Offered to the Triplet Alphas

Chapter- 19. Time’s up

[Xanthea]

Just the thought of it made me break into cold sweat even when I was submerged in a fragrant bath. Mavka and a few other maids prepared me for the night while neither my body nor my heart nor my mind were ready for it. As the time of their arrival drew nearer, my anxiousness grew louder in my chest.

I winced as the soft fabric of the green lace panties grazed against my leg. Even a small touch on the welts triggered a flutter of pain. I wore a green three-piece lace lingerie. The dark green bra was adorned with intricate floral patterns that made my breasts stand out even more. While the panties hugged the curves of my crotch. Mavka put the garter belt around my hips and then reached out for the stockings.

"Can I not wear the stockings, please?" I asked.

"Your highness, you already know the answer. But..." Mavka placed the stockings on the bed. "I'll leave it on you. Please do as you deem fit."

She looked at the antique grandfather clock that stood against a wall.

"It's nine already. My lords should be here by 9: 09, your highness," Mavka said, helping me put on the viridian silk night robe. They didn't style my hair, but allowed it to hang loose and damp. They applied various perfumes to different parts of my body. By 9:05 I was ready.

"Hope to wake you up tomorrow, your highness. We'll take our leave now," Mavka said, bowing, and so did the other maids. "Thank you for taking such good care of me," I bowed back.

Mavka and maids left the room at 9:07.

Waiting for the two minutes felt like waiting for years. As the time drew closer, my breaths turned shallow as my mind ran wild with chaotic thoughts. The sound of the clock ticking grew louder in the pin drop silence of the room. I fumbled with the vial of painkiller and gulped it down before putting on the stockings at the last moment.

The clock struck 9: 09 and my head snapped towards the door.

Another minute passed like a century before the doorknob turned and the door opened, instantly filling the room with a comforting pheromone, immediately followed by an overpowering scent, making it hard to breathe.

I got down from the bed, ignoring the sting in my leg, and stood, lowering my gaze as Ezra sprawled on the royal armchair right in front of my bed.

"Ten minutes..." his voice zapped through me. I clenched my hands together, trying to stop them from shaking. "That's the longest I will wait for Raven, Asher."

Ignoring Ezra, Asher stepped closer to me.

In a soft pull, he untied the knot holding the silk night robe on my body. His fingers brushed against my skin as he slid the silk down my shoulders. The fabric effortlessly flowed around my feet into a puddle. My eyes restlessly skimmed from the clock to the door and then returned to Asher. He held my shoulders and made me sit on the bed.

hand. My eyes locked with his eyes. I lowered my hand to

one knee

gently pulled them off my

my injured feet

to the questions pulsating in my chest. I averted my eyes, unable to hold the intensity of his

clenched teeth as he ran his hand over the

my injuries with

the nightstand and picked up an ice cube. He was about to kneel again when

do it myself. You don't have to do this... i-it's not hurting..." I lied, feeling my face tense up with a fever that flowed

taken a step towards me, but I could feel his breaths on my cheeks like the soft breeze caressing the ambers to ignite into flames. His gaze descended to my lips and then

With a quick gulp, Asher pressed his lips against mine. My

his. And before I knew I found myself clutching the fabric of his shirt. Our slow kissing transitioned into something deeper. Something that wiped every other thought that wasn't about him right off my mind. A temporary escape from the impending reality

full experience. You won't find the

lingering heat of the kiss

hadn't known I craved.

found my earlobe, and a husky whisper

through my body, and this time, when he looked at me, I couldn't even lift

me, gently applying the soothing touch of

before the end of these ten

ten minutes were indeed the only time

are you addressing, Xanthea?" Asher asked

"You."

call my name," he

Asher, can I ask for

"Hmm."

the High lady once?" I asked. I swallowed the lump building in my throat. "I'm... worried

be losing your life?" He leaned forward in the chair. "Oh, sorry. You are the universal

separation, pain of shattered hopes, pain of never seeing someone again. But what scares me more is

the next chapter anywhere else. Happy reading! Ezra's face blurred in my bleary eyes, but I could tell just from the stabbing aura filling the room