"What part of "rest" do you not understand, my brother?"
Magnus just snorted and continued hugging Lucian's waist, casting a sharp look at Jesse, exposing his stubbornness.
"I'm resting, don't you see?"
"You've been wandering around the room since you woke up, do you think your wounds are frivolous?", Jesse put the glasses on, still seriously staring at his older brother who acted like a stubborn child.
"Well... He's in bed again, don't be so angry, Jesse."
Lucian was the only one to remain silent as he saw those brothers arguing with each other. Well, while Lucian calmed in the husband's arms, Jesse and Eugene went into the room watching Magnus out of bed. It was natural to be worried, after all that omega was wounded to the point of fainting. Probably his husband was moving since he woke up, only the prince was too absorbed in his lamentation to have noticed.
In the end, when Magnus was forced back to bed, he took Lucian with him refusing to release him. And now they were in that scenario of discussion.
"Do not need to talk as if I have died. It was not so serious, I was wearing that protection under my clothes, this avoided the worst."
"It become useless since it was wounded in the thigh and scapula. What should be protected?"
"It is only a prototype, we intend to make improvements. So failures are expected. I will even send my evaluation to our blacksmith to make improvements. But it is still a good investment even for our soldiers when they work undercover."
"Anyway, Mag is safe, so I don't think we should let ourselves get carried away by worry, right?"
With those rosy little eyes full of innocence, Eugene managed to calm his brothers who sighed in defeat. Lucian raised his head over his shoulder, noticing Magnus mumbling something as he hugged him by the waist. Their eyes met and the omega raised his eyebrow slightly, as if remembered the presence of the alpha in the room.
"Feeling better now?"
"No."
"How annoying", he mumbled again, squeezing his arms around the alpha's waist and pulling it against himself. "What do we know so far?"
The question did not go to Lucian, although his attention was directed to the prince. It was Jesse who sighed as he folded his arms and replied calmly, lowering his voice to only hear them.
"The Emperor is talking to the First Princess to find out more about the person behind the kidnapping. And the knights managed to find out that the purpose of the mercenaries was not to catch young Baragnon, but you."
Magnus raised his eyebrow and looked at his younger brother.
"What kind of joke is this?"
"I also found it strange."
"They mistook our brother for Lord Baragnon?" asked Eugene curiously "But they don't even look alike.."
"It seems that there was confusion in the internal organization of the group. They are not as united as we thought. The fact that rebels and mercenaries are working together at the command of one person worries His Majesty."
"What about the First Prince?"
Jesse took a deep breath and looked at Magnus calmly.
"Looks like it's waiting for you."
"It must be done today before they return to the palace...", whispered Magnus.
"Don't do anything rash, Magnus."
"It's nothing that needs my physical strength. Once I'm done, I'll follow all the doctor's recommendations when we get home."
While they were talking, Lucian lowered his eyes and looked at Magnus' hands around his body. The protruding veins and thin fingers that held him without much force still had some kind of possibility. Seeing him clinging to himself was comforting at the same time suffocating, because it prevented him from forgetting what happened at the festival.
Unlike other people, Magnus did not doubt his intentions. Lucian could still hear his words whispered before, assuring him and embracing his pain. Lucian felt less worse than before, only that his tiredness still lingered inside his chest.
The worst of all that situation was the feeling of being lost in history. Lucian was hesitant to believe the original events, not knowing exactly what to do. On the bright side, Stephen was rescued and nothing worse happened. Also, the villain interacted with him in some way.
A shiver went up Lucian's spine and his fingers closed around Magnus' hands. Just thinking about the damned villain playing the fool to try to trick him was enough to make Lucian nauseous.
Would history not give up trying to bring Lucian back to his original puppet role?
"It's very bold of you to think about something else, when you are in the presence of your husband who is hurt", whispered Magnus in his ear.
Lucian's heart jumped into his chest. Lifting his head, the diamond eyes met with the crimson ones who looked at him coldly.
"Sorry, I was thinking of something."
"They've gone away, we're alone", Magnus laid his chin on Lucian's shoulder without freeing him from his clutches, "Why don't you tell me more about what happened? I'm undecided on how I should punish you."
"Punish me?"
"Jesse said something very annoying about that omega", Magnus slid his fingers through Lucian's abdomen gently, passing through the opening between the buttons of his linen shirt and finding the alpha's warm skin "And I was quite clear that you should not be near that little fellow."
"Yes, you did, but..."
"Why is my husband so disobedient after ordered my attention during the trip?"
Slowly Magnus raised his crimson eyes to Lucian, and his arms clenched the alpha against his warm body trapping him. Lucian had the slight feeling that that sneaky snake was slowly trapping him to devour him slowly, making him choke on his own saliva should he try to respond.
"Haa, I know. I'm an idiot for trying to act this way", Lucian whispered, tilting his head again "If it weren't for the knights of the temple, everything would probably fall apart and throw me into a real hell."
Magnus narrowed his eyes and rubbed his lips into the alpha's skin.
"You didn't even consider the chance of me showing up to save you, huh? You're only making my disappointment worse, Lucian."
"Actually, I was hoping the Maverick would show up", Lucian tilted his head, having the fine strands of golden hair gliding over his shoulder as Magnus rubbed the tip of his nose to smell him "At least that's what I saw..."
"These premonitory dreams of yours may be wrong in the details. Even though you were right about the invasion."
"I know..."
Magnus' long fingers slid down Lucian's left arm, pushing the loose sleeve of his linen shirt and rubbing it into the soft skin of the alpha. A shiver went up Lucian's back, which made him release some of his pheromones. Magnus tightened his nose around his neck just to feel it more.
"What do you think of just telling me every dream you have? Ignore the rest of the world, none of them matter."
"What do you mean?", Lucian whispered looking at Magnus over his shoulder.
The omega raised his head only to return his gaze.
"That you should continue to be obsessed with me and just trust me. As a good consort."
"But Skyler said I should tell him about the dreams and..."
"You are my husband. You must obey me", Magnus said directly but with a certain husky tone in his whispered voice increasing the shivers of alpha "Now you are Lucian Grimwood, and there is only one person to look at. So be a good boy and behave."
When he heard Magnus say his name and attach it to his surname, Lucian felt butterflies in his stomach. Now yes it was those butterflies that caused a slight tickling and warmed his body. It sounded a bit strange, perhaps because Lucian was used to the names of the original characters.
Magnus' fingers slid down his neck and reached his chin, pushing his face to the side and so Lucian stared at him closely. The omega took his lips in a slow and sweet kiss, something somewhat unusual considering the construction of the relationship between them. Well, it's that Magnus would hardly take the initiative to kiss him... I mean, without this being tied to the moment of intimacy between them.
Surprised, Lucian found himself relaxing when the lips of the omega moved over his own. Slow and warm, still holding your chin and squeezing your waist. Gradually the alpha closed his eyes to respond to the kiss, feeling his own heart accelerate and his mind record that moment never forget how tender the kiss of Magnus Grimwood was.
The lips moved away and the eyes opened to face each other in a moment of ecstasy. It took a long time for Lucian to understand what was happening, he was still intoxicated with the feeling of Magnus' lips on his own. Before the alpha said anything, Magnus held his chin firmly and whispered against his lips.
"That's right, keep looking at me and yearning for me. Fuck the rest of the world. We can continue even though the whole Empire was falling into ruin and burning in hell."
Was Lucian who finished with the distance between their mouths. The alpha turned to face Magnus and hugged him tightly as he could feel his hot tongue against his lips. Just giving him permission to deepen the kiss, Lucian completely forgot about the outside world.
Nothing else mattered.
Magnus not only took possession of his lips in such a deep and intense kiss, but also covered the alpha with his pheromones. His jealousy was so clear that Lucian just sighed in approval and leaned over the bridegroom's chest, looking for more of his touches and kisses.
Was making it clear to Magnus Grimwood how much Lucian was crazy about him.