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"I think I want to end the feast right now," Leandro blurted out after he closed his mouth that dropped after seeing Lady Aisha dance.

They were still in the reception area and the guests were having a banquet as is customary after the wedding ceremony.

The guests seemed to be having a great time as none were leaving the area even though the moon was already visibly seen in the early evening sky.

He continued to stare at Lady Aisha's movements while his throat moved up and down.

She was in the middle of the dance floor and dancing in a way that was foreign to him but very captivating.

"You are one lucky King," Lord Lycano said in an inaudible whisper but was heard by Leandro.

He couldn't help but agree with him as his silver tresses bobbed up and down.

"She's just a show-off," Lady Marina rolled her eyes as she crossed her arms. "She still came from a weak species." 

Then she took a sip of wine to her pressed lips and darted her attention away, appearing unaffected.

But her skin glowed into a transparent mode, revealing her true emotions inside her.

'I don't care. I am not going to fight with her anyway.' Leandro thought. But he didn't voice it out loud. 

He couldn't help but be reminded of the night when Aisha went to his Chamber.

That thought haunted him even in his waking hours, making him long for this day with excitement.

The minstrels continued to play their instruments while Lady Aisha danced with its rhythm.

"The female human was a graceful dancer," one of the guests uttered to the person who was sitting beside her.

She couldn't take her eyes off her, either.

"I want to learn that kind of dance too," the person that she was speaking to replied to her.

However, the other guests were rolling their eyes in annoyance like what Lady Marina did.

Just then, Lady Aisha came in front of Leandro and danced gracefully, while locking eyes with him. Her actions display as if she was dancing for him.

"Are you enjoying this, your Majesty?" Aisha asked with her lips curled up as she leaned forward to him. Then she stepped backward and continued on with her steps.

Leandro nodded his head in approval. As she drew near him, her natural female human scent was sniffed by his sensitive nose, increasing the temperature of his body at that moment.

Lady Aisha looked very different when she danced. It was as if she was the most free-spirited creature in the Land of Gaea.

With her sweet sensual moves, she was like dancing with the wind, caressing it, and making love with it.

He could hear his own heart beating with every beat of the instruments excellently played by the minstrels.

His hand flew to his parched lips as she watched her, recalling the moments when they were ravishing hers.

She could still taste the juice of her mouth in his, making him thirsty for more.

Leandro wanted to wait for the dance to be finished, so he could announce the end of the ceremony, and he could get Lady Aisha to his Chamber.

He clenched his fists as he tried to control himself from interrupting her number.

Fortunately, it was a short one. Lady Aisha finished it with a grand ending.

As soon as she did so, Leandro stood up. "Thank you, Lady Aisha, for concluding the ceremony with an excellent display of your dancing skills. Everyone, we could all go back to your Manors. I am glad that you came here and celebrated this event with us," Leandro bowed down to them. 

The minstrels stopped playing their instruments and glanced at one another with curious looks on their faces. They knew that they had more songs to play. But they obliged at the King's order.

Lord Roberto stood up and bowed down to him. "I hope you have a well and healthy marriage this time, Your Majesty."

He pressed his lips as if he was about to say something. But he chose not to.

Leandre nodded his head at him in approval.

With a serious look on his face, Lord Roberto walked at the front of the hallway and went out of the hall, leading the others to do that as well.

"It is still early in the evening. May I request if I may just stay at the dining hall before I leave," Lady Marina said as the other guests bowed down to the King and followed Lord Roberto's footsteps.

She seemed to sulk and Leandro knows why. He didn't want to make her feel bad for a long time. They both had a relationship before and she was still a member of the Tribal Council.

He also nodded his head in agreement.

On the other hand, Lord Lycano seemed to side with Lady Marina as he uttered, "I will just accompany her, if you will. Cheers to you and your lovely bride, your Majesty."

He then lifted his goblet of wine.

Leandro narrowed his eyes on him. But he also agreed.

He can't wait to be with lady Aisha right now that she would agree to anything just to hasten the clock.

"You can both stay at the Castle until later in the evening. But as you know, your people are waiting for you, so I will expect you to be gone by the morning," Leandro said to the two In his authoritative tone.

He doesn't like the Castle to be a public place because he values his privacy. He just opened some areas of the Castle for special events such as this.

Lord Lycano and Lady Marina knew about this, that's why they asked his permission. 

They both bowed down to him as their way of saying goodbye before leaving the halls with the other guests. 

The other servants were also readying themselves to clean up the place. But they were also waiting for Leandro to leave together with Lady Aisha.

Now that the guests were gone, he could finally have Lady Aisha all to himself.

He swiveled around to find her. As he did so, he noticed her sitting at the chair with her head bowed down, silently waiting.

She seemed to sense that he was observing her. She lifted her head and peeked up at him with her eyes like a puppy who was about to cry.

'I shouldn't have done that. Forgive me, Your Majesty. I was so engrossed with dancing that I forgot that this was Gaea and they were not used to that kind of entertainment," she said as she put her palms together while her head hung low.

Leandro wanted to laugh as he gazed at her, feeling sorry for herself, thinking that she had done something wrong. 

She has no idea that her performance was applaudable and that most of the guests were awestruck at her.

"You did well, my lady. In fact, you are so alluring that I want to take you in my Chamber right now," a corner of his lips curled as he said it outrightly, not wanting to sugarcoat things when he wanted it to be plainly understood.

Aisha's cheeks turned beetle red in embarrassment at his response to her self-pity. 

Leandro could hear her heart beating wildly as he watched her chest heave up and down.

With her body's natural reaction to his statement, his flesh and bones responded as well. He felt suffocated with the wedding garments that he wanted to take them all of at once.

He gulped as he felt his throat felt parched even after having dinner with the scrumptious food and drinks that were laid on the King's table.

He recalled that when he had marriage ceremonies and receptions before, he would just focus on eating and drinking and watching the guests enjoy the party. He would just wait for the time of consummation. But he was not at all interested.

He couldn't understand why now, he even skipped some parts of the routine programs just to do the consummation.

With his burning emotions, he felt he had been as dry as dust for a long time and an overflowing fountain was in front of him at that moment. He didn't want to lose the opportunity as he felt like he has never longed for someone that way in his entire Gaean life.

He was so overcome by his desire. He didn't even wait for Lady Aisha's response.

He picked her up with his strong, brawny arms, making Lady Aisha's copper brown eyes widened in surprise.

"Wait! I haven't taken a shower yet. I smell gross," Lady Aisha said while sniffing herself. 

But he couldn't hear her anymore. He continued walking towards his Chamber, being obsessed by a fiery passion that overwhelms him.

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"Sex in marriage is one of the most powerful gifts God ever created. It was designed to bring a man and woman together in a physical, emotional and spiritual bond that would create pleasure, intimacy and also procreation." – Dave and Ashley Willis