Chapter 14: Naked

Inara couldn't understand what his words meant, but she'd like him to end their marriage, "I know you would come with that face, you should probably go to your room," Alexander remarked, releasing his grip on her. Inara frowned somewhat.

"Aren't you going with me? It'll be lonely without you sleeping with me," she whispered. Alexander, who was about to walk away from the garden, turned back to her, "I've got some unfinished matters that needs to be addressed immediately. So, I guess I'll be there late, "I'll wait for you, then,"

Alexander looked at her closely before nodding in accord. Surely, his wife is a pain in the neck, "My mind is cleared, I hope he'd come,"

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Inara awoke the next day, and realized she was the only one who slept alone; it's evident he didn't arrive last night, "My lady, may I come in?" Yivanne's voice sounded from outside, "Yes,"

Yivanne appeared with a tray of delicious delicacies; Inara recognized what this meant, and she frowned in sadness, "Yivanne, he continues to ignore me. Last night, he told me something, and I couldn't stop thinking about it, "What's that, my lady?"

"Alexander complained about my bemoaning about the marriage issue, despite the fact that I was never willing to drive women away from him. I'm not sure, but do I look selfish? Was I…., "My lady, do not worry, Young Master will wait for you to be ready, but don't push him away with questions like…, "You think so?"

"I may not know much, but I'm more certain about some things than my lady, who is a complete introvert," Inara sarcastically threatened Yivanne, "Insult me, Yivanne, and I'll skin you alive," causing Yivanne to giggle.

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After speaking with the farmers and assisting the locals with various tasks, Inara approached the elderly woman she met the day before and sat next to her, "Good morning, Your Highness," the elderly woman said, beaming at her, "You know I'm here?"

"Yes, Your Highness, it is obvious that you are sitting next to me. By the way, your spouse is rather strange, my darling, "Pardon my manners, but I don't get you. He has always been like that since I know…, "Don't you want to know why? You are his wife; do you know him well enough?"

"To be honest, my husband does not share his troubles with me; I know he is suffering inside and physically, but he has never been ready to tell me. It sometimes hurts me to be his wife because I feel I'm not competent enough. I wanted I could be a fantastic wife to him," Inara muttered, but the elderly woman simply smiled at her.

"Your spouse may not perceive you as a full wife, but deep down, he is concerned about your welfare. You are a princess who has never been treated like one; he married you because he does not want you to suffer any longer. Inara, you have become his greatest priority,"

"Do you know my name? I…, "I forgot to introduce myself, but my name is Gwen and I work as a witch head. I know you won't understand, but in short, I'm a witch and I'm not old," she said smiling, and in the blink of an eye, she transformed into a lady in her late thirties, "What? You aren't old?"

"Yes, Your Highness. Did he bite you on the neck?" Gwen sluttered, baffled and confused, Inara hurriedly hides her neck when she noticed Alexander's regular area for biting her was revealed, "You don't have to disguise it; I'm familiar with his kind of biting. But why does he bite you?"

"I'm not sure; he usually bites me when he sees my blood; the desire for my blood is insatiable for him. Is anything wrong? You're…., "Your husband has been taken away by his Father," Gwen said, tears streaming down her cheeks as she remembered how Alexander began to lose his senses while his Father forced him to surrender.

"Is Alexander being held captive by his Father? I'm not sure he realizes we're here, "Inara, his biological Father had taken him away. I witnessed it myself, but I couldn't save my own son. My powers aren't as effective on him as they were on you," Gwen wailed bitterly, and Inara's heart raced a thousand miles, "My husband's your son?"

"Yes. Twenty-four years ago, I fell in love with Alexander's Father, the Demon King, but I committed a terrible sin by breaking my kingdom's rules out of love for him. Though Demon Kings are supposed to be ruthless, Lustre seemed different to me. I gave him my virginity one night, and I always blamed myself for such a careless deed whenever I remembered how I cried from the anguish.

Being deflowered by a Demon or Demon King would never result in pleasure, but rather in misery. Lustre changed completely towards me after he found out I was pregnant, he killed me a few minutes after I delivered the baby. You might be asking how I am still alive, right?" Gwen stated, "My mother gave me witch powers that forbid me from ever attempting to help my son," and Inara's jaw fell.

"The reason I'm here is for you to please save my son on my behalf; you're my only option for rescuing him, "I'll do anything to save him; what should I do?"

"Alexander is currently morphing into someone really scary," Gwen exclaimed, "I need to take you to him so you can stop him from hurting himself any further," Inara furrowed her brow, doubting her.

"I understand that this could be risky and scary for you, could you please give yourself to him? Your whole body; to bring him return to his normal self, he requires a seductress. A lady that could successfully tame him," Gwen concluded. Inara inhaled in difficulty and replayed her plea in her thoughts, "Who is my husband exactly? Why does he need a seductress before he can return to the Alexander I know?"

"If you can successfully tame him, I promise to let you know few things about him– His internal sufferings, "How do I get to see him?"

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Gwen teleported to Dark Feathers Castle, where Alexander was imprisoned by Lustre. Gwen cast some magic, transporting Inara to Alexander's location.

Inara entered the dungeon where Alexander had been imprisoned and found it entirely black. Suddenly, she saw a man and approached him, saying, "Alexander?"

When he heard her voice, his body shook uncontrollably and he looked at her coldly. Inara smiled satisfactorily and attempted to hug him, but Alexander prevented her; instead, she was confined into the bed.

"Since you're here to seduce me, what's next?" he questioned coldly, ignoring Inara's struggle to release herself from his grip, "Alexander, you really need to stop this," she said sadly, "And, who are you to order me around?"

"I am your wife, and…, "Shut up! I don't have a wife, and I want you naked right now," he said hoarsely, making Inara tremble in shivers, "You smell so tempting; how about we do a short intimidation while you're not naked?" he said, raising Inara's chin to meet his crisom's face; tears streamed down her cheeks, but he turned a blind eye. He eventually brought his lips closer to her, and….