The Woman Ruler of the Altan Clan

Chapter 97 Khan's Explanation

Shanum stood beside the bed, his arms drooping on the sides of the body, his expression wavering at Khan. Khan's gaze swept over the girl, and told himself that the action was necessary, that he needed to check who knew the girl was back in pain.

The red shirts and jeans Shanum wore were clothes that Raisa, her mother, had prepared. All of that had been prepared by the woman if Shanum woke up at any time, and the process of absorption of poison was successfully carried out by Khan.

Shanum had dried his hair with a towel as much as he could, but the black hair on his head still dripped onto the shirt, wetting the cloth covering both of his fragile shoulders.

"May I know what I've missed?" shanum asked in a hoarse voice.

Khan realized, Shanum was unmoved under his watch. The girl stood still, letting him stare as much. Khan couldn't take his eyes off his soulmate.

"Sit down" Khan told Shanum. "You have to eat, in the meantime, I'll talk."

Shanum nodded obediently. The girl sat on the edge of the bed, folding both hands on her lap.

"Thank you" Khan said with a smile rising on his lips. Now, it's time to unlock all the remaining secrets. Shanum's reaction would determine Khan's next course of action. The man pulled the bench in front of Shanum. Then he took the plate with the food he had brought for the girl.

"You drink first." Khan thrust a glass filled with water. Shanum drank it slowly, then gave the glass back to Khan. The glass had been placed back on the table, now he turned to take a spoon.

"Open your mouth, Shasha." Khan brought the spoonful of food closer to Shanum's mouth. The girl shook her head. He tried to grab the plate that was in Khan's hands. "I'll eat alone, Adri."

Khan pulled out a hand filled with plates, keeping him out of Shanum's reach. "No, I want to bribe you. So, please, yes," pinta Khan in a soft voice.

Shanum was silent, he just stared at Khan's face with a look of astonishment.

"May ya." Khan repeated his request.

A smile rose from Shanum's lips. The girl brought her face closer. "Why are you being so considerate of me? Is it after your memories come back that you feel guilty?"

Khan smiled. "At first, but now it's not."

Shanum thinned his lips. "Why not now?"

Did Khan hear an upset tone or was it just his misperception. No, he won't be provoked and let the girl come back disappointed, until they'll argue like last time.

"Because I see you alive, and it erases all the guilt that is entrenched in my heart" Khan replied.

"Is it really that bad I got hurt?" Shanum brought his face closer, opened his mouth and asked for another bribe. Khan returned with a spoonful of food.

"Yes, you're exposed to a dangerous poison, and there's no antidote to it. I'm..."

"In the meantime, you said the poison had no antidote. How am I supposed to survive?"

Khan clucked while pinching Shanum's nose. "I'm not done telling you, Shasha. Don't cut it first, okay."

"okay." Shanum looked smirking.

"Me and Eej have been trying to find information, but have not found a way out to save you. Until finally, Chinua comes and says he knows how to cure you."

Shanum's eyes widened. "Thank you?"

"Yes, he wanted to help share that information. That woman has really changed now. Although he still remained fierce and terrifying when threatening the elders and the noble council." Khan then laughed amusedly himself.

The man felt that the sight of the deathly pale faces of those stumpy and haughty men was really funny. Especially when he heard Chinua threatened to retaliate and mobilize his troops to destroy their families, if Shanum died.

Shanum was confused to hear the man's words. "Why did Chinua threaten the elders and the noble council?"

Khan cleared his throat. "Okay, my story is not yet time to get there. I continue in order first. So you're not confused."

Shanum nodded.

Khan brought the spoon closer to Shanum's mouth, and the girl opened her mouth.

"Until where were we?" ask Khan.

"About Chinua willing to share information" Shanum said as he chewed his food.

"OKAY. So Chinua knows how to cure you of that poison just by looking for the person who has the power of the Poison Absorber. He knew, because he had been exposed to the poison, and was saved by the man who had the power."

"You mean, the one who healed me was the one who had that power?" shanum asked in amazement. The girl had just learned there was such an incredible power in this magical world. It seems that the meaning of infinite miracles is there a lot.

"Yes. In short, I managed to heal you, because I have that power."

Shanum stopped his chewing and looked at Khan with an amazed expression. "You have that power?"

Khan smiled faintly while nodding. "I didn't realize I had that power. But it's been my body's healing faster when exposed to poison."

"Oh yeah. How do you absorb the poison? Because I didn't find any scars on my shoulder. Wasn't my shoulder hit by that poisoned arrow?"

Now it was Khan's turn to be stunned in amazement. "You sure? It should have left a purplish color mark on your shoulder. Because Chinua has the marks on which he was poisoned, and he showed them to us."

Shanum looked confused. "I'm sure I didn't find it while cleaning my body earlier."

"Can I see it?" khan asked with a serious expression.

Shanum did not answer. Doubt is seen in the radiance of his eyeballs.

"There's no shame. I've seen your entire body as it absorbs the poison. Because it takes 'skin to skin' between us for three days for the healing process."

Shanum flinched in shock, his face paled. "You did that with me?" His eyes look incredulous.

Khan nodded his head while gulping. Shanum's face was flushed red, and his eyes flashed furiously. The girl began to have bad assumptions in her head, and Khan would not leave it without clarification.

"My parents allowed it?" ask the girl again.

"Well, then please leave me alone," Shanum cut off with a cloudy face. If it's like this what should he do? The girl tried to resist the disappointment that started to strangle her neck.

"Shasha, please. Listen to my explanation." Khan put the plate on the table. Then he grabbed Shanum's hand.

The girl avoided. He pulled his hand out of Khan's reach, and retreated his sitting position. He refused to be touched by the man.

Shanum. Khan did not care about the girl's refusal, he even became up on the bed. Now they sit facing each other on the bed. Ludicrous, Shanum docked at the wall, like an apathetic person and Khan waited quietly, as if the girl was his prey.

"I didn't cross the line on you, just trying to heal you."

Khan could not resist his actions, he pulled Shanum's body and held him in a hug, when he saw the girl wanted to dodge.

Shanum rebelled, wanting to break away from the man.

"Detachable. Don't provoke my anger, Adri. I've been trying to tolerate you ever since" Shanum growled.

"Goddessa..." The man remained tightly clenched, unwilling to release Shanum's body. He locked it tightly, but it still felt soft, not hurt.

Eventually the girl stopped rebelling, she started to get tired. His strength was still not recovered properly, so he only fell silent stiff in Khan's embrace. Shanum lowered his head, covered his ears with each palm, and closed their bond access.

He deliberately did so to let the man know that he did not want to hear anything from him. Shanum wanted to be alone, still unable to accept the bitter reality of the disappointment in his heart hearing Khan's remark earlier.

But Khan did not run out of sense, he shifted closer to Shanum's ears. "I can't do anything without your consent unless I'm forced to. At that time, I was faced with two opposing sides but had to do it anyway. On one side of my conscience says it'll upset you, but on the other, I'll have to try it for your recovery."

Shanum did not want to listen to the man's words. But it was hard when Khan's tone sounded desperate, and filled his eardrums. Shanum let out a loud sigh, lowering his arm down. "Okay, let me go first."

The girl tried to temper her heart by thinking maturely. He should try to think from the man's side. If he was faced with the same situation, maybe without thinking again he would immediately choose to save him.

"Adris..."

Shanum began to be able to stretch his body from the Khan's embrace. The girl looked up and saw the fearful eye radiance mixed sadly in the golden brown netra of the man.

"What should we do now about our relationship? I don't want to be a concubine" Shanum said.

Khan's face slowly turned more relaxed when he heard Shanum's words just now. "So what do you want to be in my life, Shasha?" tanyanya while smiling seductively.

"Issh, I have to ask again, of course I want to be your only wife. No more, and less than that. There are no negotiations either" Shanum replied with pursed lips.

Suddenly Khan kissed those adorable lips and ********* inwardly, leaving Shanum out of breath.

The man let go as Shanum started to hit his chest hard. Khan smiled amusedly at the red face and the roar of his girl's breath. He rubbed Shanum's wet lips with the tip of his fingers. "Your wish is done, dear." Khan looked at Shanum gently.

Shanum squinted his eyes. He walked away, and said, "Why do you like kissing me so much? Is your common sense that easy to defeat by a napsu?" Shanum glared towards Khan.

"I'll kiss you often, Shasha. Because you're my wife. A husband is not free to kiss his wife."

Shanum. His eyes are getting sharp. But this time it was not the vexation seen there, but rather an expression of shock.

*So, the whole intimate treatment was done because she was Khan's wife. Have they done it?

Him and Khan... Jesus, have they finished their pair bond*?

With a dry mouth, Shanum's eyes explored Khan's face. While looking at the sharp and handsome figure displaying that mischievous smile, he found golden brown eyes that were like those of a tiger, exuding a passionate look at him.

Shanum felt a scorching and stifling whirl of air around him, a sigh that somehow caressed his unclosed skin.

No, Honey. I haven't gone that far. Do you want to do it now?

He could hear the man's heavy voice in his head. And the man's offer instantly carried his mind wandering everywhere. He felt Khan's strong arm clench and pull him to the chest that was as firm as the reef, while a warm breath tickled his ears. Then felt also strong and clever hands exploring his body.

A cold chill ran through Shanum's back, and his body pulsed in places he had never known could pulsate. His pain was a sharp and demanding pain that he had never known before.

Clamoring, Shanum looked at Khan to see if the man was also affected like him, as they were still connected.

He saw Khan also gulp his saliva. His eyes burned with intensity and glowed with desire.

Shanum did something that most innocent women would do when faced with a man who exuded an intimate expression.

He jumped out of bed from the other side. Shanum wanted to leave the room immediately. He had to do something to protect himself.

It's just that Shanum forgot, that he had just recovered from the effects of a very dangerous poison. Of course his legs still can not be invited to move nimble. A sudden knock on landing made his knees bend and he fell down with his head landing first on the floor.

Nah! her screams inwardly as it landed painfully. With a trembling body, he tried to get up. Shanum held his head.

Shanum cursed himself. He shouldn't have to panic. That man was Khan, there was no way he would do anything that would hurt him. After all he was now his wife, even though he still needed to convince himself of it. Does not a wife need not be afraid of receiving an intimate touch from her husband.

Unfortunately the thought was too late to enter his brain, so he had to experience a ridiculous event that injured himself.

Faster than Shanum could deal with, the man's warm hand gripped his wrist, locking it gently. "Are you hurt, Shasha?" ask Khan.

Geez, even now he feels shaky hearing Khan's heavy masculine voice, with a thick and rhythmic accent that can only be described with the word "sexy". And really exciting.

With all of his senses turned dull, Shanum looked up and saw Khan kneeling next to him. The man gently removed the hair from his eyes. Khan moved his hands around his scalp as if searching for wounds.

Shanum creeps in a touch of Khan. He was unable to move or take his eyes off the man's warm expression. Shanum resisted the urge to groan because he felt a strong naughty sensation from the man's fingers in his hair. His body was burned because of it.

"Do you feel dizzy?" ask Khan. Again the sexy and graceful accent echoed in his body like a warm and reassuring caress.

"Enough, Adri. Don't torture me" Shanum said, gasping. "I'm not ready yet, please give me some space to think" the girl added.