Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

Sarah was upset. She had all the reason to.

In the past life although not regularly, when Ceaser came to meet her, at the very least, she had the freedom to roam around places freely without needing to hide from people. However, in this life, her status as Saintess has restricted her movements completely.

Shackling her as the Holy maiden and keeping her away from anything that involved romance. Okay, she accepts that as a Priestess, she has to retain her virginity, but that doesn't mean she has to keep herself away from the one she adores. And why everyone is always so focused on her? It infuriates her to no end. Ugh.

She was currently in her room, freshly out of the bath as she sat before the dresser and combed her hair which she dried using the special kind of hair dryers this world has.

Her long raven hair reached her waist and seldom gave her trouble in the morning. If not for Ceaser's preference for long hair she might have trimmed her hair long ago.

Her olive green eyes stared back at herself with a sense of annoyance in them, when suddenly they widened when she heard an unexpected voice,

"Quite displeased you seem?"

She turned toward him and found Alex sitting on her bed with a mischievous smile on his face. He was not wearing the coat anymore and with his shirt sleeve folded, he gave a very charismatic look.

But no! She can't let him know how his allure had her go crazy since this evening, as she turned her head away and looked back in the mirror,

"Dare to intrude in the room of the Supreme Grace?"

Alex raised his brows; so she wants to play it like this, eh?

Jumping off the bed he approached the woman and spoke in a pleading voice, "Please forgive me for this crime, but I want to confess my sin, Your Holiness."

Sarah narrowed her eyes as she looked at him through the mirror.

Alex stood beside her, kneeling before the woman and holding her hand.

Lowering his head, he softly uttered, "I have saddened the woman I love and had neglected her. How can I atone for my sin?"

Sarah scoffed, "How about you start with a kiss first?"

Alex raised his brows before he added, "But I fear that my woman may bite me if I try to kiss her. You see, she is slightly fierce, but very gentle at heart."

Sarah wanted to laugh at his fruitless attempt to save himself by adding that gentle part.

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Alex heaved a sigh before he got back up and switched his place with Sarah.

The Saintess was bewildered to find herself sitting on Alex's lap suddenly and the silver head leaning in for a kiss.

For a moment she thought of just giving in, but then she remembered him being all intimate with the Princess on the dance floor, urging the Saintess to direct her teeth to his neck, and giving him a painful bite,

"Ou…that hurts, babe." He winced, but actually, it didn't hurt that much.

Maybe she heard his inner voice; the intensity of her bite grew as she continued to bite until there was a mark.

Parting her pearly bunny teeth, she marveled at the beautiful sight of his skin having a mark which she gave; almost like she was claiming Alex all for herself.

Looking at him with a stubborn look, she said, "You are forbidden from healing it or covering it until that Princess sees it."

Alex chuckled, "This is a blatant attempt to make her jealous."

"So what?! She also made me jealous by joining you for that dance."

Alex shrugged, "We can dance as well. Like right now." He got up with the lady in his arms.

Sarah was startled as she hugged his neck to prevent herself from falling.

There was no music, no lights, no people watching them nor did they wear any fancy dresses. Heck, they weren't even following the regular dance routine as Alex just swayed left to right while holding his beloved in his arms.

Sarah forgot about her displeasure and closed her eyes. Hearing his breathing and experiencing his warmth was enough to make her heart and mind attain the calmness that nothing else could provide her with.

"You know I remembered that night...when I came to the church on your birthday and we danced under the moonlight."

Sarah chuckled, "I remember you were all wounded but refused to get treated since you wanted to cut the cake first and sing the birthday song."

Alex shrugged, "Well, I never remembered anyone else's birthday but I had kept seven reminders for yours." Glancing at her, he added, "You should have already guessed how important you were to me when I wore that birthday cap for you."

Sarah leaned her head to the other side, her hair falling like a beautiful curtain as she added, "Sorry I made you wait so long. Won't you forgive me?"

In their previous lives, Ceaser and Sarah couldn't spend even a day as a couple since they both confessed the same day Sarah met by accident.

Alex hugged her close, as he whispered, "We have a lot of time in this world. Let's spend as much time as we want together."

Sarah looked at him, a tinge of concern visible in her eyes, as she asked, "Do we really have that much time left?"

Alex looked at her questioningly, urging Sarah to add, "The ascension contest, I have less than ten percent hope that our world would win. I am happy that you will survive, but that would be our farewell." After all, regardless of her fame and popularity, it was irrefutable that the saintess was not someone meant for battle. And bringing just a healer to the battle was pointless, given it would be a waste of slots.

Alex heaved a sigh and asked her, "Do you trust me?"

Sarah nodded, "Blindly."

"Then leave everything to me. I don't know how but I will surely win this. After all, I am aware of the strength and weakness of more than half of what we would be facing during the contest."

Alex didn't read the last volume in which the Ascension Trials concludes, but he read the introductory volume of the contest so he knows whom he could expect to face in the contest.

"Alex, are you really going to your birthland? I mean you don't need to, you know, feel guilty about your mother." Sarah heard things from Edric that made her believe that Alex's true motive was to liberate his biological mother.

However, "That's not it; my priority lies in knowing more about my curse and the seal. Whenever I look at Amanda and the uncertainty in her eyes to approach me, I am reminded that there is something inside me which I cannot control, and that gives birth to extreme insecurity."

Exhaling a sharp breath, he added, "What if my seal gets broken during the contest and I end up attacking an ally?"

Sarah lowered her eyes; she was aware that something happened back in Chainedvale that had shaken up his sister down to her core. And the reason for the change was Alex.

Sitting down on the bed with his woman resting on his lap, Alex added, "That's why I must go there and ask those people who placed the seal on me."

Sarah raised her brows, "So you are not going to save your mother? She got framed because it seems she was reluctant to let you get punished."

Alex hummed a bit, and pondered for a moment before replying, "If things seem to be under control, then I will definitely try to liberate her since I don't want someone to suffer because of me."

Sarah smiled, as she cupped his cheek and softly whispered, "Just a softie you are, that's why I always said that mafia isn't the right job for you."

Alex narrowed his eyes, "Who says I am a softie? Just feel it beneath you and you will know how hardy I can get." Sarah blushed slightly as she moved her waist back and forth, making his little prince stand in attention.

Sarah grinned, "So are you returning to your room tonight or plan on sullying the Supreme Saintess?"

Alex growled, "What do you think?"

Sarah raised her brows, "You know I have to retain my purity, right?"

Alex whispered, "I find the back door as sexy as the main entrance."

Sarah chuckled, "Can't believe our first time is going to be like this."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Alex raised his brows, "You don't want to?"

The Saintess sexily smiled, as she pushed him on the bed and said, "Lie down and let mommy show you the road to the heavens."

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A/N:- Well, I haven't added the R-18 tag so I am saved from continuing this scene. Thanks for reading and supporting the work so far.