Chapter 493 - Staying Back at Marahuyo (Part 3)
Vaelion quietly prepared some warm water in the tub and found some clothes for me to wear to sleep. I watched him going around the room in an efficient manner. After a few minutes, he called me to tell me that everything is already ready and I can go in the bath.
As I was passing by him who was walking out of the bathroom, I suddenly carried him princess style that made him flinch and shout once. His grip on my clothes was so tight, I thought that they would tear. I looked at his face that turned pale with fright and his wide eyes that were staring at me in confusion. I leaned in and stole a quick kiss on his lips and giggled while walking to the bathroom. Vaelion just hugged my neck tighter and nuzzled his face on the crook of my neck to hide his expression. because
Vaelion ended up sharing the warm bath he prepared with me. As usual, there were no complaints and he quietly sat with me in the tub. I helped him with soaping and washing his hair and I had a glimpse of a slight smile on his face. While he was enjoying his little prince treatment quietly, my hands started to go to naughtier places and instead of calling me out, I heard him whimper softly and his body weight leaned towards me automatically. He surprised me further when he grabbed my hand and pressed it further between his legs.
Since I got a go signal, I started kissing the nape of his neck which made him moan a bit louder. The surprises just start coming when he turned his head suddenly and initiated a kiss on the lips with me. I immediately reciprocated it, making the kiss more intense and possessive. With everything getting hotter by the minute, we hurriedly finished our shower and continued it in the bedroom. We were in such a hurry that I used magic to dry out bodies up, not even making an effort to touch the towel Vaelion prepared earlier.
Instead of pushing him on the bed, I laid on my back, much to my husband's surprise. He paused and looked lost for a bit. He stared at me in confusion as if asking what he was supposed to do in the situation. I also took initiative and for some reason, this world just accepts that women have to be on top of everything, literally in every sense so I understand his confusion.
I moved a bit to the side of the bed and then I signaled him to lay beside me by tapping the empty space to my right side. He slowly sat on the bed and laid carefully next to me. It was as if all his bravery from the bathroom earlier went poof due to his confusion earlier.
I hugged Vaelion and whispered a question to his ear, "What are you thinking about right now?" He breathed in deeply then sighed a bit before responding to me. He spoke with a voice that only the two of us can hear, "I am thinking about how much I want you right now no matter how much I am trying to deny it. At the same time, I am thinking that I do not have the right to ask for anything more than what you give me since I am only one of the many vessels."
My eyebrows furrowed almost instantly and my body flinched upon hearing the word. Vaelion must have felt my whole body stiffen as he slowly looked up to see my facial expression. He stared at me nervously and asked, "Did I say something wrong?"
I stared at him wordlessly for what seems to be the longest minute in Vaelion's life and finally responded by saying, "I guess I did not care for you enough since you still think that I only see you as a vessel instead of a husband."
My husband's eyes widened and his face paled a bit as if scared that I would be punishing him with the statement he just said earlier. His body started shivering a bit as he stuttered, "Sorry... I- I- did not mean it that way. I'm just- I just don't want to- I am not allowed to..."
With a cold tone, I ordered, "Complete your sentences. Say it straight to me as to why you think that way."
Vaelion's body shivered even more with the colder tone I used when I talked to him. He stopped stuttering but his voice became as soft as a mosquito flying by someone's ear. He then added, "We elves and even the heralds have passed the knowledge on the existence of vessels. They were chosen either by their own race or the representative of Eieneos but most of the time by both parties, to bear a child for the continuation of the mystique race. It was out of pure obligation and the man has no right to say no, complain or demand for anything else."
I nodded my head in understanding and the responded, "Since I am the only one left from the Eieneos side and I chose you then that makes you a vessel based on your knowledge. Here is what I think though: First, I choose men based on my preferences which means I have to be attracted to them one way or another. Secondly, I don't call anybody a vessel since I hate that word from the very first time I heard it. Thirdly, I am looking for husbands and not just men who will give birth for me. Lastly, even if I like the man, if by any chance that he does not feel the same way, I no longer pursue the person and move on to look for another one that wants me back."
Vaelion kept quiet, as he was digesting all the information I just provided. After a while, I added, "Based on what you said, it seems like I forced you into this relationship. If that was the case, I apologize then. I will repay you when the children are born and we won't have anything to do with each other afterwards, For now, we just have to be together out of obligation, I guess."
Upon hearing my last statement, I felt Vaelion stiffen in my arms then his arms that were hugging my waist clamped on to me even tighter. He then hurriedly said with a sobbing voice, "No. No. No! It wasn't forced. I liked everything that happened and I wanted to be with you. Please don't throw me away. You are my wife. No, please..."
I did not respond to his pleading voice and also refused to move any part of my body. I then closed my eyes while making sure that my breathes are calm, pretending to have fallen asleep. Vaelion immediately noticed my lack of response as he loosened his embrace around me and looked up only to see me seemingly asleep.
I can see through my senses that he frowned due not being able to get a proper answer from me. He sighed heavily and hugged me again. As he was about to try and go to sleep, I slowly placed my hand right on his shaft and started caressing it slowly up and down. I heard a loud gasp from him and just when he was about to complain, my lips landed on his.
We kept on kissing while my hand continued on doing its work for several minutes amidst Vaelion's moaning and squirming. I only stopped when he started twitching a lot down there which means he is almost at his peak. My hand left his shaft and I also paused the kiss while just staring in his dazed eyes. It took some time for him to get back into his senses then his eyes turned to mine with an accusatory look.
I returned his accusatory look with a smile and said in a teasing tone, "You are lucky that you are pregnant so I can't punish you right now but we have a lot of time ahead of us once the children are born anyways. When that time comes, I will deal with you. Wait for it. For now, I'll be gentle while making you feel good and feeding the children."
Throughout the night, I teased Vaelion over and over but just before reaching his peak, I will stop abruptly making him endlessly frustrated. He ended up begging with tears in his eyes for even just one release for the night. I did it about thrice before eventually letting him release. He thought that was it but then I did not stop rubbing after that, prolonging his little punishment. I consider this quite mild since I can go on and do this to him for a week or so if he wasn't with our babies. I might do that in the future whenever he has these self-deprecating thoughts again.
After a few more releases, Vaelion looked fatigued even if we did it as gently as we could. Before he fell asleep, I whispered to him, "You are my husband and I chose you. You are not a mere vessel to give me children or to continue the race. Get that in that pretty little head of yours from now on." Vaelion could only nod weakly before drifting to sleep.