The Woman Ruler of the Altan Clan

Chapter 54 The Bridge of Hearts

Shanum felt he had misheard the man's words. "You mean, you've been spying on me all this time?" ask again to make sure.

"Of course I can't just let you go. You're my lover" he said, closing the door. He didn't want anyone else eavesdropping on their conversation.

"No way." Shanum sighed, he moved towards the sofa and sat down lethargic. The relaxed answer from Khan hit him. It was as if the answer was the most natural remark for their relationship.

Shanum was confused by his feelings, on one hand he was happy because the man turned out to be very attentive to him. But on the other hand he thinks that being overprotective is also unhealthy in a relationship.

"Until when are you gonna do that?" ask Shanum.

Khan sighed, then approached towards Shanum. "At least until I'm by your side. I don't want Sarna to happen to you again. I am the clan leader, and the owner of many large corporations. My enemies are many, Shasha. I don't want to be cheated on, and watch them hurt you."

"But we haven't publicized our relationship yet, Adri. How can people know."

"Who said? The people from the Batbayar Clan know, as well as the people in my clan. Even I've heard rumors out there about our relationship."

Shanum grunts. "I'm not afraid. If they're trying to hurt me, I'll definitely fight it."

"I believe my girl can take care of herself. But still, I have to be on my guard for the worst possible outcome" Khan replied with a smile.

"Em, Adri, if you keep watching me, then all this time you know what I'm feeling?" ask the girl.

The man looked at her with a doubtful expression. It was as if he was being careful to get his words out to Shanum.

"Shasha, I got a report just about your daily activities. Where you've continued your life. I didn't get a report on your feelings until the time of the fire. I just got a report that you're devastated. And I can no longer delay coming here." Khan approached Shanum, and sat down beside him.

"My desire to meet you is no longer curable. Fuck those who watch me. You once said that we are connected. I felt it too, the sadness and torment you felt. I feel it every day." Khan clasped Shanum's hand and squeezed it tightly.

"You can feel it too?" shanum asked with teary eyes. Khan nodded.

"I feel it all, Shasha. It's tormenting me. And luckily Dario gave me a solution to my problem. He had heard of Chinua when they were close. If that woman is offering cooperation with someone who has the power to change form in her clan." Khan was silent, his gaze glaring.

"That power is very rarely possessed by a person from birth. Usually only with black magic can similar powers be learned. But black magic cannot be arbitrarily studied, if it is known by the elders, the one who studies it must be killed. Magic is strictly forbidden, because it is dangerous." Khan looked back at Shanum.

"Dario then contacted Chinua, and was able to get a place where the person lived. It turned out that Chinua could not recruit him to be his accomplice. She refused the queen's offer" he said.

Shanum blinked, surprised to hear Khan's words. "Then how can you recruit that person if Chinua just fails?" cut it.

"My story's not done yet, dear." Khan pinched Shanum's nose.

"Hey, sick. Don't pinch!" shanum Protest.

Khan's eyebrows shot up. "You're adorable."

"I'm definitely a cute and adorable little boy" Shanum replied as he rolled his eyeballs.

"You are not small. Even you are so big that you control my heart" he said softly.

Shanum's eyes are patterning. He could not believe this man before him had turned into a seduction man in just a few months time, ever since the two of them had not met.

"Where is my stiff and cold lover, Adri? Why did he turn into an acute level romantic?"

Khan smiled amusedly. "The man is still there.The only difference is that the man is now very happy. Because he's met his heart."

"Thul? The girl thought she had been forgotten yesterday. He was until a broken heart was made by that man. It felt really painful" he whispered while looking seriously at the man.

Shanum's heart made Khan turn grim. "Shasha, I-" He closed his eyes and sighed. And when the man opened his eyes again, he said, "It was never my intention to hurt you. Really am. Never has."

He reached out his hand reaching for Shanum and tried to make the girl face him. As Shanum turned around, as he surrendered, Khan looked at him closely and said, "Not only you. My heart hurts too. I have to endure longing, resist jealousy, and also restrain anger. You can imagine what it's like inside here."

Khan pulled Shanum's hand and placed the girl's palm on his chest. Shanum felt the man's rapid heartbeat in his palm. His heart also throbbed quickly and palpitated at Khan's chest.

"I want so much to hold you in my arms and comfort you when you cry. Wanting to say that I will always be by your side, so you can make me a crutch in your life."

Shanum looked up and looked at his golden eyes that seemed to glow miserably. He felt his heart ache seeing the sadness in both eyes. Because to be honest, he couldn't continue to be angry at her. She really loved him. Love him without ever stopping.

Shanum loved her from day one, she still loved him, even as she vowed to hate him. The girl remained powerless to deny it, she had always loved Khan.

Shanum summarized the man's cheeks and pulled Khan's face very close to his. Khan returned his gaze deeply. His face was soft and full of love.

His beautifully sculpted jaw, his golden brown eyes that could look cold to freezing, or even shine warm as if drugging him, and everything was plastered before him.

Time seems to stop between them. Shanum looked at the face he missed. Either getting courage from nowhere, Shanum suddenly brought his lips closer to Khan's lips. Inhaling the pheromones of the man that shook his heart. He then pressed his lips together, and heard a voice of surprise.

Shanum abruptly distanced his face instantly, as he felt the shock energy spreading throughout his body. It was as if the meeting of their lips caused an electric current to shock him. His face was hot, his entire body was hot.

But Khan did not want him to stay away, the man pulled him back closer. His eyes glittered, and he groaned. Khan put his mouth back into Shanum's mouth. He grabbed the girl's lips.

Shanum was surprised to feel how soft Khan's lips were, and the gentle pressure he exerted, made him tremble. Shanum gasped, and sighed as the man tasted it with a long, slow caress.

Shanum's chest threatened to explode into thousands of pieces. His mind was suddenly empty. And a strange swish felt churned inside his stomach.

Moments later, when his senses began to return, Shanum directly pushed the man's chest as hard as his strength.

Khan flinched and hit the back of the sofa, then lost his balance, he rolled towards the floor. Shanum was unaware that he had already used his strength when pushing the man. A loud thud sounded throughout the room. The man's head hit the floor.

Khan did not react, he still felt dazed. Although his head hurt, the man did not appear to be grimacing. The euphoria from the kiss she felt overcame her pain.

The man remained in his position, lying on the cold floor. He opened his eyes, and touched his lips slowly with his fingertips. Her lips felt hot and swollen. The man's mouth then slowly widened, forming a happy smile, which was visible up to the radiance of his eyes.

Then Khan regained his senses, as he heard Shanum's growl. For a moment his attention was diverted from the girl. The girl who had knocked him down both physically and mentally. Khan got up from his position, and turned towards Shanum.

Shanum was still sitting on the sofa smothering his face. She felt immense shame, her face felt extremely hot. He was aggressive and kissed the man. Oh, my God, put where his face is after this.

Khan shuffled towards the sofa, and sat down next to Shanum. "Shasha," call Khan. "Hey, look at me," he rebuked. Khan grabbed Shanum by the shoulder and tried to point him in front of him.

"Don't bother me. I don't want to talk to you" he said, in a voice somewhat muffled by the hands.

The man's eyebrows shot up, he pulled the girl closer and closer towards him. Shanum opened his arms, and brushed off the man's hand.

"Shaa. What's wrong with you?" khan asked astonished. The man held Shanum's wrist in his grasp. Shanum closed his eyes, unwilling to see Khan.

"Open your eyes, Shasha" Khan whispered in the girl's ear.

"No way," Shanum replied insisting.

"OK, if you don't open your eyes, I'll kiss you again."

"Don't!" Hearing Khan's words, Shanum immediately opened his eyes while covering his lips with one hand. The other hand was taken away by Khan. And he found the man's grin, a twinkle full of temptation in his eyes.

"Let go of my hand, Adri," he said.

"No," Khan refused.

"Lepaas-" Shanum squirms trying to break away. But the man still held him back, Shanum's power was certainly not comparable to the man's power.

"Adri, please, let me go" he pleaded.

The girl's face turned red. "I'm. I'm ashamed. That was..." Shanum shook his head.

"So it was beautiful" Khan said.

Shanum clamped and shook his head. "But. but kan-"

"But what? You regretted?" khan asked again with a sharp look.

"It's not. But we shouldn't have done that. Ah, if my father knew we could get married, Adri."

Shanum froze for a moment. After saying those words about his father Shanum was suddenly sad. His eyes look teary.

Khan saw the change in the expression of the girl to not bear to continue his temptation. He immediately pulled Shanum into his arms. Shanum immediately cried in the man's arms.

He hugged Khan's body tightly. The very moment he missed. He poured out all the sadness and fear he felt during this month in the harbor of his love.

"Shasha, listen-" Khan took a deep breath.

"I'd be so happy if I had to marry you. And so we want to be married to be witnessed by both of your parents. So, cry now. Take all your grief out. After that I want to see you smile again. Don't worry, we'll definitely be able to find them. I'll try to help you."

Shanum stretched out a hug, looked up at Khan, then said, "What if they're gone, Adri?" The girl turned her face back into Khan's chest while sobbing.

Khan rubbed his hair. "Shhh. Don't think about the worst first. You have to stay optimistic they're still alive. And if the reality is that the worst has to happen, you still have to be strong. I will always be with you."

Khan was silent for a moment, then he dyed the girl's hair while back stroking her. "I'm sure my beloved is very strong. The proof was that I landed hard on the floor due to his thrust. Maybe one part of my head is hurting right now" Khan said.

Shanum did not say. But Khan felt a shock in his chest. Slowly, there was the sound of laughter lingering within his embrace. Khan pushed Shanum's shoulder gently.

When the eyes of the two meet. The girl could no longer hold back her laughter. The girl's laughter rang. Khan watched Shanum with a smile.

"Finally, I could hear the laughter again. The sound of laughter in my ears. And I really miss that beautiful laugh of yours."

Shanum's face turned red again, he groaned. "It's ah, don't seduce me, Adri. I'm ashamed to know," he protested.

"But you're not hurt, are you? I'm sorry I had to give off too much reflexes. I was surprised by..." Shanum blushed in embarrassment.

Khan shook his head and cleared his throat. "I'm doing fine. Okay, enough sweet words for today. I was also confused, how could in just one day, I suddenly become a poet of love. You really changed me, Shasha." Shanum smiled back at the man.

"Hmmm, now I have something to ask you. About that fire. Please tell me everything."

"Attent, Adri. I'll grab a drink first. By the way, what drink do you want to get, Adri?" Shanum asked as he moved from his seat. And just as he was about to start moving his legs, one of his hands was pulled back by Khan.

"Enough water, and not too long. I don't want to be far away from you anymore. Still want to be around you always."

"Gosh, Adri. I'm just going to the kitchen. That's the kitchen right there. It looks from here. Just now I said, don't seduce me anymore, Adri." Shanum growled while rolling his eyeballs.

"I'm not seducing. I'm just revealing what I feel here." Khan pointed at his chest.

Shanum is back in the red. "OK, enough. My throat is getting drier hearing you." The girl took off Khan's hand. And immediately step into the kitchen.

Khan noticed Shanum's movements. He never took his eyes off. The whole movement of the girl in her monitor. And Khan's eyes were fixed on the girl.

Shanum sensed it, and he became misbehaved himself. "Okay, I can't take it anymore."

Shanum put the glass on the kitchen table. Then it raced towards Khan. He was shaking his waist, his face was fierce.

Khan raised his eyebrows. "What's wrong? You finished drinking?"

"No, I can't drink, because of you, '" he grunted.

"Well, what's my fault?" khan asked confusedly.

"That's your eyes watching me. Like I'm..." Shanum swallowed his saliva.

"Yes-" Khan stared questioningly.

"It's like I'm the source of the food you want to eat and enjoy."

Khan grinned at Shanum's words. "Well, it turns out you can feel it. I'm flattered, honey."

"I'm not, there's a difference. Now you're facing forward. Eiits. must not glance, let alone glimps." Shanum held Khan's head and pointed it forward.

"Well yes, like that. Keep it that way, can't move a bit."

"That's right, Shasha. I have to keep acting like this. My neck may be stiff later" Khan protested.

"Just for a second. I won't be long, okay," Shanum said.

Khan sighed and growled. "Let's hurry, if I get my neck sore and stiff later I'll hold you accountable. Anyway you should massage my neck."

Shanum snorted then returned to the kitchen. "Haven't?" ask Khan. "Oh my goodness, I'm just about to raise the glass to my mouth. Patience dong, dear."

Khan turned his head and said, "What did you say?" Face stunned.

The girl glared. "I told you not to get it."

"Not that, but the words you just said," after Khan.

"Em... What is it?" Shanum pretended to think. "I forgot it." The girl then sniffed her shoulders, and continued to gulp water from the glass with a flat face.

"Ooo-so don't remember yeah. Did ya? Hmm-" Suddenly Khan was already beside Shanum. He then took a glass from Shanum's hand, poured water from a teapot and drank it.

"Hey, that's my glass!" shanum Protest. Khan did not heed his words. The girl finally resigned, unable to prohibit further. He watched Khan while drinking using his beloved glass with a strange feeling. There was a warm swish gushing within his chest.

"So, don't you remember?" repeat the man after he drains the water for the third time from the glass. Khan turned to Shanum. The girl responded with a smirk smile while again shrugging her shoulders.

"OKAY. What if this is?" Khan then lowered his head and lifted Shanum. He carried the girl on his shoulder. "Still not remember?" ask Khan again. "No doubt," Shanum replied as he giggled amusedly. Khan then patted his ass.

"Hey, my god." Shanum screamed in shock. "Don't do that."

"Hows it? Do you remember now?" Khan patted again.

"Yes-yes. Already remember. Please put me down."

Khan followed Shanum's will. He lowered his girl back to the floor.

They looked at me in silence. "Say," said the man in a hoarse voice. Shanum cleared his throat, and said slowly, "Honey-"

"Tell me again" asked the man.

"I love you," Shanum added with a timid smile.

Khan closed his eyes. He then brought his forehead closer to Shanum's forehead. "I love you very much too. And love you so much, Shasha."