Chapter 84: a wish for a wish

The shop wasn't that far yet competitiveness hit the sky between them.

There was a red ribbon and a person standing under a tree. Mal smirked and raised her pace so did he.

"-I won!" they said in union crossing the end line.

"-no I did.

-you did not girl I did. Right Ayana?" Kieran turned to see the scared girl holding her chest.

"-you idiots almost killed me!

-we did not!" they said looking at each other.

"-anyway who win?

-both of you tied.

-fair enough." Kieran exclaimed before he turned to her.

"-a wish for a wish I guess. But mine first." He hopped down of his horse following the still shocked princess.

She hopped down and leant on a tree to take her breath, he noticed her worn expression and hurried to her.

"-what's wrong?

-I am fine I just…need a bit of fresh air." She said and he cut immediately the corset strings. She took a deep breath not from the relief but she thought he had stabbed her along her back.

"-better?" she just nodded and thanked him running inside the shop from the back door.

He tied their horses and followed the girls inside.

"-hey I said I am sorry.

-apologizing is not enough young lady?

-then, how can I make it up to you princess…I mean my dear and lovely friend?" Mal corrected her words and Ayana was laughing at her but tried to keep it serious.

"-let me see? …let's say, try on this dress and I am not mad.

-fine." Mal rolled her eyes and took the dress from her then whispered so that Brielle can hear them who was choosing her finest models for Malin to try.

"-but that doesn't mean I will neglect the fact you left me alone today." She turned to bump in Kieran who snatched the dress.

"-Verin didn't allow her so I brought her here, to meet in secret and no you are not wearing this dress." He stated and threw the dress away looking for something else for her.

"-who said that your highness?

-I did my queen.

-what a lovely couple it seems everything between you is going perfectly." Brielle came in smiling warmly at them.

"-yeah it is." Mal answered glaring at him but he went to the black haired girl smoothly with a smirk.

"-did you prepare what I asked for?

-everything you demanded your majesty is ready." He chose a dress and gave it to Mal to try.

She stood there looking at him.

"-what are you waiting for? We don't have the whole day.

-you actually reserved the whole shop for yourself, for the whole week." Ayana clarified and Mal was shocked.

"-so, hurry up I didn't try my suit yet.

-I didn't agree on that?

-you did sweetheart, a wish for a wish.

-you wish to see me in a wedding dress.

-well I will choose what you will wear but…" he whispered in her ear.

"-I preferred it on my ground torn." He smirked and she turned red as a tomato from embarrassment. She raised her hand to punch him but he held it and kissed it quickly before he pushed her inside the fitting room with the dress in a swift motion. The two girls was aweing at them while she was furious yet a deal is a deal.

She tried the first dress and it was a ball gown with a V-neck. She walked out covering her chest feeling uncomfortable.

He examined her before he shook his head in disproval.

He gave her another one to change to.

"-you have nothing to be ashamed about darling it's a pleasing sight to watch." She tried to answer but Ayana called for him.

"-that lucky bastard." She whispered but he yelled:

"-I heard it and thanks!" didn't bother to face her.

The second then the third…till the fifteenth dress and he didn't approve at any of them.

She rested on the coach with a mermaid dress.

"-what's wrong?

-I am holding the urge to cut his tongue and make a soup with it to feed it to his people.

-okay but for what?

-I told you change. Why didn't you change?" Kieran cut her from answering the princess.

"-I want to rest I am tired from trying those dresses.

-we had a promise.

-I really…

-your package arrived." Brielle came with a big grin on her round cute face.

"-finally, that's your last dress. Go and change, I will wait for you if you needed anything.

-as if I will ask for anything from you."

She opened the box and found a backless boat neck dress with spaghetti crisscross straps that are tied at the lower back and secured gems on the waist.

"-why it's so revealing at the back!" she shouted and Kieran answered:

"-cause I chose it myself!

-expected from a pervert.

-are you shy to say it to my face?

-no cause I know you hear well."

She thought it was a good idea to take out the straps from their holes since her hands got tangled and almost broke teared the expensive dress apart.

To her luck she couldn't put them back and if she loosened up the strap her chest got revealed.

She glimpsed outside to call for one of the girls to help her with her problem.

"-who are you looking for?" Kieran asked and she hesitantly looked back.

"-I need Ayana or Brielle to help me tie the straps.

-I can help you.

-NO! NO! You can't! Keep your distance please" she warned covering herself more.

"-why?

-cause I am naked that's why! Have some shame for god's love.

-But you just said you need someone to help you tie the straps.

-yes, so?

-so I am losing my patience, move." He pushed her inside closing the curtains tightly behind them.

"-what's the problem?

-can't you respect my privacy!

-I'm not going to eat you Mal, did you heard yourself or tore the dress and afraid to tell me?

-me afraid of me, please.

-I doubt that.

-doubt it as you like, I'm in an embarrassing situation and I need you to leave.

-I'm not going anywhere and I can keep them outside as long as you resist telling me what happened." He crossed his arms leaning with his frame on the wall behind him.

"-there is nothing to tell, get out I will find a solution to my problem.

-why are you holding your chest while it's totally covered? Hold on…" he straightened up looking at the mirror behind her holding back his laughter.

"-don't tell me you took out the straps and you couldn't put them back?

-yes, happy.

-well…turn around.

-huh." He rolled his eyes and turned her by her shoulders. She resisted but he squeezed her arms to stay still with a glare she saw through his mirror reflection.

He put her hair on the side and once his finger touched her bare skin to hold a strap she flinched.

"-are my fingers cold?

-no…your ring actually." He stopped to remove all of his rings and bracelets to place it on a small table nearby.

"-better." She looked at his eyes on the reflection and hummed.

Every time he touch her she would flinch and sometimes play it out while he would smirk.

It was a bit hard to insert the straps in the small holes yet he enjoyed every bit of it.

"-I won't hurt you, you know that?

-you can't be sure enough about that.

-hey I apologized and promised…

-what where you talking with Howin at the forest." He stopped looking at her shocked.

He looked back as if it was nothing serious.

"-I wanted to know about their mission in Achyls, without him to know. Turned out Ellie killed her mother and sister and he didn't tell me more like didn't want me to know nor concern you.

-what? How did it happened?

-she shot them accidently a trap for her, and Ray got hurt trying to stop the attackers in his way there.

-why didn't you tell me earlier?" she asked firmly with rage but he kept the same tone and finished:

"-I had to read his mind without making him feel or notice anything suspicious. However for you…" he tied the straps securing the dress passing his finger on her spine to her neck the whispering in her ear:

"-I know you heard us and wanted to confirm so I gave you what you wanted sweetheart; after all a wish for a wish... And I want you to know that they won't attend the wedding and keep our little conversation here." He moved to kiss her and she closed her eyes yet he brushed his thumb on her cheek pulling her hair back and leaving her with her thoughts.