Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!

Chapter 168: Chapter 168 - The much needed talk between housemates

I walked leisurely back to my home. It was late at night but this place is safe enough for everybody to go home at the wee hours of the night. There were roving guards throughout the night and I too have my own guard following around assigned by Noir, not that I need one to stay safe at all times. Not to brag but I think I am a walking fortress at times. Honestly, I missed feeling the cool breeze on my skin on nights like these. This territory seems to never sleep just like the area where I live and work in back on earth. It was kind of weird that I missed the hustle and bustle of the city but when I was living there, I wanted to leave the city and find a place to stay at the countryside. Life is really full of contradictions.

It took me barely 15 minutes to get back home from the red light district. It is currently the third hour in the wee hours of the morning of a Sunday so I made sure not to make too much noise as I unlocked the door of the house. Once I am in the house though, I almost had a heart attack as I saw Lark staring at me. He was seated on a chair he placed in the middle of the living room. He strategically placed it a bit near and facing the main door of the house to make sure that he would immediately know once I came back. Him being there is not the issue, it was his eyes that have turned a bit red from staring at the door for too long and not sleeping till now, that scared the light out of me a. I won’t let him know that I got scared though as I kept my face cold and nonchalant.

I walked across the living room and went to the kitchen to drink some water. His eyes were following my every move as I walked from one place to another as if a predator eyeing its prey. I then walked across the kitchen then went straight to my room then in to the bathroom to freshen up a bit and also change to clothes for sleeping and home use. As I was on my way to the bathroom, I heard the chair screech from being dragged againt the floor from the living room area as he stood up from his seat. I used magic to lock the bathroom door. I just know that he would try to confront me in the bath so I won’t be able to avoid him. Well, nice idea but it won’t work on me.

I heard him try to open the door and he even slammed on it and kicked it in an irritated manner. As for me, I washed my face, tied my hair up, used a cleaning spell on my body and then made sure to heal my skin for any bruises that may have been left during my recent strenuous exercise routine. I did a quick shower back in Kama but I still used a cleaning spell for good measure since it cleans my scent as well. Coming from Hoffen where my pregnant hubby with a very sensitive nose was, I realized that smell sometimes can be used as evidence for mischief and also can cause unwanted issues so it is better to be as squeaky clean as possible. After about half an hour inside the bathroom I came out and saw Lark sitting on the floor next to the bathroom door. Why does he have to be so persistent in these situations?

I looked at him briefly and then I simply walked towards my bed and sat on it. When he saw me walk past him, he scrambled to stand up from the floor and then followed me towards the bed. Before he can reach the bed though, I instructed him, ”Sit on that chair over there and tell me what you have on your mind.” He stiffened as he realized that I asked him to stay bit farther from me. He looked sad but he still sat on the chair I pointed at obediently. On my end, I stayed silent waiting for him to start whatever type of conversation we are going to have at this moment.

When I saw him staring at me earlier, he looked angry and fierce but now that I gave him the spot light to start whatever it is that had to be started, he looked conflicted and even shy all of a sudden. Though he felt unsure what to do next, he still bravely opened the topic and said, ”Where have you been the whole day?” Ugh. He just had to start with the simplest one but the hardest to answer without one getting into trouble. I sighed and responded as calmly as I can, ”I went around the city market to buy certain things. I dropped by at the community kitchen to cook for people, went to a few other smaller stores to eat and drink then lastly, I went to Noir’s HQ for a meeting. I had dinner there too. My last stop was the red light district. I went to three different places there to look around.” After I answered quickly and honestly, I saw Lark just staring at me coldly. It took some time before he said anything and honestly, the silence between us is turning everything awkward.

After a few minutes, he simply said another question, ”Why didn’t you continue last night?” This time, I decided to dodge this question a bit. I answered, ”Continue what?” He sighed and rephrased his question, ”I already decided to give myself to you. Why did you not take me?” I stared at him and said, ”Honestly, I felt that if we do it at that time, one of us will end up regretting it afterwards. It’s your first, isn’t it not? Why is it so easy for you to tell me to just take you? Is it because Ioannis insteucted you to do everything you can so I’ll take you?” His eyes widened and his face gradually flushed in guilt. He stuttered a bit as he answered, ”I... That... He did tell me to... but I really want to be yours even if he did not tell me. Don’t you want me? Is that why you looked for someone elseQw at the red light district and left me alone the whole day?” Ugh. He veered the conversation back to me going to the red light district. Damn. He isn’t my husband yet so why are we even having this conversation right now. I then answered with a little bit of irritation in my voice, ”Did I say anything about not liking you? Though you don’t appreciate it or understand it, I just saved you from unnecessary pain, just so you know.” Lark’s brows furrowed as he looked into my eyes. He couldn’t help but quickly ask, ”What do you mean?” I laughed at him in exasperation.

It was my turn to ask a question, ”Why do you trust my first husband so much? No matter what happens, he still sees you as a rival, does he not?” Lark nodded but did not say anything. I continued, ”He must have not told you anything else about me and our setup then.” Lark shook his head and stared at me with all his attention. I added, ”The reason why I am taking in more men is not because I just like collecting or I’m fickle. I sincerely like and chose each of my husbands. It is not a want but a need because I plan to have a lot of children in the future. My stamina also requires that I have more than one partner unless I am fine with having only one but I am quite sure I will eventually break him because of doing ”THAT” too much. I am quite sure Ioannis understands that through experience and I don’t think he plans to stay pregnant every single year until his body can no longer give birth anymore. He doesn’t actually need to allow anybody into our family since the last say will still be from me. I just let him know of new people I will be taking in out of courtesy since he is still my first and main husband. Do you understand the way he is thinking and why he is letting more people into our family?” Lark looked down as if in deep thought. He did not speak for a few minutes as he digests all the information I gave him about how Ioannis’ mind works and the situation in my family. I waited for him patiently to make his decision. I like Lark a lot. This is something that I realized through our many encounters and my little enlightening talks with Ioannis’. He never failed to rub on my face how much in denial I was even with the type of relationship that I have with Aurum and his minions as well. I realized that I liked those guys too though it started with me thinking that they would be quite useful with my plans. My cunning husband is right that I won’t care for this man (or those men during our talks) or even think of bringing Lark with me here in Sklavryet as a companion if I did not like him enough. Liking him won’t ever be a good enough reason to force him into our family setup though. He has to make his own decision and jump into this head first on his own but that should be after knowing everything he’s signing up for.