Chapter 138: Villainous Me
"Sure..." Ednar said with narrowed eyes, then he looked at Hellen.
"Who is he, Lena?" he asked, and she could sense it immediately—suspicion.
"Calm down, Ed. He’s the one who saved me from the bandits," she said, reaching up to hold his cheeks with practiced tenderness, her fingers tracing the familiar lines of his jaw. "So don’t overthink it. Or don’t you even trust me anymore?" She let her voice carry just the right note of wounded disappointment, watching as the words hit their mark.
The young man bit his lip, guilt immediately replacing suspicion in his expression. "Alright, I’m sorry. I just don’t like other men being this close to you," he admitted, his gaze darting between her and Riley. The obvious lack of personal space between them gnawed at him, and his danger senses were screaming warnings he couldn’t ignore. With this stranger being so unnaturally good-looking, Ednar felt that if he left things as they were, something bad would happen sooner rather than later.
"Eh?" Hellen raised an eyebrow at his possessiveness, but then shook her head with an indulgent smile. Yes, this was the young man she loved, though he could be suffocatingly protective most of the time. One thing was certain—he was completely devoted to her and would do anything to make her happy. He was crazy about her. This was the man she was willing to bind her soul with for eternity... not the bastard with that deceptively ’innocent’ smile standing beside her.
Sigh, yes, I have to clear my head. What was I even thinking? She took a deep breath, forcing herself to focus on what truly mattered. She couldn’t let some mysterious idiot who appeared from god knows where mess up a relationship they had carefully fostered for such a long time. She had to be strong, had to endure until she was able to break this stupid curse she had so foolishly placed on herself in a moment of desperation.
"I know," she smiled sweetly, letting her natural charm wash over him, "but you do trust me right?"
He sighed, the tension leaving his shoulders as he nodded reluctantly. "You’re right. I’m sorry for being paranoid."
"Now that we’ve settled that, have you had anything to eat today?" she asked, already knowing the answer.