Crown Of Hearts-Chapter 84: How long I waited for you

Gareth’s entire body relaxed and he felt at peace once he inhaled Eros’ warm scent. He smelt like hot chocolate and freshly baked bread, things that reminded Gareth of home but he grimaced in displeasure when there was another citrus scent that certainly didn’t belong to his mate in air.

His eyes were bloodshot once Eros walked in and he noticed that the scent was wafting of his chest.

Someone had been touching his mate and Gareth trembled in anger as he wondered whether Eros was trying to drive him insane.

He was going to kill the man that was busy touching what belonged to him.

"You have been busy." Gareth glared at him and Eros didn’t pretend to misunderstand.

"I was in town earlier. I was seeing and old friend." Eros admitted and Gareth’s eyes swirled with pure jealousy and possessiveness.

"Is he the one that has been giving you hickeys?" The red dragon asked through gritted teeth and Eros’ eyes widened slightly in surprise. He didn’t remember telling Gareth that the person he was seeing was a man.

How had the dragon known?

"I have lived long enough to easily tell the difference between male and female scents. The females usually have softer and warmer undertones. That scent on you is sharper and is definitely from a man who I am going to kill once I snap out of these chains." Gareth snarled and Eros was subtly impressed with his mate’s skills.

"He just hugged me, there no need to end his life." Eros coaxed, enjoying his mate’s irritation a little too much.

He held so much power over the red dragon and it was terrifying that the same dragon held just as much power over him.

He was just lucky that he was the one in a position to wield it.

"You seem like you are enjoying messing with my head, Eros. You came in here well aware that I could be able to smell that man’s scent on you. That’s a little cruel, don’t you agree?" Gareth asked and Eros smiled painfully.

"Not as cruel as saying that you don’t want me. I have not yet forgotten." Eros admitted and Gareth’s eyes widened as he was rendered silent and Eros inwardly celebrated his small victory over his mate before his eyes saddened a little.

"I might be your second mate but you are my first and you have no freaking idea how long I waited for you to show up..." Eros said as his pained eyes met Gareth’s that were swirling with lots of unfathomable emotions.

"For more than thirty years, I watched my age mates happily get mated and each year I wondered where my mate was only for me to find you and you decide that you don’t want me because of some grudge you have against my family. That hurt. A lot. So, I will have you know that I don’t feel particularly guilty for messing with your head." Eros finished as he tore his eyes from his mate.

Gareth felt so guilty and evil for causing him pain but he could not bring himself to tell him what he wanted to hear.

After what his mate’s family had done to him, Gareth was afraid he was sared for life and he didn’t think he was going to be letting his mate into his heart anytime soon.

What if someone came and took Eros away as well once he had decided to let himself fall in love again?

Gareth didn’t think he was strong enough to survive losing two mates.

Eros knew he wasn’t the only one hurting and so with a soft sigh, he looked up at his mate who had his eyes lowered, his brows furrowed slightly in thought.

"What happened to make you hate my family so much?" Eros’ voice was soft, wanting to hear the story from his mate.

He had heard so many similar versions of what had happened to the furies but he wanted to hear it from Gareth who had lived through it all.

Gareth’s entire body tensed up and his eyes were guarded as his aura became that of indifference and coldness.

He didn’t want to relive his most traumatic memories just yet. They tortured him when he closed his eyes to sleep and they stayed with him through the day as he tried to focus on the present which was getting revenge.

"It’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it." Eros didn’t pry and Gareth looked at him with that familiar unfathomable gaze that Eros was slowly getting used to.

Gareth looked at him like that whenever he said or did something the dragon didn’t expect.

It was like his mate was trying to figure him out and Eros didn’t feel threatened by it.

Gareth was curious and that was a good step.

"I hope you like sweets. I brought you some." Eros said as he reached for the small cotton cloth that he had come with.

There was coffee candy, a few chocolate bars and lemon drops.

Gareth glared at the lemon drops like they were his new found enemies because they reminded him of his mate’s lover.

"I don’t want the lemon drops, I only want the chocolates." Gareth subconsciously picked out something that reminded him of his mate’s scent and Eros’ ears burned as he raised a chocolate bar to Gareth’s lips, feeding him since his hands were tied.

Eros partially hoped that the reason the man had picked chocolates was not because they smelt like him but because he just liked them.

Those thoughts quickly become a distinct memory as Gareth’s lips accidentally brushed against his finger tips as he ate the last bite of the chocolate bar in his hand.

Eros pulled his hand back hurriedly as his cheeks flushed slightly and unknown to him, Gareth’s actions were purely intentional.

If he couldn’t get Eros to tell him the truth about his lover, then he was going to show his mate what he was missing!

Gareth felt positively devious as he took in Eros’ flustered facial expression. freeweɓnovel-cøm

"I want another chocolate, Eros." His voice was an innocent plea and he knew he was torturing himself as well as he watched his mate intently.