His beloved witch

Chapter 34: Only six?

-Blanche-

I laughed and laughed until my stomach hurt.

“I was worried!” Andre complained between laughs of his own. “I thought it was a real treat!” He grabbed my wrist and pulled me to him.

“Oh, Goddess!” I threw my arms around his neck, pulling him closer.

Andre bent a little, his arms around my waist while I arched my back into him and stretched out, standing on my tip tops. I am drawn to his green eyes, but his luscious lips distract me.

               “You know, you could have just asked me.” I pointed out with a smile on my face.

“I could have done a lot of different things, but I was not thinking.” Andre pouted and I thought about kissing him. “All I could think of was you. Be glad I did not shift and ran to you in my beastly form.” He squeezed me a little harder.

My scent evidently aroused Andre as this magnetic between us grows stronger and deeper since I stopped fighting it.

“I have not laughed this much in a while.” I gave him a soft peck, but the emotion changed. "Thank you, my knight, in shining armor…" Another soft kiss and the humor was left behind.

Andre gave me that look that melts my insides as he cleaned the tear from my eye with his thumb. I had teared up from laughing before.

When Andre licked the tear from his thumb, I gasped. It was sexy as hell. However, everything this male does is f*****g arousing to me.

His eyes flashed red, and I heard his chest grumble after sniffing his effect on me. I kissed him passionately; I wanted to savor him. He deepened our kiss, entering his tongue in my mouth to possess me instead.

It was hard to breathe, and I felt the known bubbling emotion spreading from my loins to every part of my body. If I am not careful, I will wet another expensive pantie!

Damn it! I can only blame Andre, who is devouring my mouth, dominating the kiss, overloading my senses. He uses his tongue as if another part of his anatomy is drilling into me while his naughty hands caressed me. His trademark kisses possess me as if he is f*****g me with his tongue.

“Andre...”

I moaned his name when he left my mouth unattended. He was kissing my jaw then. It is difficult to think when he latched onto my neck next. He wants to mark me. I can feel it, but I am not ready for that yet. Everything is still so new... And Lycans have so many traditions!

Andre pressed me against him deliciously tighter and my hands ran over the muscles of his back, his shoulders, his nape, his toned arms... I shivered in delight. His scent after that shower is driving me crazy. His hair is still wet, I cannot grab it properly…

I tried to come to my senses about what we were doing. He is on a bathrobe this is way too dangerous…

“Maybe we should not…” I could not finish, because I love the way he sucks my neck… I moaned louder his name again. His lips on my skin… There will be another hickey on my neck, and I wish he could suck my...

A mewl interrupted.

A mewl?

What? Why?

Another round of mewls pulled me down from my cloud of lust. Oh!

My kitty!

My little one was calling me! I pushed Andre’s chest to look around the room. He groaned in disagreement.

I patted his chest and left him to look under our bed.

We are back at our room in the palace.

We had a warm bath after our kisses under the rain and inside of his limousine.

Andre told me about his conversation with Lorenza’s brother and how our enemies had found my so-called “weaknesses”. So, my dear King came to my rescue with an umbrella.

He truly believed his enemies found out my real weakness, rainwater. The iron part is not entirely false. However, it is totally misunderstood.

I would laugh again, but I could not reach my kitty. She was far away behind the bed. Mina was shaking and mewled, probably scared.

“You scared Mina!”

“When did I do that?” He laughed.

“I blame the noises you make.” I glared at him playfully, and he laughed after murmuring between teeth something about blue balls. I shrugged off at the comment.

“Mina, baby! Mommy is not kissing daddy anymore! Come!”

               “So, I am daddy for the fourth time?” He teased.

Since Andre knows everything, we joke about it. He accepted graciously Petra, Fergus, and Argus as our fur children, but they were his before I came along. He might give me a hard time with Mina because she is a cat… not to mention what her siblings will do when they met her!

“Yes, our Mina is the fourth child. The baby!” I replied.

Andre lifted the bed effortlessly so I could catch Mina. The kitty was covering her face with her little paws. I kissed her head softly as Andre placed the bed back in its place.

“She is adorable!” I told Andre showing him the little treasure in my hands. She is tiny.

“Are you sure there is no spell or curse in this cat?” He raised an eyebrow at the cat, refusing to touch her.

I giggled.

“There is nothing wrong with this kitty.” I brushed my nose with hers, and her little pink tongue licked it. “Cats do not bring bad luck! It does not matter the color they have.”

“I know, it is only…” Andre sighed heavily.

“There is no spell on her," I explained patiently. “I can check if there is a curse that could harm her, but I do not feel anything magical on her. Mina is just a kitty.” Although, I should take her to a vet to check on her health.

The frown on his handsome face did not change. He crossed his arms, assessing the cat. I can sense how he wants to throw the cat away from me. I nestled her against my chest, protectively.

“I was told your mother had a cat, one like Mina… with two colors. Do you want to talk about it?”

He chuckled.

“I do not believe in those things, Blanche. We create our luck with our decisions. I have learned that from my mother. Her cat had nothing to do with her disease… Although I got sick with jealousy. Freaking cat!”

I could not believe it and he snickered at my expression.

“I was a nine-year-old boy, and I wanted my mother’s attention.” He admitted. “And just look now! This kitty is already taking all your attention.” 

I giggled this time, amused by how he said it. Andre can be childish, too. How endearing…

“Mina is the baby. Petra, Fergus, and Argus are big. I love all my fur babies the same; it is only that they do not need me as much as she does.”

“I am the one who needs you.” He placed his hands on my hips, pulling me closer to his lower part. A soft growl erupted from his throat.

“I am here, and I am not going anywhere," I whispered under the spell of his eyes and his scent around me.

Andre was horny, and I felt the pull towards him. He licked his lips… his very tempting lips. We closed the distance between us.

Mina mewled and hid behind her front paws. I laughed. She is more effective in stopping us from making a mistake than Petra, Fergus, and Argus together. It will be her first night with us, so I did not want to bring her siblings this time. They need time to get to know each other.

The Lycan King caressed my cheek and rested his forehead against mine with a huff. I smelled his minty breath, and I was glad I was still holding the kitty. Or I would have jumped on him!

“I asked about this cat because I worry. I feel that one mistake is all I need to lose you.”

“I am not that breakable. At least rain will not do the trick.” I laughed again. “But the tire…”

“It was my mistake. Regardless of the destination, your vehicle would still be the same. The armored one. I should have sent more of the same type as distraction…” He was in deep thought suddenly. “Adela and I think someone did it in the palace, not outside. It was planned for sure for the flat tire to happen exactly at that moment… It is suspicious.”

We were in a dangerous position.

“So… they planned to expose me to the rain?” I joked, but Andre was not.

“Or what Tom feared… an open attack on the road. Although, I find that hard to believe. Those little bitches would not dare to do it openly. They will scheme and try to look like an accident to pretend to be the good guys. The Lycan population is something to reckon for its power. They are very much capable of a revolt against a usurper. I am the legitimate King, no one else.”

               “Unless they know about my infertility and the role one of your sisters will have.” I looked at him with pride. “I strongly support your decision about your sister.” Only sixteen! Barely a child!

“I would have never agreed to something like that. Not even to save my own ass. Beyond the implications for us. And I cannot offer the hand of Lady Olena unless she is into Franco.”

I kissed his cheek.

               "I will look closely at Olena." And Marcela, but I cannot tell him that until I confirm my suspicions. "And I would like to meet Franco. I think I am good at judging characters and relationships." It will be fun to be a matchmaker if I can!

He nodded and kissed my forehead.

“Andre, I have not met your younger sisters, yet.”

“I am not exactly fond of them, and it is not just about who is their mother.” I think it has everything to do with it. “Sincerely, I do not like children… Tricia is the eldest, Magaly is twelve -I think- while Lucy is only two.”

“They are so young!” One of them is a babe! I am so eager to meet them all!

“We can always adopt a baby. Even if he cannot take the throne, you will have a baby in your arms.” Andre eyed the kitty.

“Who said I want a baby?” I looked at Mina instead of Andre. She has beautiful emerald eyes. They truly have the same shade as Andre’s eyes. How particular!

“I just do not want you to get attached to them. Cara is their mother and she…"

“I know, I know.” Cara is not good, but I wonder if she is a good mother for those girls. Stop, Blanche! Do not get involved if he does not want to.

I decided to change the subject.

“My friends send me a message. They will arrive tonight, and everything will go according to plan for your sister’s birthday.”

It means I will be introduced to Andre’s sisters during the party. I must remember, do not get involved… do not get attached, Blanche.

“It is a brilliant idea…” Andre looked at me with concern. “The weakness on a witch is not the rain but what about the iron. I was told you are allergic.”

“You did your homework using a reliable source about it, my King.” I laughed. Again, he did not. Andre can be so serious sometimes!

“Yeah, we can consider it as a weakness. Iron can blister our skin from the burns.”

"But it is not so bad for you, right? Because you are from the East of witches’ territory.”

Is he asking or stating?

“It is more like a rash, but still, I would prefer not to be exposed to it for a long time.”

Andre looks relieved.

“Still, it harms you. Then, I will…”

“Do not ban iron from the Kingdom! It is just… Do not!”

He will grow white hair before his time with so many concerns.

"You know better than that, Andre.”

"Fine. Just because you are right. We need iron.” He agreed with a frown.

His brilliant mind stops working when thinking that something can happen to his mate… Crap. That is me… I feel deeply moved by it and worried.

“We must be careful, Andre. It is you who is at risk. It is you they want to dethrone, using me. And I will not let it happen.” My witches are on the way to executing our plan.

He thought for a minute and sat on the bed.

“About your question regarding my mother… She did not get sick because of the cat. It happened long after the cat was returned to her.”

Andre looked away as an old memory played in his mind.

 “Honestly, I have never seen her so mad at my father. It is basic decency not to mess with your mate’s favorite pet. Even less threw the cat away as he did.”

I sat next to him on our bed and Mina meow again, looking at Andre with her big green eyes. The Lycan King offered his big hand to her, and she accepted the peace offering, jumping into his hand.

“I find it hard to forgive such cruelty from Eleazar. A pet is like a child. Just look at this kitty. She is so innocent and vulnerable. He did something horrible!”

“Yeah. And it created a big issue between them. They began to sleep in separate rooms… That is why I will not do as my father. If you say it is safe to keep her, then we keep her.” He laid in bed and inspected the kitty from different angles as if she were a puzzle to decipher.

“Did he try to fix things with her?”

“My father offered a reward for whoever finds the damn cat to mend things. Oh! No offense to Mina! I do not remember who, but this person was heavily rewarded by him.”

“Do you think the events were related?”

“Oh, you want to know if my mother was murdered, don’t you? Poisoned or something?”

I nodded, lying next to him in our bed, and Andre allowed the kitty to stand on his chest. He looks so massive! I scratched lightly her little head, and she purred.

“I am not sure if I want to know.” He admitted.

“But what if Cara's or Cara's family were involved?"

“I do not want to hate my father. And something inside of me tells me…” He paused again. “He tried to be a good mate, but he did not understand my mother or our desire to visit around the Kingdom in disguise…”

His mother sounds like someone remarkable.

“I do not disregard the involvement of Cara’s family in any scheme. It is only that they were not the strongest noble family back then. Cara’s advantageous mating to my father is what made her family stand out.”

I would drop the case, but my instinct tells me to learn more about it.

“There is something off about her. I am not sure what it is, but she… irks me.”

Andre sneered at the word.

               “Who does she not irk?” Andre petted the head of Mina and her soft meow made him smile. He exhaled and eyed me.

“I remember her sadness. Later, she began to have episodes… Chest pains, headaches, nausea… She lost weight and got weaker and weaker.”

“My father tried everything, witches, warlocks, fairies… even human doctors to check on her. She tested negative for spells, potions, and curses…. A disease, I was told. And nothing they tried worked. She only got worse over the years until her heart stopped. I was nineteen. Years of suffering… Do you have any theory now?”

“Maybe. I need to look into it in detail.”

Those symptoms match a condition I remember. I will have to talk with some friends for confirmation and Adela. She knows more than anyone here.

I smiled at him as something warm spread inside of my chest, looking at him being so gentle with my kitty.

“What?”

“Nothing. It is just…” I bit my lower lip. “Your enemies should believe I can produce an heir. Even if they find out more about me, my health file is confidential information. My condition can be a trigger for someone…”

That way, we can protect Andre's sisters. Once we clean the house, it will be safer for them, too.

“I know. Do not worry. Your information is safe with me.”

“Andre…" He allowed the kitty to walk over the bed. "If I could… how many children would you want to have with me?”

There was a crooked smile on his face, and he placed my head on his shoulder, pulling me close to him.

“Whatever number or even species you would be willing to give me.” He said, looking at the kitty on our feet. “Right now, we have two boys and two girls… there is room for two more if you like.”

The warm feeling continued to spread over my body, and it had everything to do with the way Andre looked at me, even when he was not aroused. This feeling almost has a name…

“Only six?” I joked.

“That is my limit, female.” He teased.