Unpleasant Surprise

"When words fail you, you need to use your expressions to at least make what you are thinking known," Nova said, grabbing me by my face and making me nod my head. "There we go."

Altair glared at Nova until he took his hands from my face, and then turned to me again, "I hope you will accept. I promise that I will not inconvenience you."

"I am here to ask on his behalf as well, Orion," Aaliyah said, sitting beside Altair, smiling at me. "Will you do this?"

I … how did we get into this situation?

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A few hours ago,

I woke up just as the sun was peaking over the sky. Getting out of the bed, I checked on the Alpha King to make sure he was alright and there were no side effects from the night before.

Carefully walking to the bathroom again without making a single noise, I checked myself in the mirror, sighing as soon as I saw the marks on my body.

This is a little embarrassing. I thought, touching the marks lightly. I wish they disappear fast.

Taking the cloth over my mouth off, I stared at myself properly in the mirror, almost filled with disgust the moment I made eye contact with myself.

Feeling along the missing part of my face, I traced the scars, making every attempt not to look as disgusted as I felt. Unable to take it any longer, I covered my mouth again, breathing a sigh of relief.

This is better. No one should have to see how I look like. This is much, much better.

Ok. Time to leave now. I thought, walking out of the door and bumping onto someone standing in the doorway. What th-

"Orion." A familiar, calm voice called my name, sending shivers up my spine as I looked at the astonishingly attractive man in front of me.

"Altair." I greeted, trying to appear as casual as possible. "I apologise, did I wake you up? I thought I was quite silent."

"You were, that was why I was worried that I might have missed you leaving. I am glad I caught you before you did." He said, smiling gently with a look of relief washing over his face.

I could not help but feel slightly flustered at his relief just from catching me before I left but why would he want to catch me before he left? That I do not understand.

"Well, you saw me," I said, deciding to dismiss it as something he does to attempt to be polite. "You should continue to rest now. I will be out of your way-"

"Allow me to walk you back." He said quickly, walking to the room to grab a part of my robe and walked to the exit, holding the door open for me.

I suppose there is no harm in walking back with someone. I thought. It would feel a lot less embarrassing this way.

No matter how much this appears to be for a 'good cause' it does not entirely change the fact that you are leaving another person's room after spending the night with them. That is why I wanted to leave as early as possible.

Just because they know what I am doing here does not mean they need to be able to see me. Though, walking back with Altair will make it seem more like I went on a casual walk instead of … that other thing.

Oh, let me dream. Just for my own dignity's sake.

"Are you coming?" Altair's voice snapped me out of my trance as I turned to him, clearing my throat.

"Oh, yes. Of course." I said, smiling at him as I walked to the door, putting my shoes on. "I … was just … thinking."

"What about?" He closed the door behind me gently, so as to not wake anyone up.

"Just … some things," I said as Altair continued to hold onto parts of my robe in his arms. "Oh, I can take that from you."

"I will hold it until you need it." He said firmly, holding the cloth close to his body. "Shall we get going then?"

"Alrigh- hmm?" I looked at the door beside us, eyes widening slightly. "Your majesty. You can come out if you want to."

"Oh, do not mind me." The voice from the slightly ajar door said as Aaliyah's eyes looked at me with a hint of … something in them. "Please go ahead."

"Is there anything you need, your majesty?" Altair said, looking in the direction of the door, keeping his usual composure.

"Oh no. I need nothing." He said, opening the door completely and stepping out with a bright smile on his face. "I take it you both slept well last night?"

"I hope I did," I said, stretching my body before wincing from the bite marks all along my neck and torso. "What about you, your majesty?"

"Orion. Have you forgotten who it is that you are talking to?" He asked, looking at me intently with an eyebrow raised. "How are you to address me?"

"But, there are people here."

"They are asleep, are they not?" He asked, giving me a tight-lipped smile. "Or do you feel embarrassed that Altair is here?"

He looked between the both of us, wriggling his eyebrows suggestively and I instantly knew what he was implying.

"I would not feel embarrassed with Altair, your majest- Aaliyah," I said, quickly doing as he asked before he could start probing in any further.

"Wonderful." He said, yawning. "You young ones are so active, up so early in the morning and off together somewhere. Should I be worried?"

"Worried?" I asked, looking at Altair who was not looking at the Luna, instead, his face was away from her, almost like a despondent child towards their mother. "What about?"

I was genuinely confused right now. What was he trying to imply? Unless … he means …

"Please do not worry, your- Aaliyah. Altair is merely dropping to my dorm." I said, smiling as sweetly as I could, not that he could see it under this cloth I wore.

"Huh? Just that?" He asked, looking very disappointed before looking at Altair who quickly avoided his eyes. "How boring."

Eh? Please don't try to play matchmaker, your majesty. I merely climaxed to this man all through the night while another person was taking me from behind.

This means nothing.

…

Do I even believe those words? Honestly speaking, do I believe them?

Looking out the window, I noticed the sun beginning to peek out over the horizon and slowly started panicking. Grabbing onto Altair's sleeve, I tugged at it, getting his attention almost immediately.

"Yes?"

"I need to leave now. Altair. The others will be up soon." I said, brows furrowed as he just looked at me, as though lost in my eyes. "Altair."

"I apologise." He said, quickly snapping out of it and shaking his head quickly. "Then, we should get going. Please pardon us, your majesty."

"Alright," Aaliyah said, looking at the both of us closer still, a hint of mischief written all over his face as I gulped.

He is a little frightening, this Luna. I am very, very sure he has something planned, I can feel it from the pit of my stomach.

But I did not have the time to think about this. Subconsciously taking Altair's outstretched hand, we both made our way down the stairs and out of the building.

I would like to say that a lot of things happened, but nothing really did. We just walked in silence, it was a comfortable silence though.

Very comfortable. I enjoyed walking beside him while my mind raced and the grass under our feet crackled. As the sun rose in the sky, the winds still continued to howl and I started shivering from the cold.

Wrapping the robe he held in his hands around my body, I just nodded to him in appreciation.

"Thank you. Truly."

"It is only my pleasure." He said, reaching his hand out as though to pat my head but paused, pulling back almost immediately.

We remained like that until I met with High Priest Freyr, who took me back without expressing so much as a smile to Altair. I thanked the man and walked away, not expecting to see him for the remainder of the day.

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Until now.

I had gone back to the room and laid in bed until it was time to wake up. But, because I was out doing 'that', I was to have dinner in a separate room with a specific diet.

It does not help that I still have the pheromones of the two still stuck to me, given how strongly it was felt throughout the place the night before, so it could cause a problem for the others if I mingled with them so early in the morning.

Nova and Comet accompanied me into the room, after the Priests made sure that they were unaffected by the pheromones.

I do not know why they are unaffected but High Priest Freyr said that it might have something to do with the fact that I might have exchanged bodily fluids with them in the past.

We never inserted. Please don't think that way.

I had nothing to say to that so I just kept my mouth shut and just nodded to everything.

Then, while we were peacefully eating our breakfast, two people stormed into the room, one looking like he was dragged there by the other, though not completely by force.

Then, these two kneeled in front of me and the Luna, second in power only to the King Alpha asked me, of all people, "Could Altair accompany you throughout the day?"

"Pardon?"