Chapter 280: Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Honey [6]
[ZULA]
"You’re scared for me, angel. That makes me want to stay even more. I’m not leaving, not today, not tomorrow, not ever. I’m your Erasthai and if I have to protect you from yourself, then so be it," Liana said as she leaned in to kiss the king’s forehead.
The man who had not been used to affection just stilled in his bed, staring at his Erasthai, not sure of what the fuck he was supposed to do. A part of him wanted to leave and run for the hills, but she was too pure.
Too beautiful and too perfect for him. He knew she would get hurt because of him if she stayed and yet as he looked into her eyes, he didn’t see fear. He only saw affection, which was strange because no one had ever looked at him like that.
Even his mother had shown him love, even the slightest of it. And it scared Zaffuto. She had been right. He was scared for her, but more than anything, he was scared because of what love and life meant to Liana.
"But Lili... what if I’m not good enough for you? I am the monster that people don’t even want to look at. You are bound to be a target and you will hate me. I know it. I am sure of it, Lili.
"It’s just a matter of time, so why don’t we cut to the chase and let each other go?" Zaffuto asked softly, is vulnerability a shock to Liana? She did not think that there was a possibility for the king to be like this.
He was always proud and held his head high no matter what came at him. She had seen him be ballistic, and yet she just stood there, like a bored man who wasn’t scared of anything.
And yet right now, as they lay on their new bed, she could see the raw fear in his eyes for her. He didn’t want her to leave him, and she could see that. but at the same time, he wanted her to have a choice... To decide on what was best for her.