Calla Lily, The Eunuch King's Goblin Bride

"Do not do this Adonis, anyone can see."

Adara shook his hand and slipped hers away, breaking free from his tranquilizing touch.

"Oh come on, no one will know that you are general's daughter."

Adonis g.r.o.a.n.e.d in agitation as he seldom gets any chance to roam around freely with her.

"Why? Can't anyone recognize my face?"

Adara halted in between the wide and opened market alley as the duo successfully blended into the commoners.

She curled her hands onto fists and placed them over her navel, right above the h.i.p.s. Her expressions turned to angry ones, which of course was a fake anger by a beloved.

Upon witnessing her pout Adonis chuckled shyly, Adara's cheeks burned red on his response.

"Why are laughing, huh? You idiot, y-you-you are making fun of me?"

"Absolutely not my lady. I'm just saying that you are dressed so poorly to mingle, that no one will consider you as a high ranked lady."

To his keen observance Adonis provided Adara a reasonable yet beautiful dress to disguise herself as a commoner, in order to sneak out easily.

On his utterance Adara slid her stare on the green dress she was wearing, the ends were kissing the ground and scoured away the dust as she walked.

"It's not poor, okay. A-and it is beautiful, moreover first gift from you."

A tinge of rose pink paint tainted her soft cheeks, and a shy smile graced her lips.

The corners of Adonis's lips curled up reaching his eyes, what could be the more happier moment for a man, other than to be praised by a woman.

Most importantly the woman who is his only beloved, he ever laid his eyes on.

"I'm glad you loved it, and you know this shade suits you well."

She lowered her eyes and both started to walk, taking baby steps towards the third shop in the right row of marketplace.

"Look at these lip rouges!"

Adara grabbed his robe from bicep place as her arm flunged out to point in a certain direction.

She was cautious of his touch earlier but now was doing the same herself, unconsciously. The very thought made Adonis giggle in heart, he knew the lady loved him dearly.

"Want to have a closer look, huh?"

He narrowed his eyes and smirked devilishly with his oceania blue eyes. Adara's eyes travelled in his direction as Adonis lead her towards her touch.

She could not comprehend his words and meaning but immediately pulled her hand back, her innocence and cheerful personality always made him to fall for her every time.

It took Adara a few seconds to register his double meaning sentence, which of course hid something else beneath rather a direct offer.

"Y-y-you, moron."

Her eyes opened wide and jaw dropped upon realization, rather uttering any scolding to Adonis, she ran away towards the shop.

His wholehearted laughter behind her back melted into her ears like honey, their hearts were entwined with the sweetness of love as the music of eternal happiness filled the air.

Under the very rhythm of heaven's instruments many lovebirds visited the marketplace and vowed for 'together forever'.

Adonis followed her lead and walked upto the shop, halting behind 'his' beautiful young lady, who neither knew nor dreamt that one day she would be the bride of someone else, precisely of newly crowned King.

"The sunset one is good, like the bitter sweet taste of life."

Adara was engaged into testing the different colours when Adonis suggested the shade, resting far away on the top of the box.

The shops had a temporary setting mainly a wooden table placed in the front, with every possible items displayed for the customers.

A single thin sheet served as the roof for both the rows, golden lanterns were placed throughout the lane unnecessarily, which illuminated the things under the red rooftop.

The rest of pedestrian area was without any coverage where the sun bestowed it's anger mercilessly.

"If you say so."

Adara showed him a genuine smile and Adonis payed the shopkeeper, who happened to bless the lovely couple in his heart.