chapter 14: An heir??

Archie's POV

The sounds of birds chirping wakes me up from my sleep. I open my eyes and get greeted with cream white skin of Kian. Looking up and all around, I find myself in his embrace. Without making many movements, I make an accept to get up but wince as my butt hurts even with a small movement. Narrowing my eyes, I lift up the sheets which are laid on us and my eyes widen instantly finding our naked bodies underneath the covers.

My cheeks heat and blush creeps out all over my face as I remember what happened yesterday night and how we ended up here. A smile appears on my face knowing we're one now, mentally, emotionally, physically and in all the ways possible.

I thought I would always have to stay far away from him and just watch him from far and that I would never have a chance to be with him. But now, everything changed. I don't have to be away from him because we're together. I don't have to love him in secret because now he loves me as well. My life is so good now, that I won't wish for anything more. Sometimes, it's surreal for me to believe how well my life turned out to be. But somehow, at the end everything is going well.

With that happy thoughts and feelings, I decide to start my day. Even with my body hurting, I slowly try to get up only to get pulled back.

"Let's sleep for some more time." Kian mumbles pulling me back and changing our positions.

He makes me lie on my back and scoops over to me, moving onto me. Exact opposite of how we laid until few minutes ago. He snuggles his face in my neck and his hands around my waist. I smile as I wrap my hands around his shoulders and pull him more closer to me. He's sleeping peacefully with his soft breath fanning over my exposed flesh. One of my hand on his head as I gently rub his soft and silky hair.

We lay there for sometime and mintues later Kian starts to strip up in his sleep before opening his eyes and looking up at me.

"Good morning!" He greets with a smile.

"Morning." I whisper with a wide grin.

"How are you feeling?" He asks while taking a sniff at my neck.

"Great." I croak out feeling a shiver run over my body and my eyes close automatically.

He continue to blow air on my skin making me squirm but before things could get further, we hear a knock on the door. My eyes open immediately and Kian stops his teasing as we both look at eachother, startled by the sudden interruption. We both sit up and get down the bed hurriedly.

"I'll go and see. You wait here." Kian says as he grabs his overcoat and walks to the door while wearing the coat, covering his body.

I too walk to the dressing area and pick up my dress which Kian threw away last night and put it on before he open the door. I freeze seeing my mother-in-law walking into our room followed by Kian who closes the door back and walks behind her. While she takes a seat at the tea table, Kian marches to me and stands next to me. She gazes both of us with some unknown expression and honestly it's scaring me alittle. I feel she's not fond of me unlike my father-in-law.

I feel a hand on my back and glance up at Kian to see him giving me an assurance smile. I smile back at him to let him know that I'm fine and then we both turn to my mother-in-law once again.

"I see that you both woke up just now. So, I won't talk much and come straight to the point. I'm here to inform you both that I have something to discuss with you two. Come and visit me at the meeting room after getting fresh and eating breakfast." She says and gets up, ready to leave.

I release a breath in relief as she leaves and walks out of the room. God! I was very nervous. For some reasons, I feel nervous and scared when I have to stay around her.

Once she left, we both quickly bathe and get ready. Going to the dining wing, we eat our breakfast and head to the meeting room as we're asked to. By the time we reach, father-in-law and mother-in-law are already sitting there, waiting for us. Both of us walk to them as Kian holds my hand. Taking a seat, we wait for them to talk.

What's with the sudden meeting now? And only us four? Is it something serious? I hope it's nothing bad but why am I getting this feeling as if whatever they're going to talk would be a disastrous thing.

"Mom, we're here now. What is that you want to discuss with us?" Kian queries as they both stay silent.

"You're going to get married in a week, Kian." She replies and smiles after dropping that bomb on us.

"Excuse me, mom. What are you even saying? I'm already married, am I not?" He questions confused.

"You are." She agrees while glancing at me before turning to Kian again, "but it was against our interest and like. Neither I nor you like him. You were forced to marry him because of your father. He didn't listen to us when we asked him to cancel this marriage because he already made a promise. I don't like that you have to face the consequences because of your father and his stubbornness. So, I made up my mind and arranged your marriage with my brother's daughter. They're ready to marry their daughter to you even if it's second marriage."

She shocks us revealing her plan. What I thought was not wrong, was it? She does dislike me, to the extent she wants Kian to marry again.

"But I'm not ready to marry her, mom and I'll not." Kian rejects his mother.

"Why not? You don't like him and didn't want to marry him. You're not happy with him. So why don't you agree to this? Give me a reason." She questions him.

"Mom, it was true I didn't like him and I agreed to marry him only for father. But that was all in the past, I love him now. I'm the most happiest with him. Isn't my love for him enough reason for you to stop this?" He answers her and I can see the angriness slowly appearing on her.

"No, you don't love him Kian. It's all just for the moment." She insists disagreeing with Kian.

"Why are you like this, mom? Why are you suddenly doing all this?" He asks her.

"Because I want you to be happy, Kian. Not just now but forever. I don't want anyone pointing a finger at you. You can't be happy with him. He's nothing but an humiliation to you." She spits out angrily and I keep my head low at her words. It hurts.

"Mom! Don't talk about him that way." Kian warns her as his grip on my hand tighten, "why do you hate him so much?"

"I dislike him because he can't give you an heir. You're a king, Kian, you should have an heir to continue our legacy. What do people think if you don't have children? You'll be mocked and be a laughing stock for everyone. And I don't want you to go through that. That's why you have to marry again." She says, her voice softening as she talks to him and her eyes glisten with tears.

"I'm sorry, mom. I can't do as you asked for." He sticks to his words.

"Kian, if you really love him and want him, we can let him stay here. He doesn't have to leave." My eyes widen at her statement. What is she even talking?

"MOM!" Kian screams at how low his mother is going just to make him agree.

"Kian, I'm not saying anything wrong. We, royals, can marry more than once and any times as we desire depending on our needs. It's not a mistake or a crime, Kian." She tries reasoning her words.

"Stop it! Mom. Just stop. I'm not going to listen to you nor I'll marry someone else when I have Archie. Don't bring up this topic again otherwise you'll have to face me as your king, not as your son anymore." He says and gets up pulling me with him.

He hurriedly walks, dragging me with him. I bow at my mother-in-law who turns her face away before spitting fire at me with her eyes and my father-in-law who looks at me with a apologistic smile. Throughout the conversation, he stayed silent and honestly I don't blame him for not saying a word. Because he sat there helplessly.

With wide strides, Kian walks us to our chamber and I literally run behind him at the speed he's going. Reaching our chamber, we get into our room and Kian makes us sit on the bed. We both stay silent without talking anything, busy with our own thoughts. I don't know what Kian is thinking but in my mind her words keep resounding. To speak truthfully, whatever she spoke hurt me like hell. But she was right about one thing, I can't give an heir to Kian for me being a man. I don't know why I never thought about it, maybe I was to blind in love with him or I thought I would never get to be with him. However, it was a strong and valid point that I should have kept in my mind. Her concern is right.

"Archie," his voice calls me out and I look at him, "don't think anything about what my mom said. She spoke without thinking or knowing anything. Don't keep all those in your mind. In time, she'll understand and realise everything." He assures me, trying to cheer me up.

"Okay." I nod at him.

"Today, I've to go and visit the mining farm. I don't want to leave you now after everything that happened. I'll send a message to the incharge and let him know I'll visit the farm some other day." He says and gets up to do as he said.

But I stop him, I don't want him to postpone his works because of me, "it's okay, Kian. I'm fine. You can visit the mining farm."

"But Archie..." He goes to argue but I stop him.

"I'm really fine and I want you to go to work." I tell him sternly.

"Okay." He agrees with a sigh, "I'll be back early. If there's anything you need, ask rema. Just be careful."

He states while stroking my hair gently. I nod and send him till the door. I wave at him until he's in my eyes reach and then get into the room. Sitting in front of the canvas, I remove the curtains and smile at my now finished painting. I'm going to give this to Kian today. I was thinking to give after waking up but I couldn't. So, I'll give him when he returns. I hope he likes it and that it's of his taste. I'm not a good painter but I'm not bad at it, though.

A knock on the door puts a stop to my happy thoughts. I frown thinking who could be here now that Kian already left. I still get up to go but stop when the door opens and walks in my mother-in-law yet again. My heart beats rapidly as why she's here but I stay calm. I greet her and wait for her to speak.

"Archie, we need to talk." She says while taking a seat and I nod, ready to listen to her.