8 So, The Pink Panties, huh?

The king's surrounding men greeted me with oh so devilishly handsome faces. They offered me bright smiles and bowed in respect.

Good job in making me comfortable! I couldn't interact well with people to start with and definitely couldn't form a standard coherent sentence in front of an appealing circle on top of that.

Axel strolled towards me with the corner of his lip turning upwards and playful glints in his blue sapphires. I was tempted to dart my tongue out at him, but Axel was fast enough to raise his eyebrow at me and snake his strong arm around my waist.

"Axel?"

"Yeah?" He answered but glanced at his friends.

"Um… I need to go somewhere."

At this, he gazed down at me with narrow eyes.

"And where are you going?"

"Um…"

Axel rolled his eyes and pressed his palm harder on my lower back, "Let's go."

Axel led me to a hallway with no one to be seen, fortunately. As I was about to let out a sigh, he pulled me close and spoke, "What game are you playing now, princess?"

I was going to rip his long lashes off him. I just wanted to do that, and let's close that matter.

"Axel,"

"Yes?"

"I'm about to demolish your psychology."

He pursed his lips as if suppressing a chuckle.

"Get to the point."

How was I going to voice it?

"Just say it, little girl. I won't judge you. Unless you've fucked my priestess."

His smile widened as Axel soothingly caressed my arms.

"I have to adjust my panties, but I don't know how to manage that. I couldn't detect Olivia there."

Axel lifted his eyebrows at me before he threw his head back and burst into laughter.

"You jerk! I almost drew eights in discomfort, and you are laughing at me."

At this, he laughed even harder and wiped fake tears off his eyes.

"I would have loved witnessing that."

Look at that idiot! So much for a king!

"Okay," I hissed at him and turned to walk off before Axel grabbed me and yanked me to him, almost smashing me against his chest. R. U. D. E.

"Neither of us is going anywhere before you feel comfortable. How can I reach your panties?"

Okay, I knew I'd mentioned before that I wished for the ground to open up, but it's a good thing it didn't BECAUSE I WAS KEEPING THAT WISH FOR A MOMENT LIKE THIS!

"Ah, I've changed my mind." I stuttered as I tried to give my fiance my best smile.

I was almost wriggling in his grasp as he seemed to enjoy my torment.

"Nope. Let's get to the work fast. You bending or Nah?"

Bending- What?

"Bending? In your dreams!"

"Pft," Axel ignored me as he twirled me around and pressed his hand on my back as I involuntarily bent my back.

"Axel!"

I squirmed in his iron hold on my waist as I couldn't perform with agility in that stupid dress! I yelped when I felt Axel spreading my legs with his.

"Stay like this."

He must have squatted behind my ass as I felt him placing his giant palm on my backside.

"Idiot!" I jolted upwards and instantly regretted it as his hands clutched my hips, and both of us rolled backward with a groan.

Hey, to my surprise, I landed safely and-

"Dumbass."

The muscular pair of arms grabbed my waist, hoisted me up, and pushed me to the side. Oh, so I had been settled in Axel's lap. Ew!

I snapped my head to that jerk as he glared at me.

"What's with that ceremony?"

"What's with groping my ass?"

Both of us were sprawled on the luxury rug as we were about to bite each others' heads off. Axel was mere centimeters from me with his legs stretched out while I was on fours twisting my neck to glare at him.

"C'mere." He announced unceremoniously and inched closer to reach my waist.

"No!" I rebutted and crawled to escape him.

Well, carrying this crinoline was the most challenging part!

"That stubborn girl!"

I heard him standing on his feet, and I struggled to do so as well. I stumbled on my feet but quickly regained strength and dashed forward.

"No!"

I yelped as Axel wrapped arms around me and pulled me to his chest while he whispered in my ear, "Yes." The huskiness of his voice almost won my heart. Hey, I was a virgin, okay?

I clutched and twisted his arm at the same time as I kicked him from the front. Axel swiftly dodged it and stomped his leg between mine, and curled my hand behind my back.

"We will work on your fighting skills if you want to."

"Okay." I panted and liked the idea of the strongest warrior training me. I would be a beast if he did so.

"Now,"

Axel pressed me up against the wall as I placed my hands on it to balance myself.

"Axel!"

"Only a thing I like about you is my name rolling off your tongue."

Axel was cut off as he froze in his place and warned me, "Stay quiet. People are coming."

"Great! Let's return to the hall."

"Nope. I'll make us invisible but shush your pretty mouth." Axel's chest rumbled against my back, and I had to take in his face.

As I turned around, I was met by the mesmerizing view. Axel's sharp jaw was on display, as well as his graceful neckline. His dark blue orbs bore into the end of the hallway.

Two women strolled out of the corner, chatting and discussing some issues while I was sweating.

I shut my eyes before I shot them open in the next second.

"Axel,"

Our smell! There were chances that those women could smell us! If they were shifters they could.

He clamped his hand on my mouth.

"I disguised us to the last cell of our hair strands."

The women passed us, and I exhaled as Axel freed me. Before I could register what was happening, he bent me over again, shoved my dress up along my dense tulles, and set them on my back.

"Is this how they lose their virginity?" I asked with a huff but yielded to his ministrations.

"Not quite," Axel chuckled lowly before I felt his fingers fondling my panties through the crinoline openings.

"Hurry up!"

"Hm, pink?" Axel hummed in approval, and I went rigid.

"Pervert!"

Axel rearranged what caused my discomfort and then held my waist to straighten and turn me around.

"Forget this!" I barked at the handsome man before me.

I wanted so badly to wipe that smug smirk off his face.

"I can never forget that sight."

I patted his cheek and laughed as he was taken aback. He didn't know I intended to slap him.

"Hate you."

Then a soft smile crept its way onto his splendid face.

"So my future wife favors pink?"

"Nope," Blue, but having in mind his eye color, I would rather have died than confessed.

Axel just offered me his hand, amused, "Shall we?"