Chapter 25

Ember's POV:

As soon as I was done with the dances, I excused myself, and after a little while discreetly slipped away from the crowd.

My pace was fast and steady as I took a turn leading to the hallway. My footsteps halted as I took in a large figure standing at the end of it. His broad frame was leaning against the wall.

With arms folded at his chest, his eyes took me in from top to bottom and his lips contorted into a snarl. After all those dances, I must be covered in other males' scents from head to toe. But...his problem, not mine.

As soon as I approached him, he opened his mouth but before he could utter a word, I blurted out, "Not here."

His mouth clamped shut. But not on my command. It was more because of a shock which was kinda understandable. Being a King and all, he must not be used to being interrupted let alone cut off mid-sentence.

Well, there's always a first time for everything. And if he had expected me to bow down in front of him and that too when he was in MY te