Chapter 88 - In His Bed

“I just miss home…and it shouldn’t be a big deal if I dropped by for a short visit, right?” I asked, hopefully.

For a moment, Ren looked very conflicted as he seemed to consider his next move.

“I understand how you feel; however, it’s not that simple…” Ren said with a sigh.

“Ren…” I said his name, unable to hide to disappointment in my voice.

I had really hoped that I would be able to go back to my hometown for a visit. All I wanted was to see that the town and the people had recovered from the war. That’s all, honestly.

“I’ll let you know if or when you’re able to visit your hometown. Until then, you will obediently stay in the palace,” Ren said firmly, leaving no room for any further discussion.

“Ok…” I said as I looked down to hide how upset I felt.

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No matter what I did, I couldn’t shake of the feeling of disappointment at not being able to pay a visit to my hometown. Although, I could understand why it might be complicated for Ren to grant such a request, I honestly didn’t think that it would be impossible. This issue plagued my mind all the time until we were about to go to bed.

My disappointment turned to nervousness when I entered Ren’s bedroom. His bedroom was much larger than I had expected and trust me, I was expecting plenty already. The whole room was decorated with red and gold silk along with wooden furniture of the most exquisite design and patterns. There was everything in the bedroom including a very large bed with a canopy of red silk above.

I bet anyone could live in here forever. The bedroom was like a set of rooms and a private living quarter instead of just a plain bedroom. There were sofa sets, working desk, tea table and other furniture in the bedchamber.

Glancing at the various red candles strategically lit and placed around the room, I had to admire the effort that the maids of Ren’s palace went to set up a romantic atmosphere inside his bedchamber. However, I was sure that the candlelight would do little to nothing to cure Ren’s currently very sour mood.

After our discussion of my visit to my hometown, Ren had been very taciturn and cold towards me. I understood the difficulty of my request; however, I couldn’t understand Ren’s dissatisfaction towards it. It wasn’t like I was planning to leave him and go back to my town permanently…not yet anyways.

I sat down on one of the wooden sofas without knowing where to sit or what to do exactly as I waited for Ren to return to the room. After my bath, the maid had led me to Ren’s bedchambers and had left me there alone based on Ren’s instructions. With nothing to do, I just sat there and stared into the candlelight of a nearby candle as I wondered what I could do to make Ren feel as happy as he once did.

Suddenly, I heard the door to the bedchamber slide open and then close. I whirled around in excitement to see Ren entering the room dressed in his night robe.

“Ren…” I called out his name softly as I got up from my seat.

“You’re here already…good…” Ren said softly as he walked into the room.

“Umm…Ren…” I stated saying hesitantly. Should I just apologize to him for making a selfish request earlier?

“Come to bed, Rin…” Ren said softly as he took my hand in his and began pulling me along behind him towards the bed.

We’re going to the bed…already?!

“Wait…Ren…” I began protesting weakly.

I felt Ren’s hand tighten around mine as he applied more pressure to his grip. It wasn’t enough to hurt me, but I couldn’t pull my hand away like this.

“Come along, Rin…I’m not in the mood to deal with any more delays…” Ren muttered, emotionlessly.

I let out a cry when we reached the large bed and Ren basically pushed me down roughly on it. What just happened?

“Ren…what are you doing?” I asked in a shocked whisper.

“You’ll see…” Ren replied curtly.

I didn’t have a chance to say anything else before his lip crushed roughly against mine. His kiss was aggressive as his tongue swiftly parted my lips and slid inside my mouth. My cries were muffled by his kiss and his large hand held the back of my head, preventing my escape from his punishing kiss.

His tongue thrusted and danced around wildly inside of my mouth as our kiss got deeper and wetter. Ren panted as his passion mounted, his tongue thrusting deeper inside of my mouth as he changed the angle of our kiss. Our kiss made wet and lewd sounds as he sucked on my lips and tongue. His passionate kiss was robbing me of my breath and my ability to think straight.

My hand lay limply on his shoulders as I tried to figure out why Ren was being so aggressive and rough so suddenly. Did it have something to do with my request to visit my hometown? Could that be it?

Ren’s hands began undoing the sash around my waist in jerky impatient movements. Everything was happening so fast that I was finding it hard to keep track of what Ren was doing to me. His hands undid the sash and began tearing my clothes off my body, all the while he kept my mouth busy with his deep and ardent kisses.

His large hands cupped and fondled my breasts immediately as the silk fabric covering my chest fell away. I felt the heat of his palm against the sensitive skin of my breast as he kneaded them roughly causing me to cry out at the slight pain. It wasn’t long before I was moaning softly into his kisses as I started kissing him back.

My nipples brushed against the palm of his hand as they became hard and erect. Ren began twirling my nipples in between his fingertips as his head dipped lower to suck and lick the side of my neck. I heard myself letting out louder moans now that his lips were no longer covering my mouth.

--To be continued…