Lover Forced The Ruler

Chapter 24. Stupid Kiss

“Nothing-is leaving them like this?” Lisle found the city ahead getting further and further away.

The ship they were riding on was moving slowly leaving the harbor. The payload is now reduced by three people. Kennard ordered the helmsman to return immediately tonight. Not in a hurry by an affair, but it seemed that the man only wanted to teach a lesson. The message is clear, don't play games with me!

“Why? Did you fuck them? To the person who has demeaned you?” Kennard wrapped his strong arms around the girl's waist, hugging her from behind. His eyes watched over the Imperial Sun at night, the city that was immersed in the light of the lights.

Suddenly Lisle's body became stiff. The man could feel the change but he instead sniffed Lisle's hair, rubbing it with the tip of his nose, making the girl even more agitated in his arms.

“They can go home by themselves. It even got to Black Mountain first if they wanted to. They're not kids anymore. Only their behavior is like a child. I just don't like it when they bother you, even if it's a prank. Believe me, I will get rid of anyone who tries to tease mine even if it is my own friend.” Kennard expressed his determination in a soft voice.

Lisle could feel her hair suddenly standing up. This man, he didn't really know her apart from what she read on the internet and Celine's brief explanation. The rest was just a dark shadow in the thick fog in his mind. He can only guess. But surely money and power have made him fall into the grasp of this man. He had indeed been saved but was also gripped simultaneously.

“What do you think?” Kennard asked when he saw the girl just shut up.

“Nothing. I just remembered I skipped college a few days.” Lisle did not dare to say that she was actually thinking about this man.

“Aren't you licensed?”

“Ijin visit a sick aunt, instead of permission to vacation.” Lisle.

I heard a soft laugh on it. Lisle could feel the tip of the man's chin touching the top of his head. Although always feeling tense when in the arms of this man but now Lisle also feels safe.

“I just feel like you've always been scared of me, so I'd like to take you to relax a little.  But even now it seems you are still afraid of me.”

“Who is not afraid of you?” Lisle heard that this man was able to make people kiss his feet for being so afraid of him.

“It depends who it is. L like you. Why should you be afraid of me?” Kennard grabbed both of Lisle's shoulders and made the girl face him.

Of course he was afraid of this man. Probably to any man. He was never this close to the opposite sex. All of a sudden he was taken from his exhausting life, placed in a golden palace with an emperor inside. And he's just a toy that one day gets thrown away when it gets bored.

How could he not be afraid of all that? He was even scared just by the touch of this man's fingertips. As if with a little touch it would make his body instantly smudge.

Kennard grazed the end of Lisle's chin, bowing intending to kiss but subtly his movements rejected Lisle. His hand pushed slowly as if fearing his rejection stirred up the anger of the man in front of him.

“What before morning we can already arrive? I... I want to go to campus if I have time.” Lisle tried to distract Kennard. Kennard's kiss frightened him not because of the man but rather on himself. He did not want to be swept away and allowed himself to fall into a more abject abyss. As long as he could avoid, he would look for a gap to run.

The hug Lisle felt loosened and finally let go.

“So impatient to avoid me?” syndical Kennard sharp.

Lisle's eyes widened. He shook his head quickly. “ No... no! It's not. Didn't we agree from the beginning? I can stay in college and work. You've agreed.”

“For college I can understand, but what are you looking for by working? All your needs can be met.”

“I have no shortage of money. I'll give you whatever you want.”

“I want the money I get with my own sweat.” Lisle was enraged by Kennard who kept boasting of the money and power in front of her.

Kennard laughed in annoyance. Lisle made him not understand a few things. Isn't this girl so poor? Wasn't he desperately working just for the sake of meager money? Then Kennard gave him the easiest way. Why did Lisle waste it?

“Good. I'll let you keep working, but I want the rewards of the kindness of my heart. What say?” Kennard suddenly lowered his head until their faces were so close.

Lisle stammered. “I...reward?”

Kennard nodded while showing off his smile which made Lisle's heart melt into the hull. “True. Rewards.” Her voice frightened Lisle.

“What?” Lisle's throat was suddenly dry.

“Cium me!” Kennard.

Lisle too quickly breathed a sigh of relief from having mistaken her, making Kennard smirk evilly. “You expect what kind of rewards?”

A red hue instantly adorned that delicate cheek. “Close your eyes!” lisle said in a hurry. He wants to end it immediately. Just kiss ‘kan?

Until whenever it felt like Lisle would not get used to Kennard's kiss, a kiss that was debilitating and made her feel intimidated, but at least not her who took the initiative. This time Kennard asked Lisle to kiss him. There's no way to escape. For the sake of gaining a little freedom Lisle will obey Kennard's wishes. She saw that charming face closing her eyes, waiting.

Kennard's body was too high to reach even when Lisle was on his tiptoes.

“What... can you duck a little?” she's shy.

Kennard bowed slightly. Lisle still had to reach the man's shoulder to then give a brief peck. After that, she ran away from the man.

There was a moment of silence left. Kennard was still in his original position, half bent with his eyes closed. He thought he would feel a hint of sweetness left behind from the girl on his lips. In fact he just felt something chewy and warm touching his left cheek. The moment he opened his eyes, the girl had vanished from before him. Kennard chuckled to himself between annoyance and amusement.

“Dumb kiss of stupid girl!” He said as he rubbed the cheek that had been the target of the girl's embarrassment. “But passable too.”

That's when the phone rings. He reached into his pants pocket, took out that flat object from there.

“You prank us, asshole!” Benjamin curses at the end of the joint. No one dared to curse Kennard like that except his best friends.

“Not prank but teach a lesson. I do not tolerate your actions that make my girl feel disturbed. So keep your talk and attitude!. Besides, isn't it good, you guys can have all the fun there.” Kennard turned off the connection.

After a moment of silence he pressed a number, making a call. The voice of his assistant, Steve greeted across.

“Have you done it?” ask Kennard. On that handsome face loomed over the black flames.