The Princess and the Two Dukes

Together Till Dawn

“I intend to get to know you better Zari. I hope you can give me that chance to make you smile while you think of me.”

  Zari was taken back, hearing what Demetrio just said.

“Demetrio...” She trailed, and then Demetrio smiled at her.

“Call me Trey. We are in a more modern time, Trey suits this time.”He said.

  Zari nodded and looked at her hands. And then Demetrio grabbed Zari’s hand and intertwined their fingers. Soft tingles shot as their skins touch, and it made Andromeda howl in joy.

  Demetrio smiled when he noticed the pink tinge on his beloved’s cheeks.

“What’s your favourite color?”Demetrio suddenly asked.

“Hmmm... red. It reminds me of the beautiful red roses in the Queen’s greenhouse.”Zari answered smiling as she remembered the roses in the past. They were not ordinary garden roses but it was enchanted to keep the former Queen’s powers at bay.

“Those roses disappeared when the new castle was built.”Demetrio said, and it made Zari curious.

“I’ll make sure to ask grandma what happened to those roses.” Zari mumbled.

“What’s your favourite movie?” Demetrio asked again and Zari looked at him.

“What is this? Twenty questions?”She asked and Demetrio shrugged.

“I’d really like to know you better, so what else can I do than to ask questions.” He told her.

“Fair enough.” She said, and then Demetrio started firing questions.

“So, favourite movie?”

“I have too many to mention.”

“Favourite food?”

“Anything edible.”

“Favorite creature?”

  Zari chuckled at Demetrio’s question.

“I’d be biased and go with Lycans; were fluffy.”She answered, and Demetrio smiled.

“Coke or Pepsi?”

“Sprite.”

“Spicy or not spicy?”

“Not spicy.”

“Dream job?”

“F-22 raptor pilot.”

  Demetrio was surprised to hear Zari’s answer.

“A fighter jet pilot? Wow, I didn’t expect that. I thought you’d say a doctor or a lawyer, or an engineer.”He said.

“I am actually a lawyer, I just don’t practice. Uncle Creon and his family are in the line of medicine, while the twin uncles’ family are in line with engineering.” She told him.

“But why fighter jet pilot?” He asked.

“I would like to fly.” She answered.

   Demetrio was really surprised with her answers.

“Guns or knives?”

“It depends. When it comes to long range fight, I’d go with guns of course; they get the job done easily. But I prefer to use my sword than a knife when it comes to close encounter.” Zari answered and then she touched the tattoo on her wrist and her sword appeared in her hand.

  And seeing the sword appeared out of nowhere surprised Demetrio.

“You can create a weapon out of your blood right?”Zari’s question surprised Demetrio.

“H-How did you know?”

“Saw you did before.” She said and then her sword disappeared, and Demetrio’s mouth formed an ‘O’.

  And then Demetrio cleared his throat before throwing in his next question.

“Favorite destination?”

  Zari fell silent as soon as she heard Demetrio’s question. She looked down at her feet and let out a sigh. Demetrio noticed how Zari turned from being enthusiastic to being quiet.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. I am just thinking what to answer your question.”Zari paused.

“Maybe I can say Hobart. I really fell in love to this place when we got here. It’s really beautiful; no wonder Ivan loved it here.”She told him.

“I plan on changing your mind on your favorite destination. I am looking forward to show you around my territory –your new favourite destination.”Demetrio told her while grinning proudly.

  Zari then smiled at him.

“I’d like that.”Zari paused and looked at the night sky.

“I never really get to explore different places, so now that I am the Elites’ commander I was really hoping I could do that.”

  Demetrio pulled Zari closer to him and brought their intertwined hands to his chest.

“Were you always indoors like me? Were you always sick when you were young?”He asked and Zari shook her head.

“It’s more like I am always within the territory. This is my first time outside our territory, and out of USA.“She answered, and Demetrio looked at her.

“What do you do when you are bored?” He asked again.

“Study.”

  Hearing Zari’s answer made Demetrio cringe and Zari noticed that.

“Why? Aren’t you a studious type?”She asked.

“I am not the studious type even though I don’t go out a lot. I actually despise studying that I always escape whenever my tutor is giving lessons when I was a child.”Demetrio told her and Zari giggled.

“So you are a little troublemaker. But I’m sure you’re still a good boy; unlike my twin uncles.”She said.

“I heard of the twins’ reputation of being mischievous.”Demetrio paused and then he looked at her.

“They are actually the most popular among the Queen’s children. They became popular when they conquered a whole continent and ruled it on their own, freeing everyone from tyranny.”

  Zari smiled at what he said.

“They may have achieved big but they are still like kids. And I think my cousin Seb took after them instead of their own children. Though Fiero could be very mischievous of he wanted to. I heard he pulled a prank on Alpha Zeke before.”She said.

“How about you? What mischievous things have you done so far?”He asked and Zari looked away as she thinks. 

“I am not sure. I can’t remember or just I didn’t do anything like that; even when my brother annoyed me when we were kids.” She said.

“You looked really close to your brother that he is hell-bent on protecting you.”Demetrio said, remembering how his beloved’s brother snarled at him.

  Zari heaved a deep sigh.

“Every one of us is protective of each other. Grandma instilled on us that family is the most important thing ever. No one messes up with family and gets away with it. Zander just acts like an older brother most of the time. Even when we were in the past, I heard he beat the crap out of you.”She said, smirking.

  Demetrio looked at her with his eyebrow arched.

“You seemed to be amused that I was beaten up by your brother.”He said and Zari chuckled.

“You asked for it that time when you challenged him because you were jealous. But just so you know, I kicked your ass too way before Zander did. That was when you were pestering me nonstop when I have a lot in my mind.”Zari told him.

  Demetrio gaped at her, and then Zari looked at the glowing waves and a small smile drew on her face.

“You follow me everywhere like a lost puppy, annoyed me to the point where I had heed Lord Castor’s advice to break your bones. You were really persistent back then; even when I kicked your balls you’d still went after me.” Zari said and Demetrio’s face turned into a look of surprise.

“S-So that w-was not a dream. It happened. You kneed my jewels when I kissed you!” Demetrio exclaimed with his eyes wide, and Zari chuckled.

“You remembered it clearly.”She said chuckling, and then Demetrio looked really terrified.

  When Zari stopped chuckling, she gave Demetrio an apologetic smile.

“I’m sorry for treating you that way. I didn’t expect to find my beloved that time, and I have a lot on my plate.”She told him and then she turned towards him.

  But since Demetrio had their intertwined hands close to his chest, they were really close that their noses touched. Having Demetrio that close to her again made her heart race. Even Andromeda who felt indifferent towards her own mate suddenly felt all giddy.

  Demetrio stared at his beloved’s face, and just like in his dreams her big blue eyes enchants him; drawing him close. Then his eyes fell on her parted lips.

“Will you kick me again if I kiss you right now?”He asked.

“No.”

  Just one word from her and Demetrio crashed his lips on hers. Their lips moved in sync; hard and full of need. When Zari let out a soft moan between their kisses, Demetrio took that chance to push himself towards her until he laid her down on the sand.

  Demetrio kissed her harder, pried her mouth open and let his tongue fought dominance against hers. Kissing her like that made his blood boil; he felt as though he is on fire despite the cool wind in the beach. When he hover her, Zari had her hand slid into the back of his neck and pulled him closer. Then her fingers went through his hair and tugged it.

  Such action made Demetrio pulled away a bit and let out a hoarse moan. When Zari opened her eyes and looked at him, his eyes were glowing red in hunger. Zari reached her hand out and cupped his cheek, and Demetrio leaned closer to her touch and kissed her wrist. When he looked back at her, he saw her swollen lips looked more inviting than ever.

“I’ll be bold and won’t hold back.”He said.

  And then he leaned towards her and kissed her once again, and his hands travelled under her shirt. His cold hand is like ice against Zari’s hot skin; and such sensation made Zari moan. When Demetrio’s hand slid up and cupped and squeezed her breast, Zari cannot help but arched her body and kissed him harder.

  She’s drowning in that sensation and she wants nothing else but to dive deeper. It’s like she has no will to stop even if they ended up mating by the beach. It’s like the rational part of her brain shut down and just went with pure need. And that gave Andromeda to take control over Zari’s body. Despite feeling less for her mate and feeling worried towards his brother, Andromeda cannot deny the pull towards her mate; it’s like her own loins craves him.

  Then she pushed Demetrio to lie on the sand, and she straddled him, without pulling away from their kiss. When Demetrio pulled up in a sitting position, he snaked his arms around his beloved and pulled her closer. Andromeda can feel his hard rod against her core as she straddled him. She grind against him and it made Demetrio crazy.

  Demetrio pulled away from their kiss and had his fingers through her hair; he gently grabbed it and tugged it back; exposing Zari’s neck. His fangs sharpened and without any word, he went for Zari’s neck; biting it. The bite made Zari moaned, and she clings into Demetrio’s shoulders as she felt him feed from her. Every sip of her blood is like a liquid drug for Demetrio. It tasted so sweet and addicting, unlike the others he tried.

  When he felt Zari limp against him, Demetrio snapped back to reality and was horrified of what he’s done. So he immediately pulled his fangs out and he licked the puncture wounds to close. And then he pulled away and looked his beloved. He saw how her icy blue eyes turned into her normal blue ones; meaning Zari had taken back the control.

“I’m sorry.”Demetrio said, feeling bad on what he has done but Zari shook her head.

“It’s fine.”She said.

“I’m sorry I lost control and I got carried away, are you okay?”He asked and Zari nodded.

“This is just the first time I did something like that and I got carried away too. She told him, feeling embarrassed of what happened.

  Demetrio on the other hand was surprised with what she said.

“Your first time?”He asked and Zari nodded.

“Yes. It was my first time making out like that and having someone fed from me.” She answered and she was about to stand up, but her knees gave out.

    Demetrio immediately helps her sit beside him, and then he had his arms around her. Seeing her like that make him feels bad even more. He dares to be that bold when it comes to his advances and he even fed from her. She’s all new to it and it must’ve shocked her. Zari indeed still feels weak from being fed from, but she finds it pleasurable and addicting at the same time.

“I’m sorry for moving too fast. It’s really un –“

“I responded to your advances Lord Demetrio, there’s nothing to be sorry about.”

  Zari said, cutting him off. Then she looked at him and kissed his lips. Demetrio immediately kissed her back, but it only lasted for a minute as Zari pulled away.

“Like what you said before, we are beloveds; we are meant to be together. So let’s be together.” She told him, and then Demetrio smiled and kissed her forehead.

  They sat there on the sand, and Zari even put her head on Demetrio’s shoulder. They stayed there, chatting about things or asking questions. They stayed buy the beach until the sun started to rise up in the sky.