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"Oh, my gosh! This is it! This is it! This is it!" Aisha mumbled to herself as her stomach started to swirl.

The wedding ceremony has officially ended and the King is now walking towards His Chamber while carrying her in his arms. 

Since the guests were finished with their evening meals, it was now the servants turn to dine. 

"Oh, no, this is embarrassing!" Aisha covered her face as she saw court maids passing by and bowing to them. 

They were all scurrying towards the royal kitchen, so most of them saw them in that ridiculous state. 

But King Leandro continued to walk along the hallways, not minding the odd looks of the Castle servants upon noticing them. 

'It seemed like the King couldn't wait to have sex with me' 

His breathing was raggedly heavy as she was near his chest. She could even feel his heart beating at a fast rate.. 

With their nearness, she could sense the musky fragrance that came from his own scent and his royal clothes. 

'Maybe I shouldn't have danced Bachata,' Aisha gulped in response at the King's determined actions. 

It was one of the dance classes that she took then out of boredom. She didn't know why her body swayed along to the minstrels' music with those moves. 

Perhaps it was because the minstrels have some sort of magic with their instruments. Or she was enlivened with jealousy. 

She shook her head as she tried to inhale and exhale, so she could be ready for what will happen next. 

To be honest with herself, she was also excited to experience it. 

They were already at the door of the King's Chamber and the royal guards already gave way to them when the King suddenly froze. 

"You didn't drink Prunum wine, did you?" He asked her. 

As he did so, his warm sweet breath wafted into her nostrils, making her gulp a lump in her throat. 

"No, sir. I behaved myself," she grinned at him in response. 

"That's good. Because I don't want you to forget everything that will happen tonight," King Leandro whispered in her ears, sending shivers down her spine. 

She was just imagining setting up a spy cam to record her first-ever sexual intercourse with the King of Gaea for memory keeping when, to her bewilderment, the door of His Chamber opened without anyone even touching it. 

King Leandro walked inside casually, then the door closed behind her with the same effect. 

"Whoa, I can't believe you have an automatic sliding door here!" Aisha exclaimed with wide-eyed wonder. 

Then her face scrunched up as she put her forefinger to her cheeks, "Or did you actually do that?" 

She was still being carried by the massive arms of the King, as if he wasn't planning to put her down until they reached the bed. 

They were already inside the enormous Chamber of the King and there were different doors leading to different rooms. 

But there was one door that was distinct from them all. It is a door where court nobles were awaiting them in a bowing position. 

Aisha glanced at the King as she didn't understand why they were there. 

Leandro seemed to understand her inquisitive gaze, and he explained to her. 

"They were here to witness our consummation, my lady," King Leandro said in a matter-of-fact tone. 

Aisha's jaw dropped to her chest. "What?" 

She immediately went down from the King's grasp and pulled her silk gown over her body as if it had not really covered her at all. 

She was reminded of a scene that she watched in a movie before where the neighbors were waiting outside the window while the newly married couples were having their first sex. 

After a few minutes, the man peeked out the window and showed the neighbors the blood-stained blanket, making the neighbors rejoice. 

"I hope it is not the case here," Aisha muttered to herself as her eyes darted to everyone who was present at her honeymoon. 

The King must have sensed her uneasiness so he gave her a short explanation, "The royal conception is a very important matter to the Gaean people." 

He continued to explain so she would not be scared of the situation. "The reason why there must be witnesses present in every consummation after the wedding ceremony is to prove the chastity of the woman. Aside from that, it is also to substantiate that the child was indeed the offspring of the Lord of the house, and in our case, the King of Gaea."

Aisha nodded as if she understood the gravity of what he meant. She was not aware that the childbearing in royal families was that sensitive in Gaea." 

"Still, Master Aurelius and the other tutors should have informed me so I will not be this shocked," Aisha complained as she pouted her lips and crossed her arms.

It's not that she has something to hide. 

Thank God that she hasn't given herself to Jake and she has preserved her virginity until this day. Or she would die!

But she wanted privacy. How could they both express themselves freely with these people watching?

Before she could decide, the King walked forward with her little hand in his. 

"Let us begin," King Leandro commanded in an impatient tone as he almost pulled her inside, leaving Aisha no choice but to follow him. 

Aisha's heart beated erratically as she both felt excitement and nervousness mixed in one. 

To Aisha's further distress, the servants started to follow them, 

"Oh no, it is even worse than I imagined," Aisha covered her wide-open mouth in horror as she watched the court nobles lined up. There was just a thin curtain that was separating the bed from them. 

"Thank God for the curtain," Aisha muttered. 

But still it is very, very uncomfortable. 

"Do we really have to do this?" Aisha pressed her lips as her whole face revealed her apprehension. "I know this is tradition and all. But I feel like I'm making a sex video scandal for free." 

Even the love making of the King was like a program where there was a specific time for the start and end. 

It just so happened that the King started earlier than the scheduled time. 

Aisha and King Leandro were already in the bed area.

The King started to remove his wedding garments leaving a thin white undergarment to cover his body.

Then he went to her side and gently laid her down. "Do not worry, they would not even lift their heads unless I say so. Or else they will be punished by death," the King said in a serious tone even though his eyes were already burning with fire. 

That made Aisha calm, somehow. She hoped that no one would die in her honeymoon, though. 

However, the servant seemed to be affected by his threat as Aisha heard their feet scuffling from the bed to the door of the chamber. Then they turned their backs from them. 

She then concentrated on the act itself.

"Shouldn't we take a bath first?" Aisha asked as she smiled uncomfortably. "You know I danced a while ago and I really don't smell nice."

To emphasize her point, she lifted the under part of her gown which is covering her underarm and sniffed it. Then her face grimaced, making her pinch her nose.

King Leandro was already slowly loosening her gown with anticipation.

But he paused for a fraction of a second. He didn't stand up. While still laying besides her, he uttered in a hoarse voice that seemed like he was already pleading, "Please don't torture me."

Aisha couldn't help but gaze at him, assessing his real state.

It seemed like he would burst with so much pent-up emotions inside. 

Aisha was surprised that she would hear that kind of request from him. As far as she knew, he never made a request. It was always an order.

'And am I torturing him?' Aisha thought as she gazed at his clenched jaw and throbbing veins in his neck.

She recalled their private times and realized that she was indeed torturing him.

And he has respected her decisions all the time without forcing his way into her even if he was left hanging!

"Forgive me, your Majesty," Aisha tilted her head as she felt how dishonoring she must have been to him.

She is just a royal wife who needs to give the King a child.

With a solemn look on her face, she stood up and started undressing herself in a quick manner.

However, Leandro stopped her as he put his hand on hers.

"I don't want you to see this as an obligation. Let me ease you into this," King Leandro said as he laid her down again.

This time, Aisha let go of all her worries away and focused on the man in front of her which she previously called King, but was now her husband.

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We waste time looking for the perfect scenario when we should be enjoying what was in front of us.