"Why did you do it, Barlion?"Letting out a sigh, I turned my eyes over to the setting sun."I did it to drive you away." I answered, not seeing the reasons to lie to her about it."Drive me away?""Yes. You see, I had made a deal with my father. He told me all I had to do to get to the crown was marry the woman of his choice. Of course, he went back on his word after our wedding ceremony."Letting out a sigh, I looked at her and realized that he eyes were now on me."I never wanted to take a wife, not for a long time. You had been the only thing standing in the way of the crown so I married you. But I didn't need a wife and I needed a way to make her leave on her own."Frost looked hurt by my words as she turned her eyes back to the sun set."You could have just said you don't want a true wife. You didn't have to go and hurt me like you did."Her comment made me want to kick myself. Her soft voice was filled with so much emption that it made me want to pull her in to my arms amd apol
"You spent the entire day out and yet, you brought no reports? You expect me to believe that?" Father asked as he stared me down."It is what I have returned with. It's your choice to believe me or not." I shot back with out looking back at him.Father slammed his hand on the table, causing Cassian to flinch.My eyes never left Cassian after he walked in to the council chambers. He was a bit more collected that he was earlier l. But once in a while, he would glance at Uncle Jeremy and I, wondering if we would out him any second."Do you think this is a joke?" Father roared out in the most tempered voice I have ever heard from him."What do you expect me to do?" I finally turned my head over to my father and saw how much he was fuming. "You wanted me to investigate travelers who walked through the night yet you insisted of sending me when the sun was up. I looked around the locals and the Inns but nothing is out of the norm."Father clenched his jaw as hard as he could, if no one was h
Frost Sorrow...After I left Prince Barlion in the garden, I went to my temporary chambers.Mirra was there, waiting for me so anxiously. As soon as she saw me, she rushed up to me and pulled me in to a hug."Do you even have any idea how much you worry me?" She'd asked as she pulled away and examined me.There were a few drops of blood on my sleeve and the white Miner's clothes made them easier to find.When Mirra had saw that, she was about to hammer me with question so I quickly explained to her that the Prince was in a little accident and I got his blood on me while I was helping him clean up. Mirra had went on a hissy fit, throwing out a tantrum about how she had thought it was a bad idea for me to join the Prince.The first thing she did after her tantrum was to quickly draw.me a warm bath. I usually assist myself while I take a bath if I'm healthy enough, but at this day, Mirra insisted that she would help me bath.She said she will help me clean the filth of the
"My Lady... Wake up!"Mirra shook my left shoulder in hopes that I would get up."Leave me alone, Mirra." I let out a groan as I rolled on my other side to give her my back.I heard Mirra sigh before I felt the covers getting snatched off of my body."Mirra!" I warned but she wouldn't even let me speak as she grabbed both of my hands and pulled me up in a sitting position."It is a very important day for you, My Lady. You need to get up.""What important day?"Mirra lifted her left eyebrow at me."The younger royals want to spend the day with you, My Lady. I had already told you that the night before. Don't you remember?"I reached out to pinch the bridge of my nose with a sigh.I don't remember having a conversation with Mirra at all. I was so upset and angry at Prince Barlion that I had a massive headache, one big enough to force me in to bed as soon as I returned to my chambers."I don't remember." I admitted before dropping my hand on my lap."Why do they want to spend the day wit
"I never really had the prevelage to go out and explore the outside world. That's why I asked Prince Barlion to take me along with him."I directed my answer and attention over to the twins and explained further why I I wen out with Barlion instead of giving Dorian Great a single answer to his ridiculous questions.Layla smirked before she glanced at her twin brother. The two once again shared a look as if they knew that I was purposefully avoiding Dorian Great."It must have been quite exciting." Landon asked with a cocked eyebrow."It sure was. The people were nice and I got to see the inside of the Mines."A loud gasp caught my attention and I turned my head to the side to see Princess Victoria was covering her widely opened mouth as she stared at me."You saw the inside of the Mines?" She asked in an awe voice.I nodded my head and saw all the woman look at me with envy. It wasn't the kind of envy that looked like they wanted to cut me down for experiencing something they haven't,
I walked over to Prince Barlion's chambers amd I was surprised when I realized that there wasn't any shadow following my every steps.I stopped once to look around, still not believing the freedom I felt at the mere thought of not being seen from the dark hall corners.It felt good.On my way to his chambers, I was constantly thinking about our conversation in the garden.After Prince Barlion had admitted that he didn't like it when I walked out on him, I felt something weird. Something was flipping and fluttering in my stomach. I had felt a flattered stomach before but that felt different.I'd placed my right hand flat against my stomach as soon as he said that and looked away.His gorgeous face shining in the sun did not help my stomach.Because it had been lunch hour, I told him that I needed to go to my temporary chambers and he had wished me a good meal, as did I.It felt like the whole conversation we had had opened a gate way between us. It felt a lot more lighter to be around
Barlion Great...I looked down at my sleeping wife with my head tilted to the right. With her head rested at the center of the large open book and her arms handing down my chair, she couldn't look more adorable.The thick cloth covering her face had slipped a bit to the side, revealing the smooth skin of her right jawline and some parts of her chin.The sight of a small scar caught my eyes and I leaned a bit closer to look at it.There, on the side of her chin and a small line scar that looked like it faded a while ago yet, with her pale skin, it stood out.I wonder how she got the scar?Reaching out, I pressed the tip of my thumb on the scar and felt it under my finger.The contact woke Frost up and she let out a small groan before she squinted her eyes open.I pulled back and watched as she held on to the left side of her neck with her left hand and squeezed it a bit. Frost slowly lifted her head up from the book, causing the thick cloth to drop back and c
Frost Sorrow...Letting out a soft groan, I stretched my hands over my head before I rolled to my side and hugged the pillow next to me.I took in a deep breath and inhaled only to be met by Prince Barlion's scent.Throwing my eyes open, I jerked up in bed and realized that I was sleeping in the Prince's chambers.As I was looking around his chambers, I remembered everything thay happened the Previous night. From getting to Prince Barlion's chambers to finding him in his study, from sharing such an intimate talk to almost taking my cloth off, from the loud bangs to the uncomfortable sleep by the desk and finally from learning the truth about Damon to getting tucked in bed by my husband.Letting out a sigh, I ran my fingers through my hair before I stood up.I glanced at the window to see that it was fully covered and not a single ray of light slipped in. I should probably go to my temporary chambers by now.With another sigh, I picked up my cloth from the small table by t