So far, I only had his shirt, and the dress, which was pretty dirty and torn.
"Wear the shirt," he told me, as he got up from the bed and walked into the other room.
"Great," I whispered sarcastically before throwing the blanket off me.
I had already been sleeping in the shirt. There was no way I was sleeping naked in this bed, knowing he could come in at any minute and find me like that.I threw my legs over the side and then went to the other room, finding him already sitting at a table at the other end, where food had been placed.
"Come," he said and held out his hand to the chair in front of him.
I carefully walked over there, not feeling very relaxed around him. I still didn't really trust him, but when he did nothing and just watched me as I crept closer, I finally found the courage to go over there and sit down.
"Are the others joining us?" I asked.
"Do you want them to?"
I raised an eyebrow before holding my hands out towards the food, trying to make my point clear, but he didn't seem to get it.
"This is enough to feed fifteen people. At least!" I told him.
He looked at the food shortly before looking at me, and then he just shrugged.
"You need to eat," he said as if he didn't see the problem.
"But all of this?!" I asked him.
"Until you are full."
"Isn't it a waste?" I asked.
"Just eat," he told me.
I didn't like being told what to do and crossed my arms, but I couldn't stop staring at the food though. It looked fucking delicious, and I was hungry! I had not eaten at all last night and barely had anything for lunch. I had never before seen so much food, except maybe at the party last night. I told myself that I would just have to do my best to eat as much as I could, so it wouldn't have to go to waste, and not because he told me to eat.
So, I quickly dug in, and the first bite was ... heaven!
After that, I lost a bit of my control over how fast I ate it, and I just swallowed it down, fearing this might be a dream or it would be taken away from me.
"Slow down before you choke," he said, but there was a small smile on his lips as if he was very happy to see me eat so much.
Nobody probably ate like this in front of the king, but he didn't seem to mind. He really just looked satisfied I was eating.Strange, I thought and what was even stranger was that he wasn't eating a bite.
"Am I really supposed to eat all of this?" I asked after shoving a piece of a pancake into my mouth.
"First you eat, then me."
"Why?" I asked.
"Just the way I want it," he said.
"That is strange."
"No, just instincts. You are my mate, and it is my job to take care of you. Once you're full, I will be satisfied and then I can eat."
"So, you're just going to watch me eat until then?" I asked.
His smile just grew a little bigger.
"What if I ate it all?" I asked him, swallowing the piece and challenging this stupid instinct he had.