Chapter 193
I touched the covers and looked around the dark room. Darian’s room…our room.
Everything was as it had been.
But why did I feel like that was all about to end?
I hurried out of the bed and realized that I was naked. The robe hung on the door I pulled it down and put it on before I hurried outside. The sun had set already. I had no clue for how long I’d been asleep but there was still chatter and movement on the bottom floor- hopefully, Darian would be there. He had to be.
I ran, nearly tripping on the stairs, and pulled the strings on my robe when it started to come undone.
I slid around a sharp corner and hurried to his office.
The door was closed and I couldn’t hear any voices but I burst into the office and saw him sitting behind his desk.
His chair flew back when jumped up in distress and ran over to me.
The touch of his hands when he cupped my face sent a soothing calm down my jittering nerves but I was breathless and in full-blown panic, something he couldn’t take away.
“Breathe,” he said and I drew in a deep breath.”
My eyes sank when I gazed into his and my stomach turned.
“They’re coming, Darian,”
It took two seconds for the words to settle in him before he started barking orders at everyone around us.
They were told to secure the border but call back a hundred Guards. The plan was to let them pass through and we would take them on here. Tam had orders to take his men and enforce a curfew, send all the pack members home, and make sure they stayed there. The Guards would patrol the streets and the neighborhoods and the Obsidian Pack was sending their warriors- half of which would be staying with the people and half would come and strengthen our numbers.
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I looked at Lauren bowing her head at an order but her eyes widened a fraction and quickly shot to me when she hurried over. At first, I didn’t realize that the floor was coming closer to my face, but a shooting pain in my stomach made me fold and before I face-planted on the office floor I felt her arms holding me up.
“What’s wrong?” Darian asked, panic coated his words and his eyes glimmered with fear.
“Nothing I’m fine,” I said and took a breath.
Lauren pulled the robe tighter over my chest and eyed me cautiously.
“Are you sure?” He asked and I nodded.
Darian sent a mind link to his Guards and grabbed my hand.
“They’re meeting us on the grounds behind the palace. Stay close to me,”
“Darian,” I said and squeezed his hand to hold him back.
He looked at me with a deep worry that warmed my heart but he wasn’t seeing the whole picture…clearly.
“I’m in a robe,” I whispered and looked down at my bare legs.
Anger flashed across his face and he sent warning glares at everyone who was still with us- they averted their gazes and looked down at their feet in a flash.
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“Change and meet out back,” he ordered before he left but he stopped and turned halfway- clenching and unclenching his fists.
“I’ll be fine,” I promised.
Darian nodded and left but I knew that he’d already told someone to shadow me. Though it wasn’t much of a shadow. Lauren stood still in front of me her hands clasped behind her back. She shrugged a shoulder, “I have an order.”
I rolled my eyes and smiled while we walked back to my room. My body was getting out of hand, I didn’t recognize it anymore..
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