Chapter 59
Valencia
I felt broken, hurt and angry.
It felt like all my life people kept things from me and only saw me as a tool for their benefit. Even my parents didn’t look at me as a daughter who needed their love and care but rather a means to secure an alliance with the alphas.
I was dressed up, asked to behave and went on silly playdates. Back then I used to get excited at the thought of new dresses and tea sets, but as I started growing up, I realized no matter how much I tried, the boys would just be bored or uninterested.
So, I ran away from it all to start a new life. I focussed just on my career and work, ignoring men entirely.
Until I decided to go to Wolves & Whiskey and came across Killian.
My loneliness had me trying something new for the first time, and it took me a lot of courage to even talk to him.
How stupid I must have seemed to him, what an easy and gullible prey he must have found in me.
The unshed tears finally slipped out of my eyes and I wiped them off angrily.
I was the one who was stupid and believed lies easily, the stupid girl who just couldn’t stop hoping.
I cursed myself more than anything as I walked through the hallways aimlessly. I was fueled with anger and resentment, so I wasn’t even sure where ! was going.
I was not even sure how long I had been walking, but after some time, my legs began to ache, and I realized I was utterly lost.
Every passageway looked the same to me, and I couldn’t figure out where I was supposed to go. It was still dark, so there were barely any maids or servants around for me to find the right direction.
I stopped after a while and looked back, my stupid heart hoping that Killian was around just so I wouldn’t wander around like a ghost.
“Looking for me?” A voice asked from in front of me, and I hated how relieved I looked to see Killian leaning on one of the intricate pillars.
I walked up to him and raised my hand to hit him. He took it all without trying to stop me and even pretended to be hurt.
But he was just made of concrete or something because hitting him only made me feel like I was slapping bricks.
“Ow” I winced and flailed my hands up and down.
“I figured you wouldn’t be able to find your way but were too pissed to ask me for directions.”
He grinned at me, and if I were not angry at him, I would admire how absolutely gorgeous he looked when he flashed me a smile.
“I still haven’t forgiven you,” I snapped at him, and he bowed his head to me again.
“Understood. You are free to hit me as much as you like. But for now, can we please go back to our room?”
Our room.
Why did that excite me instead of making me angry?
“You really mean that I should just live with you?”
He nodded. “Yes, until I am certain that people won’t try to hurt you behind my back.”
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“But I am the Blessed One,” I began, but he raised his finger to place it on my lips.
The touch was soft, and his voice even softer.
“You talk a lot. Now come with me.”
I could have argued with him, but I didn’t. I simply let him lead me through the hallways, and I was glad I wasn’t going to get lost.
He finally stopped outside a door and opened it. I immediately went inside and plopped myself on the bed because I was tired from all the roaming
around.
Killian closed the door behind him and replied.
“I am truly sorry for what happened at Seranthyne. And it was truly a stroke of luck that they drove you away in the forest instead of starting the hunt and the entire crowd running after you. That being said, you need more allies here?”
I stopped looking around the room.
“Allies?”
Killian nodded.
“The kingdom has a king who is mighty and powerful, but we also have a royal court that holds certain influence. We have to get as many as possible on your side so that people wont hurt you.”
“Or you could just let me go home and we wouldn’t have to do any of that,” I pointed out.
Killian ignored that line and continued to speak as he paced through the room.
“There are a few courtiers who don’t really like my elder brother, and they might sway in our direction. But for that, they have to find something of interest in supporting us.”
There was an ‘us‘ already?
I hated politics, I had stood up against Mrs Briggs back at the office and the bullies who pretended to be my nice coworkers.
This felt like going to high school and playdates all over again to please men.
Ugh.
“Why would you not tell me the way to my home?” I shouted angrily, and he shouted back.
“Because everybody here knows you, so even if I did send you back, they will come back to hunt you, and they wouldn’t be as lenient with you as I was.”
Killian seldom raised his voice on me, so that took me by surprise.
He raked a hand through his hair, apparently flustered.
“Do you think I like keeping you here? Do you know how hard it is for me to not run towards your house every second and wonder if you are okay?”
I only stared at him open mouthed.
“I didn’t think you would care,” I said, and that made a pained expression appear on his face.
“You thought I wouldn’t care?” He echoed the words as if I had spoken them in an alien tongue.
“I mean…” I began, and he raised his hand to silence me..
“If that is what you think, fine by me. Here is the list of courtiers you might want to talk to.”
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Chapter 59
He
pulled a roll of paper out of
nowhere, reached
for my
hand and
the open placed it on
palm.
Then he walked out the door and didn’t return
for
the rest
of the
night.
AD
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