Torturous Desire

“Is that so? You two seem…close…” she murmured.

“Is that how we appear to you?” I asked a little curiously.

“I guess...” she replied after a moment of hesitation before looking away.

I had no idea why she was acting so shy, but perhaps that was just the way that she was. I really adored her, and her reactions felt refreshing. Although I wanted to tell her everything because we were friends, I decided that it would probably be better to keep my relationship with the prince a secret. After all, I did give Prince Leonard my word not to answer questions about us even if I was asked.

“I see. I’m not so sure if we’re exactly close,” I replied as my thoughts darkened.

“What do you mean?” she turned to ask.

The frown that formed in between her brows told me that she had started to worry about me again. I smiled before I tried to gently laugh off my comment. However, I meant what I said. The truth was, I wouldn’t say that Prince Leonard and I are close. We did spend quite some time togethe