Dethroned episode 11 – 12

DETHRONED
Episode 11
By AMAH’S HEART

Two months passed without me setting my eyes on Eze.
With each passing day, I missed him badly and wished I could at least know what is going on in his life.
Unfortunately for me, I lost that right when I sent him away that night.

All I had wanted to do was to protect myself and the office I now represent that is why I was forced to push him away from me with those words.

As a Priestess, Love is a feeling that I shouldn’t be encouraging but here I am feeling this intense love towards a man and being unable to stop myself.

Eze clouds my sense of reasoning and I think only about him.
Even my night dreams usually have him present with his tantalizing smile.

Oh! I just wish he was here with me because I greatly miss our evening strolls and casual talks.
I miss how he calls me by my name and treat me informally yet so specially.

With all this thoughts threatening to split my head into two,
I sighed heavily as I kept pacing round my room wondering how to get him to see me again so that I can at least apologize for what happened that night he came to see me.

I thought of using my powers to get Eze to appear before me but then doing so will immediately reveal to the gods what my heart feels for Eze which is a taboo. So that wasn’t an option at all.

On the other hand, I thought of sending my most trusted maiden servant Amarachi to pass a message across to him but I knew that it was going to be risky too.

I exhausted all the suggestions on my head and decided that it was best I do this task alone.
After all I am the one who offended him so it isn’t bâd if I reach out to him first.

I took one of my beautiful wrappers and using it as a veil over my head, I sneaked my way out of the compound that evening without the notice of anyone or so I thought.

I walked eagerly through a bush path until I reached Eze’s compound which was situated at a secluded area in the village.

Fortunately I met Eze on his way to hunting in the bush.
I can’t believe he still looks so handsome even with his hunting bag and arrows trapped to his back.

Our eyes met but Eze quickly tore his eyes away and pretended like I was nonexistent.
I even called his name twice but he ignored me and walked pass me as though I was a total stranger.

I felt really hürt by his actions but I understood the reason for his ánger which is in every sense justifiable.

” Eze please can I talk to you…?” I pleaded as I followed behind him into the bush he intended to hunt for meat.

Eze ignored me and kept walking fast without any intention to stop at all.

And by now I was breathing fast as I kept trying to meet up with his fast pace.

“…please Eze stop let us talk.. you’re walking too fast and I am tired already” I said hoping that my cry of anguish will compel him to at least slow down his pace but I was wrong,
Eze continued with his walking pace without turning back to glance at me.

I kept wondering within me if what I did to him was that bad such that he doesn’t even care about me anymore…?

Tears were beginning to form in my eyes and I slowly squatted on my knees crying profusely. I felt like maybe I had finally lost Eze’s unconditional love.

I had been so carried away by my pain that I didn’t see when Eze came back for my sake.
I only lifted my head when I heard this words from the one man that holds the key to my heart.

” It is okay Rana, stop crying… it doesn’t look good with your beauty” Eze said slowly pulling me up to my feet.

We stood facing each other and Eze gradually cleaned the tears flowing down my eyes.

” I am sorry Eze… please forgive me for all what I said to you the other day.. yes you were right about me trying to hide my true feelings towards you…
…I am so sorry that I had to say all those hurtful words in other to push you away” I apologized with all sincerity

” So what changed Rana..?” Eze quizzed

” Our distance apart made me miss you so much Eze.. I couldn’t stop thinking about you each passing day.. from there I got to realize that I love you and won’t want to lose in my life” I confessed whilst pouring out my heart with all honesty.

Instead of responding to what I said, Eze clamped his lips on mine in a passionate wet kíss. And even though I was taken unawares by his action, I still didn’t back out of the kíss.

I just could not resist Eze’s tasty lips so I reciprocated the kíss though as a novice I was practically biting at his lips. Gradually I begun to learn the right way by going with Eze’s kíssing flow and tempo.

I abruptly quit the kíss when I heard through my enhanced sense of hearing that someone was knocking on my bedroom door.

Oh please not now! I uttered aloud since I did not want our memorable moment to end so soon but the fact is I have to attend to duty calls.

Thankfully Eze understood my change in demeanor and utterances.
He tenderly cupped my face in his hands as he told me smiling

” It is okay Rana.. I understand that your office needs you so please do go and attend to duty.. don’t worry I promise to always be here waiting for you okay..?”

Eze’s show of understanding felt like a soothing balm to my soul. He keeps making me feel so special and loved.

” I have missed you Eze and honestly I wanted spending time with you.. and If I leave now I am not sure of coming back here again today” I blurted out with lots of emotions in my eyes

” It is still okay beautiful one… if that is the case then I will come see you at the palace later tonight.. is that okay by you..?” Eze asked staring directly at me

I nodded whilst smiling widely at Eze before responding with all sincerity

” Of course Eze… I will feel so elated if you do that!. It will also prove to me that you’ve truly forgiven me alongside with all what I had said to you that night”

” Okay then. I will do as the Priestess pleases” Eze answered prostrating jokingly

We both bursted out laughing at his sarcastic prostate

” Stop being sarcastic Eze.. I am serious!” I quipped feigning a serious face

” I am serious too Rana.. I will come see you at night.. just make sure to keep your door open for me okay…?”

I smiled as I nodded my head vigorously in understanding

” Sure Eze I will keep the door open for you. Thank you so much for understanding and also for forgiving me. I am sorry I will have to go now… I believe you are already aware that my presence is needed at my compound!”

After seeing Eze nod his head as a sign of approval, I closed my eyes and said a few incantations.
Instantly I vanished and appeared in my bedroom.

At the bedroom, I walked over to the door and pulled it open.
I saw Nelo, one of my maiden servant.

She informed me that I had a stranger visitor who seeks my presence in the Throne room.

” A visitor?… What is the visitor’s identity alongside his purpose for wanting to meet with me..?” I asked Nelo with raised brows

” I am sorry Priestess Rana but I do not know the identity of the man… Although I asked him before coming here but he insisted that his identity should rather remain undisclosed until you two meet” Nelo said shrugging her shoulders

I was perplexed. I kept wondering who this strange visitor is and why he wants to meet with me.
Either ways, I changed my outfit into something more presentable and went out of my room on my way to the Throne room to see the strange visitor.

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DETHRONED
Episode 12
By AMAH’S HEART

I walked dejectedly to my hut with my mind plagued with so many things. Worry was slowly eating deep into my head as I thought back to the meeting I had just concluded at the Throne room.

The strange man actually turned out to be James, one of those village stouts that came alongside Jack to search my hut, that was shortly before I became a Priestess.

James came to tender a confession to me about who had sent them to come to kídnap me that day in exchange for money.

James said that the information wasn’t going to be for free. He came with a bargain and immediately I agreed to the amount he demanded, James begun talking;
According to him, it was a young maiden by the name Nene from the Zada community who sent them. She was desperate for the position I now occupy hence she wanted to harm me.

I asked James how the said Nene possibly knew that I was going to be the chosen Priestess before everyone else knew.
And James answered with all sincerity that he does not know and from his eyes I knew he wasn’t telling me a lie.

I still could not assimilate everything at the moment as it wasn’t making sense to me. Either ways, I plan finding out more about who the said Nene is and how she knew about me earlier.

For today I just want to rest my head, after which I will revisit the Nene’s issue probably by tomorrow noon.

I finally reached my hut. I opened the door and went inside but I was taken aback in surprise at who I saw sitting on my bed smiling at me.

” Eze…?” I queried wondering how and why he was here sooner than we agreed

” Yes beautiful one… It is me” Eze answered standing up.
He walked over to where I stood and gave me a peck on my lips as he asked me tenderly
“…I have been waiting for you.. hope the meeting went well..?”

” It did Eze but why are you here..? I thought we agreed by night..? why then did you come before nightfall..? And I hope nobody saw you enter in here…?” I bombarded him with questions mixed with worry that was already boldly written on my face.

I was feeling so scared of getting into trouble and if people actually saw Eze entering into my private hut, then the outcome wouldn’t be too good at all!

” Calm down Rana… I made sure nobody saw me when I was sneaking in here.. as for why I came sooner than we planned, it’s because I missed you so much that I couldn’t wait till nightfall” as Eze was saying this words, he was planting kisses everyway on my face.

” Eze I missed you too.. but it’s still risky to be here before nightfall” I said shifting my head to the side in other to give Eze easy access to my neck which he was kíssing at the moment

” I know but I don’t mind taking any type of risks for the woman I love dearly… Rana you are the woman I love so I will climb even the tallest mountain for you my love” Eze replied now moving upwards to kíss me on the lips.

After hearing what Eze said, I started giggling like a child being given candy. With the excitement burning inside me, I reciprocated his kísses.

We kíssed for a long time and I observed that during the act Eze’s hands begun touching me all over my body.

Eze touched from my back to my buttocks. Then his hands came upwards to my breasts region and he kept trying to loosen the wrapper that held my breasts in place until he eventually succeeded in loosening the knot.

Midway I stopped kissing Eze when I noticed this was gradually moving to a level I wasn’t yet ready for.

I shook my head vigorously at Eze and stepped aside severing the close proximity between us.

” No Eze.. we shouldn’t be doing this here and certainly not today that we had just begun a relationship.. besides it is wrong since we are not yet married”

” I know Rana but I can not help it. I keep feeling sad that we will not be able to get married considering the situation of things…”
“…Rana it is saddening because I can not imagine a marriage without you in it… I really want you to be the mother of my unborn children” Eze told me whilst looking at me with a sad face

I nodded feeling emotionally down because it equally makes me unhappy whenever I think of the fact that Eze and I can never be maritally joined together as man and wife.

I wish I could denounce this priestesshood so I can freely be with the man of my dreams but I can’t.
Reason being that whenever the gods chooses someone, only the gods or the collective efforts of the whole villagers can get the person out of that office.

” Eze I feel sad too.. I feel maybe we shouldn’t have listened to our hearts by starting a love relationship that would not lead to anywhere… Somehow I also don’t think we should push this any further because we will only get hurt at the end” I said feeling downtrodden

” Rana I love you and I think they will surely be a way out of this… besides you are the Priestess… haven’t you tried inquiring from the gods if they is a way to break free from them..?”

” No I haven’t because that is a suícide mission Eze but don’t worry I use my authority as a Priestess to inquire from foreign deities and hopefully find a way out of this…” I paused to stare intently at Eze before I poured out my emotions

“…Eze I love you so much than you can ever imagine and I believe that our love will eventually bring us together” I said moving closer to Eze to touch him on his cheeks in an attempt to provide comfort

” Today I want to make love to you Rana. I want to feel your feminine warmth and depths… I want to have you in my arms and be the first man to make you a woman…” Eze blurted out leaving me dazed. He paused to see my reaction.

My face had the look of uncertainty but he continued undauntedly

“…if you allow me Rana, it will serve as a proof that you truly love me as you’ve profess and that you aren’t playing with my feelings and emotions”

” Eze you know you don’t need a proof to be assured that I love you truly except maybe you do not trust my words…?”

” Rana I trust you with the whole of my being but I am still scared. I want a proof that you would not leave me… I am saying this because I love you more than my life Rana so if you leave me then I doubt if I will survive it for a day”

” Must it be today..? can’t I at least think this through…?” I asked hoping Eze will understand how unsure I felt about it

” No Rana I want us to consummate our love today… Right here in this room and also right this instance if you accept”

I heaved heavily and kept silent not knowing what answer to give Eze.
Inwardly, I was contemplating if I should give into his request or not but then I was scared, what if after doing this Eze leaves me for someone else…?

Besides as a Priestess, chasity is one of the vital requirement needed.
Priestess must be a Virgin maiden.
Giving up my vïrginity now may bring lots of unforseen dānger yet my heart beat for love.

What if accepting to have intimacy with Eze would come with dire repercussions..?
was I ready for the gods wrath..?
This and several other thoughts were racing my mind.

Gradually, a minute passed yet I was still standing silently with my eyes fixed on Eze trying to reach a final decision whether to do this or not do it.

” Rana what is your answer..? Are you in for what I have requested of you…?” Eze quizzed looking expectantly at me as he kept wondering in his heart on what my answer would be.

Tbc