Mars planted a deep kiss on his wife's lips. They still tasted sweet and soft as the last ti he rembered. Ohh... how much he missed her scent... her soft skin, her taste in his lips. He wanted to kiss her and hug her and make love to her.
"I love you so much..." he let go of her lips just to profess his love. Then, he kissed her again.
Emlyn closed her eyes as Mars grabbed her waist and squeezed it gently. His kiss was intoxicating and she was soon out of breath.
Mars was imdiately reminded that Emlyn must be feeling so weak when he heard her panting. She was sleeping for a long ti. Fighting the urge to kiss her more and devour her right then, Mars moved back and looked at Emlyn with a gaze filled with longing.
"Daddy..." Right at that mont, Harlow pursed her lips and reached out to her father. She felt abandoned because all Mars ever cared about was this older woman. Mars had no choice but take Harlow and carried her in his arms.
He chuckled when Harlow imdiately wrapped her arms around his neck possessively and turned to look at Emlyn with narrowed eyes.
"Uff... please forgive her," Mars touched Emlyn's head gently and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "She is a bit spoiled. It's my fault."
"Oh... no, don't bla yourself," Emlyn's heart ached when she realized Harlow might not imdiately consider her as her mother.
It was true that Harlow had ward up to Emlyn earlier, but now that she realized all her father's attention was solely focused on Emlyn, Harlow started to feel jealous.
Emlyn moved back and motioned Mars to take care of Harlow. She would rest again since she suddenly feel tired. "You can take her out. I want to sleep."
"Eh?" Mars was in a panic. He was scared that Emlyn wouldn't wake up like what happened for months. He begged her, "Please don't leave ..."
Emlyn looked away. "You need to care for Harlow. She must be hungry and feeling bored. You should take her out and entertain her."
"No, Harlow is a good girl," Mars insisted. "She has been very obedient for the past three days and never asked anything or going out. We will stay here. I think she is just fussy because she is confused. She needs ti to understand that you are her mother. Please let us stay here... Don't kick us out... If you want to sleep, let and Harlow wait by your side."
Emlyn was at a loss for words when she saw Mars's persistence. She just realized he was so worried to see her sleep. Perhaps he thought she wouldn't want to wake up again.
"I am fine," she said softly. "I just need to rest a little bit. I will wake up soon. You can take care of Harlow and feed her with food. Take her for a walk, spend ti with her, and let her know that she is still the most important thing in your life."
Harlow looked at Emlyn attentively when she recognized the words 'food' and 'Harlow'. She suddenly felt hungry. She clung to her father's neck more tightly, and whispered, "Food..."
Mars understood what Emlyn wanted and he finally nodded. "Very well... I will talk to Harlow."
He bent down and kissed Emlyn on the forehead before he went out of the chamber.
"Just let the servant outside know if you need . I will be back imdiately," he said.
Mars was really reluctant to leave Emlyn but he knew he must do what she said. He needed to talk to Harlow and showed her that she was not competing with Emlyn for Mars's affection because Mars still loved her as much as before.
Mars didn't understand that Harlow must have felt the pressure and boredom from staying in Emlyn's chamber for three days, without doing anything aningful. He should feel lucky that Harlow was really patient with him and didn't demand anything.
Now that Emlyn had woken up, Mars should give Harlow a reward by taking her out and enjoy the beautiful garden. Spending quality ti between father and daughter.
You could say this was a formative ti since Mars wanted Harlow to understand that, no matter what, Mars would always love her.
Emlyn watched the father-daughter duo left and then she lay down with her eyes closed.
It was true that she felt tired and wanted to rest again. However, the real reason Emlyn wanted to be alone was that Emlyn wanted to talk to Kira and Maxim after her husband left.
Once her husband was gone, Emlyn called the servant outside with a faint voice. When he ca in, she told him she wished to see the king.
Maxim arrived so fast. As soon as the servant told him that Emlyn woke up, Maxim felt as if he grew a pair of wings and went to see Emlyn imdiately.
When he entered her chamber, Maxim was surprised because he didn't see Mars and Harlow who had been faithfully waiting for Emlyn by her bedside for the past three days.
"Hi, Emlyn... you wake up?" Maxim was very emotional when he saw her opened her eyes. "How are you feeling? Do you need anything?"
Emlyn smiled when she saw how worried the man was. She shook her head and tried to sit up again. Maxim helped her and sat by her bed. "Where are Mars? and Harlow?"
"I asked him to go out and take Harlow to see the garden and eat sothing. That poor child is bored to death."
"Oh..." Maxim agreed with Emlyn. He also felt sorry for Harlow. "That's good."
"I'm scared..." Emlyn suddenly whispered. "I missed them so much and I kept dreaming of the day I could see them again. But now that they are here... I am so scared that they will soon suffer because of ."
"Why do you think that way?" Maxim touched Emlyn's arm to calm her down. "Don't be scared. Nothing will happen to them."
"No... you forget that I am cursed because of the late Queen Catalina's spell..." Emlyn looked at Maxim with deep sadness evident in her eyes. "It's not your fault, so I haven't told Mars anything. I don't want him to lash out on you..."
Emlyn realized Maxim was not at fault and he shouldn't be blad for what happened to her. However, Mars might not take it too kindly and would bla Maxim for all the misfortunes that Emlyn suffered.
"No... don't worry about it, Emm...." Maxim faked a smile. "When you were sleeping, I t with Elise Leoralei. She went away to find a cure for her father's illness but she ca back right before I took you back to Castilse. We talked about our engagent and, apparently, she is against that too."
Maxim had rehearsed this lie so many tis, he could speak about it so convincingly.? He added, "After we talked to her father and grandmother, they confird that Elise had the power to cancel the betrothal if she refused to marry . So, we went to her mother's grave and she read the spell to officially reject the betrothal."
"Ohh... is that so?" Emlyn pressed her lips in surprise. "So... the protection spell is now gone?"
Maxim nodded. "Yes. I am a free man now. And so are you."
He had officially proposed to Elise by letter and talked to her father to ask for her hand in marriage. So, now Emlyn was free. She no longer had anything to do with Maxim's affection.
"Oh... this is really good," Emlyn's tears slowly stread down again. "I'm so happy... finally things are sorted."
"Yeah..." Maxim nodded with a smile. "I am glad we went to Myreen. So, we can solve the problem. I am sorry for causing so much pain and suffering for you. I truly am."
Emlyn wiped her wet eyes and touched Maxim's face. She looked at him deeply and sincerely. "It's not your fault. I don't bla you. So, please don't bla yourself. What matters now is that it is now behind us."
Maxim knew Emlyn well enough to understand that she was too kind and would never bla him for the calamity she had suffered. And she wouldn't allow him to sacrifice himself just to free her from the curse. But Maxim had to do that. He couldn't bear to see her suffer for even one day longer.
Now that her husband and daughter were here, Emlyn should feel happy. That's why Maxim decided to fake a story that the protection spell was canceled by Elise. It seed, Emlyn really believe his story.
Her eyes lit up and her face was filled with relief.
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