NIA'S POV
I didn't know if it was because Elsa had fainted and I was really worried, but a full burger was sitting in front of me and I couldn't hear it. It was safe to say that I hardly even noticed it. Elsa had scared the shit out of me, it had shown no single sign that she was sick or not in a position to carry on that amount of physical strain. But to avoid being asked any questions, a pulled a smile to my face. It was plastic but it would do.
"Hey, Nia right?" I turned to see Elton standing beside my stool with a plate of burger, burrburritoseese salad, and steak. Altogether. I wondered if he was going to eat all that or if it was just for show.
"Yeah, and you're Elton?"
"That's me. Can I seat with you? I've be
ELSA'S POVDay gave into night quite quickly, and as the sun lay to rest we were all seated at the rather large dining table, getting ready to dig into the very professional chef's Irish sausage rolls and steak. I didn't even know that could make up as dinner, but since he was from Ireland and he approved, who was I to say no to the rather great-looking dish? With my napkin around my neck and cutlery set in hand, I had my first bite and instantly held myself from moaning loudly and bringing attention I didn't want to myself. Everyone was seated just as we sat at the last dinner only this time around Ursula was between me and Elton, which was great. It would give me time to breathe and get a hold of myself before I had time to entertain his questions and flirting, I was just not in the mood. Although I could still feel his eyes on me. I could feel two pairs of eyes on me. Arthur and Elton. I decided to focus on my sausage rolls ins
ELSA'S POV"What about him? What message are you talking about?""I'm not sure you'll be a fan but remember that you asked.""No, I didn't ask. You just brought it up and you know me. I'm too curious to let it slide like that." I said. I had been avoiding him all through today, praying that what I had going on would work. Elton was up to something, which made absolutely no sense because I had just met him."He asked me to pass on a message to you.""Well, go on with it already. Nia, I'm dying of curiosity here.""He would like to pursue something with you."
ELSA'S POVLast night had also been a long run on its own again. If Arthur's sister, Kelly, was trying to get him back with her friend then what would I be doing here? I had thought that maybe it was just a thing of two to three nights but yesterday made it crystal clear that I was wrong. Now it was time for dinner and I'm expected to seat with the ex of a man who awaited my answer on being his mate. The loud knock that sounded on my door jerked me from my thoughts, stripping me from the circle where my mind stood."Who is it?" I called out, expecting to perhaps hear Agartha or Nia, they were the two people that always showed up at my door every morning."It's Arthur." His voice called, and I froze. I didn't know what to say or what to do. I was surely going to let him
ELSA'S POVI blinked. And blinked again. I already knew what he was about to say. What he wanted to say. The Problem was that I didn't want him to say it. I met the man three days ago and he was already narrating to anyone else that could talk to me about his parent's rushed wedding. I was not cool with that."Um... Well. Here I am. I'm happy I came here too. In there was getting too hot. Literarily and practically." I lied. Well not completely. I was happy I was out here instead of in there, I just wasn't happy I was sharing a space with Elton. Like I said, I liked him but not in the sense he wanted. I smiled awkwardly. Standing there and pretending like I could not see that he had adjusted on the bench for me to seat beside him. No mister."Here. You can search here." He s
ELSA'S POV Elton and I rushed to the large meeting hall. Neither one of us spoke. We were still shocked. Well for me it was shock and fear. Why were they ringing the bell Nia had made me believe was a dangerous bell? Not long on the road, we started seeing people father into the Hall, we followed suit. Arthur, and as usual, the council sat at the bar too. Everyone was murmuring and spiking up the nerve I was already feeling in me. I raised my head to see Arthur staring at me intently, which made my heart beat race. Not only because he was extremely handsome but also; because the emergency meeting was because of me. Every day I was in this house with these people I was learning to love, I was scared. Gulther could be anywhere. Lurking in the dark, waiting to snatch my happiness away. My baby was also something I lay awake thinking about every night. It was almost time for my belly to start showing. My abdomen would harden and everyone would know that the intruder the lycan king wanted
NIA'S POVThe garden looked great enough for Silas and me. I made sure of it. I had maids that I could ask for an underground favor. In this case. It was exactly what I had done. This was my first date with this guy and I didn't want to push it with him. I was not even certain it was a date but I dared to dream. All I had to do was wait for Silas. If this was going to work, I had to come up with ways to tell Arthur I had to annul the marriage, after all, I wasn't his mate and we weren't even in love. I heard footsteps approach which pulled me from the thoughts, I turned around and found Silas staring at me then diverting his gaze immediately after mine met his. He was nervous, steadily clenching and unclenching his fists almost straggling the single rose flower he held. Didn't the thorns hurt though?"Hey. You made it. I'm glad." I said. I was more than glad, I was ecstatic even. I had spent many hours with Elsa, and that was how I settled for this red designer. It was a dress I saved
ARTHUR'S POVWhile Kelly was still hovering around the whole place and making my head hurt from talking, I sought a chance to talk to Elsa alone. I didn't like the fact that she was spending time with Elton. It was pretty obvious that he liked her. Possibly loved her because he looked goofy to me. I was still in deep thought, standing in the middle of the large library my father had spent a fortune to install in the house when I heard footsteps. Light ones so I instantly knew they didn't belong to Andrew. I peeked through the small hole in the shelves and I saw Elsa there, browsing through the historical book section.I cleared my throat before my eyes could wander, God knew they would. She turned around immediately, and her shoulders jerked."Hey. How have you been? How was your night?" Why was I suddenly asking all these weird questions I could see the answer to?"It was good. Good to all of them. How about you?""It was equally nice. I see you came to take hold of a nice read." Obv
NIA'S POVTraining with the Conbraids was becoming a part of me. It was a good reason to wake up every morning. Fight for your people as royalty and in your way, and see the face of the person you had steady dreams of. If Elsa had not talked sense into me, I would have still not given him a chance to talk and explain himself while we were in the same situation here. He was married and so was I, so why didn't I let him speak? I had decided to wait till it was an evening to talk to him, but I could no longer wait, I had to tell Elton to tell him I was waiting for him in the garden and that it was very urgent, something about my moves. It worked. As I saw him approaching me, I could feel my heartbeat plummet, and my hands sweat."Hey." He said, keeping a safe distance between us, a look of uncertainty on his face, who could blame him? I was the one who shooed him last night, right?"Hi. I need help with my... Um... moves thingy." I blurted out and his eyebrows rose, I almost palmed my fa