Chapter 744 - Altair, the Opportunist

Chapter 744: Chapter 744 - Altair, the Opportunist

I stopped in my tracks, already expecting where this conversation is about to go. I sighed and turned around to face Altair. I asked with a neutral voice, "And what is your idea of a proper and good enough "thank you"?"

For some reason, as I asked the question, the smirk on Altair’s face disappeared and he seemed to have frozen in place. He just stared at me without saying anything and then his face slowly turned red.

For sure, he isn’t thinking of something decent right now. I knew that this conversation is going to THAT direction.

It was then my turn to smirk to tease him. Since he was speechless, I just had that need to make him feel even more embarrassed so I asked, "What? You were so brave to ask for more gratitude and now you can’t even tell me what you want? With your face like that, you’re a total virgin aren’t you?!"

After I said the last sentence, I laughed aloud while Altair’s face turned an even deeper shade of red. He looked away, not daring to meet my eye but just like his personality, he will still find a way to get a win for his side.

He coughed exaggeratedly up to the point that he accidentally made himself choke. It did shake off some of his nervousness as he looked at me with an amused look as I was laughing. He started laughing a bit while looking at me with doting eyes which started to make me feel a little nervous.

I hurriedly turned around and then started bidding my goodbyes again. I simply told him to just tell me telepathically if he has already decided what reward he wanted.

I have not even made a few steps when a strong and firm set of arms hugged me from behind. I felt Altair’s breath on my neck as he rested his chin on my shoulder. He then whispered, "You already know what I want right? If me being a virgin bothers you then you just have to do something to make me not one anymore."

I couldn’t help but flinch at the blatant lewd insinuation in his words as well as the sudden intimate contact. I had to forcefully calm myself down but I did not answer right away. His arms tightened a bit more as he used a whiny voice, "What? You don’t want me? I never complained about the order but if you think about it, out of the four of us, I met you first."

With a voice that hid my nervousness well, I replied, "Didn’t you agree about the order of things? Samir was first then it’s your turn."

I heard him chuckle playfully as he replied, "I agreed with the order of having children. I do not even mind if I am the last to have one since it’s not like I am in a hurry. And just to clarify, my agreement doesn’t mean I agree being second when it comes to doing that. That is a different thing altogether. I know I am not the first out of everybody but I want to be the first out of the four of us."

With his very unfiltered answer, I couldn’t help but laugh again. He is really using technicalities of the agreement to get ahead. But, if you think about it, it was indeed about having children not about being the fiancé that will become an official husband first. If it is interpreted this way, there is no agreement that would be breached at all.

Since I only laughed and did not reply, he shook me a bit like a kid begging for something. With a whiny overly sweet voice that I have never heard him use until now, he said, "You will agree right? That’s the only reward I want. I don’t want babies so you are not breaking your promise to that guy. Please agree already."

I chuckled and replied, "I will think about it. Besides, I have so many things lined up that I have to finish before I have to go back to the academe. I have no time for other things for now."

He shook me once again and complained, "You just promised that tree that you will visit him soon but you don’t have time for me. He already had you so many times and he’s already pregnant. I am not even asking to have babies, just for you to finally take me. Just tell me you don’t want me if that is the case."

To tease him further, I chuckled and started with, "If that is the case then I will just say it directly. I do not want..."

Altair loosened his arms around me and then held me on the shoulders to turn me around abruptly. Now that I was facing him, he held me on the cheeks and forced me to look into his eyes. This time, gone were the playfulness or cunningness in them. I can even feel that he is about to cry.

He used a serious voice with no hint of playfulness, "Don’t you dare finish that sentence. I will never believe you! You said it yourself when we first met. You asked if I could be added as one of your husbands!"

While trying to stay as serious as possible, I looked into his pleading eyes. I only lasted a few seconds before I ended up chuckling again, "You finally admitted that you were that guy I met while I was wearing pajamas and feeling all ugly, huh?"

He adamantly shook his head as if denying it with his full existence as he said, "You were the most beautiful woman I have seen in my life. It did not matter what you were wearing back. Every article of clothing looks good on you."

I giggled and replied, "I would have believed you if only you weren’t asking for something from me earlier. I know you would say everything nice to get a "YES" from me."

He pouted as his hands dropped to his sides. He looked like he was already drowning in defeat as he replied, "But I am not lying!"

It was my turn to grab both his cheeks as I pulled his face near mine. I gave him a kiss as light as a feather but it was enough to stun him in place. I immediately released his face and took a step back, giving him a sweet smile. I sent him a message through telepathy and said, "I will keep you updated!"

Before he could even complain about my vague answer, I teleported away to Sklavryet to check on my people and the affairs of the recently built Sohmiren City. I made sure to hide my tracks just in case this little cunning fiancé will try to follow me.