I Love You

Derek

"Do you know who you were about to mark?"

Dorian looked beside him and a smile crept up on his lips as he saw Melody.

"You mean, her?"

I followed his gaze and my eyes darkened as I saw her. She was standing right there even though I ordered her to leave. Although she didn't come closer, she stayed back. Her disobedience irked me so much that I tightened my hold on Dorian.

Her eyes were filled with so much worry that I couldn't help getting pissed. The fact that she cares so much about him and not me got me so angry that my whole body trembled.

"You're getting this wrong, your majesty, Melody is my fiancee. My love."

Did he just say, love?

If Melody is his love, then what am I?

"Keep quiet!" I yelled, clawing down at his arm.

"Don't hurt him, Derek!"

I raised my head and darted my eyes in her direction. Did she just ask me not to hurt him?

Melody just asked me not to hurt Dorian.

She asked me not to hurt the man daring enough to come into my kingdom and is about to mark