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Chapter 25 - Nightmare
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I tried to make myself comfortable sleeping on my side, my back facing Caelum. I'm already hyper aware that he's inches away from me in this bed. I'll probably hyperventilate again when I actually see him."Are you sure you're okay now?" He asks."Yeah. Things like this just pass like nothing has happened," I say."This isn't the first time it happened?""Nope. The first time it happened, I was 8. We were in a school play, and I thought it was just being shown to our parents. When I knew it would be shown to the entire school and everyone's families, I panicked. I panicked more when I realized it wasn't just a normal panicky moment…but a full-blown, anxiety-induced attack," I sighed."Everyone laughed at me. They thought I was just being a crybaby. But when I was gasping for breath and our teacher came rushing to my side, they realized something was wrong. But as a bunch of 8-year-olds, no one really knows what a panic attack is. Everyone was scared and panicking, too, thinking I'm dy
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Waking up next to Caelum is something I haven't prepared myself for. I kind of forgot that he was in my room, in my bed. As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw him, still sleeping peacefully, lying on his stomach.I pulled back, shocked to see him beside me. What's even more surprising is that he's half naked.I looked under the duvet to make sure I had my PJs on–I have. Then, the early hours of the morning came back to me. The nightmare. The panic attack. And Caelum stayed for the night to make sure the panic didn't return.I sit up and rub my face. It's too early in the morning and my heart is already beating so fast. Seeing Caelum is one thing. Seeing him early in the morning, in my bed, is another thing.But seeing him in my bed? Half naked? No wonder, I'm worked up."Oh, hey. Good morning," Caelum groaned, and his morning voice was deep and gruffy…something inside me just wanted to leap out."Hey, good morning," I replied, trying to keep my voice even, turning my face towards him but
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I asked Caelum where the Palace of the Clouds is, and why they call them that. But he just smirked and told me that I'll have to see it for myself."But how will I pack if I don't know where I'm going?""Let Agatha pack the clothes. She'll know. Just bring your necessities and don't worry about anything else. We'll have to make it a surprise for you," he answered, clearly excited about the prospect of leaving the palace.I relented.As I returned to my bedroom, Agatha and the ladies quickly began to work packing some stuff up. I followed them around, trying to figure out where this palace might be based on the clothes they were packing. Of course, Maia led it, making sure I still looked stylish wherever I went."Please, my lady, don't just pull out clothes and wear them however. I will trust in you to at least make them look good," she looked at me.I scoffed."Maia! I may not have your sense of style, but I don't dress that shabbily! Or do I?"She smirked, and I kinda got the idea th
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I was tired, but restless. It's still a little early, at least by my standards, so I had a nice hot soak on the massive tub.It was nice to draw my own bath, which I haven't done since I moved to the Palace. I would always try to run it, but as soon as I get to the bathroom, it's already done, complete with rose oils and petals and bath salts.But I have to say, this bathroom is intimidating. It's definitely smaller than the Palace bathrooms–still so much bigger than the normal ones at home–but this one also had that glass wall. I've been assured by Caelum earlier that the glass walls can only see out, not in. But it's still weird to drop my robe and climb onto the tub, naked, when it's conveniently facing the wall.Still, once you get over the initial paranoia that someone might be controlling a drone to look into the bathroom, or someone from the town has a telescope to see into the Palazzo, it's quite nice looking outside while soaking.I can see the outline of the trees now, as we
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I cried and kept wiping the tears away. I wanted to stop crying but the tears wouldn't stop and I grew more and more frustrated.Thankfully, Caelum didn't run after me and bothered me. At least he didn't at first.It was about an hour until he finally knocked on my door, just enough time for me to finally stop crying, too. But I wasn't in any mood to talk."Skye? Please, I'm sorry," he called from the door.I wanted to yell at him to go away. I also wanted to yank him in and hug him. But I have no energy to do any of that. Instead, I played my conversation with Caelum earlier over and over and asked myself if I shouldn't have reacted the way I did.In this entire debacle, I just hated myself.After around 15 minutes of knocking and calling out to me with no answer, Caelum stopped.I don't even know how to face him anymore. Sure, he shouldn't have sounded so angry and pissed. Or maybe assume something worse about someone he didn't know.But was my reaction warranted? Why was I so angry
Last Updated : 2023-11-13A Royal Romance's Error Chapter 32 - The Town of Dia
It's not my first kiss. I have kissed boys before Finn, too. Just two, actually. And then Finn.But all those moments were nothing compared to this. It felt like my atoms have dispersed across the universe and have felt all the pleasures the stars have to offer, and then arranged back to create this version of me.My heart burst in my chest, it's almost painful.Caelum's lips were soft and gentle and warm. He is warm. His hands snaked their way to my back and pulled me into him and I wanted nothing else but to melt into his arms.Now, I know what it is like to be kissed by someone you love and love you. It's so much better than all those kisses made in the darkness of cars, or theaters, or under the bleachers.We pulled apart, and as soon as we did, I wanted more. Craved for his touch."I thought you'd never had someone before?" I asked him, almost breathlessly."Never. Why?"He looked confused. And he looked so beautiful even when his brows were furrowed together, lips slightly parte
Last Updated : 2023-11-14A Royal Romance's Error Chapter 33 - A Date
Breakfast at the diner was amazing. The pancake was fluffy and the sausage just had the right amount of spice. We also had eggs cooked just how we liked it and a cup of hot, creamy, and rich chocolate.It was so simple, yet so satisfying.All the while, people would come and go, stopping by our table ever so briefly to greet us and tell Caelum how big he has grown.They were also so very sweet to me, and I can sense they were all just genuinely good people."I love it here," I sighed happily as we left the diner."It makes you fall in love with it, doesn't it?""You know what this town reminds me of? Those little villages in snow globes. My mom tried collecting them once, but after Serenity broke one when we were kids and had to have stitches, she gave them away. I missed those snow globes," I said."Funny that you mention that. I'm taking you to the gift shop. They do have small snow globes that I've fancied ever since I was a kid," he said as we walked towards the Rover. He opened t
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I cried and kept wiping the tears away. I wanted to stop crying but the tears wouldn't stop and I grew more and more frustrated.Thankfully, Caelum didn't run after me and bothered me. At least he didn't at first.It was about an hour until he finally knocked on my door, just enough time for me to finally stop crying, too. But I wasn't in any mood to talk."Skye? Please, I'm sorry," he called from the door.I wanted to yell at him to go away. I also wanted to yank him in and hug him. But I have no energy to do any of that. Instead, I played my conversation with Caelum earlier over and over and asked myself if I shouldn't have reacted the way I did.In this entire debacle, I just hated myself.After around 15 minutes of knocking and calling out to me with no answer, Caelum stopped.I don't even know how to face him anymore. Sure, he shouldn't have sounded so angry and pissed. Or maybe assume something worse about someone he didn't know.But was my reaction warranted? Why was I so angry
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