have rest anyway otherwise the Gods will sneak into my head, and you won’t be here to wake me up in case I dozed off, it is better to keep my mind busy, and I need to do this for the ice queen to trust me more to get her help for later, plus, it is my nephew, Eren!” the shadows’ lord stared at her for a few seconds, analyzing her thoughts, she was too tired but at the same time, the safest place for her was by his side, or at least where Rima was close by to help her if anything went wrong since she was the only other person who knew about her existence.

“Fine, but you must agree to my conditions, first, you must promise to stay hidden, you cannot let anyone know about your existence Sara, for the ice demons are our allies, we can’t kill them the way we did to the fire demons, second, don’t participate in the fight, I will do all the fighting, if anything, just stay around Rima, third, don’t panic, things are not going to be pretty, Sara, but I will make sure to keep you safe.”

Sara first raised her eyebrow at him, almost offended by the way he was looking at her, the things she saw so far were beyond gruesome and the sight of battles and gore didn’t faze her, never the less, she nodded at him.

“Great! We leave now!” Eren said while standing up, and she absent mindedly followed his lead, standing up as well and letting the sheets fall and her body be exposed, it took her a second, the feel of the cold air on her bare skin, and the darkened gaze of the shadows’ lord that ravaged her to realize her nudity, she was once again bare in front of his eyes, but instead of feeling embarrassed or scared like the first time, she felt powerful.

His eyes were a mixture of black and red, so deep and clouded with lust and hunger, the way he kept on licking his lips, the way he gulped many times without taking his eyes of her, the way his heart was beating loudly while his body temperature rose, and the way his core trembled and his aura darkened, all those signs told her how much he was affected by the sight of her, her and no one else, and it felt so empowering, the mere thought filled her with pride and confidence, and a strange bravery and shamelessness as she walked across the room, feeling his stare devouring every inch of her while she picked up her clothes from the closet and headed to the bathroom, her steps not so close and not so fast until she disappeared behind the closed bathroom door, the sound of his sigh reaching her ears and making her heart celebrate it victory.

What victory? She didn’t know, but the fact that he was so affected by her eased her prior worries about her scarred face.

But why? She asked herself, why did his reaction to her mattered that much? Why did she want him to be affected by her an was she so thrilled to sense his desire to see her, to have her?

Shaking her head, Sara focused back on dressing herself up and then splashing cold water on her cheeks, she was blushing indeed, and the faint blush looked weird against her scars, no, not weird, a voice mocked her from the inside, it looked hideous!

Stepping out of the bathroom, fully dressed with her sword and daggers hidden under her vest, Sara walked towards the open patio to see Eren standing there in his demonic form, his clothes in his large hand, it was strange how his monstrous form didn’t scar nor intimidate her, probably because she knew what was there under the fur and claws, or maybe because she too looked monstrous with those scars on her face.

Why was she suddenly so conscious about them?

“Are you ready?”

“What do you mean?” Sara asked with a frown as she noticed him move his body suggestively, asking her to come closer.

“We will be faster if we fly there, the frozen edge is surrounded with high walls as well.” Sara narrowed her eyes at him before shaking her head and stepping into his personal space, his arm was quick to pull her towards him as he tightened it around her waist.

“Is this necessary?”

“Unless you want to fall and probably die, then yes!” Eren answered while tightening his hold on her, “Hold on tight, I assure you that this will be an unforgettable experience.”

Sara wondered about the meaning of his words, but in the next second, he jumped off the patio with her in his arms, his hold tight and almost painful yet felt strangely safe and uncomfortable, his large wings were spread like black sails, carrying them away from the human castle.

Sara didn’t have words to describe the sensation, at one hand, the wind running through her hair, the speed, the way she no longer felt her body weight, and the sight of the kingdom from above made her feel so free and unrestrained, yet the tight hold on her kept her contained and safe, as if safely experiencing the thrill, and it had everything to do with the man holding her in his arm.

“We are here!” Sara who was watching the scenery turn from green to white under them, felt the air thickens and become uncomfortable, it wasn’t the cold that bothered her though, for she was able to keep herself warm due to her core.

‘It is the dark energy, remember we are at one of the edges, Sara.” Eren asked her unasked question, the way she shifted in his hold was the only clue he needed to know what was bothering her, with her powers awaken, she capable to feel the heaviness of the dark energy which was the opposite to hers.

“These mountains…”

“The ice toddles, yes, they definite the borders of the frozen edge!” Sara staired with bewilderment filling her heart at the giant and white mountains, so big and high they look as if they were holding the sky, completely covered in snow, there were so many of them, forming a sequence of mountains, and behind them, was another world of crystal and eyes.

“Wait a second! Where are the walls you told me about?” Eren only chuckled at Sara’s angry tone, knowing that she had realized that there were no walls to begin with, he just lied to persuade her to fly with him, and he didn’t regret, for it was the best flight he ever had, wither warm body pressed to his, her hot breaths hitting his fur, and her heartbeats audible on his ears.

With a loud and an annoyed huff, Sara looked away from him to focus on the frozen edge, the empire was bigger than she thought, and just, breathtaking, even when everything was covered in snow and crystal ice, the trees, the houses, the roads, the rivers, everything.

“I am guessing that is our destination!” Sara pointed out at the large white castle with high towers and Eren nodded, not that she needed his confirmation for the familiar aura she sensed was enough to realize.

Rima.