All Chapters of An Unroyal Alliance: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

“I guess we both lose.” Ayesha shook her head, sitting up on the chair and stretching her limbs to aid with the soreness. The movie had ended after an hour and thirty-plus minutes, and she had spent a good part of that time twisting and turning her body one way and another to find a comfortable spot. Dimitri was basically the same. He groaned as he twisted his neck back and forth, shaking his fingers up to return circulation to them after a long time of resting his head on the back of his hand. “I am surprised it wasn’t the butler.” He said as he stretched his legs. “Oh, that would have been too obvious. I told you so.” “How would it have been too obvious?” “He was the one who invited them in, the first to arrive, the butler? He had the keys to the plays and was the most likely to know all the secret passages. Everyone would think it was him.” “What if they wanted you to think he was too obvious?” “I guess in this case… they didn’t.” "Come to think of it, what motive did he

Dimitri watched as Ayesha took her leave, walking across the street until she took a turn and vanished from his field of view. He caught Steven staring observantly but decided to focus on the menu book he held, ready to order for the morning. Steven, on the other hand, had other ideas."Sorry to run your company off." Steven started."You didn't run her off. You heard what she said. She was only keeping me company until you arrived. You are here now, and she has places to be.""I see. You looked like you were engrossed in your conversation. It almost hurt me to interrupt, but I couldn't give any more time."Caught off guard, Dimitri scoffed. "Time? How long ago did you get here?""About eight, ten minutes ago. I stopped to get something before I came over and noticed you had company.""So, you stood there watching?""No. I was tempted to. Ayesha seemed like better company.""Don't sell yourself short. You are decent.""I

Ayesha hopped out of the car after Carol pulled into the parking lot of the boat house. Other boats and kayaks were already in the water, and others were being lowered. It was as lively by the lake as it was in the streets.The stores lined up above the bank were definitely thrown together overnight. The fine, sandpapered wood was fitted with shelves to display some boats and kayaks for rent."Let's set up close to the water," Glenn suggested, dragging the picnic basket they prepared from the boot."I am so exhausted. I want to sleep." Joseph groaned."The blanket's big enough. You can take some time to rest before we watch the movie.""How can you be tired." Glenn countered? "You spent most of the time on the benches.""Skating takes a lot from me, man. Especially when I am dragging your weight along." He teased, tugging on Carol's hair."Just get on the blanket." Ayesha pushed him after she had spread the blanket over the prickly grass."I don't know about the rest of you, but I wan

Ayesha made a point to be on time the next day, waiting on the hood of her car for Dimitri to arrive. She had been on pins and needles all night and for most of the morning, dreading but exhilarated by the prospect of what she had decided to do. Her heart was racing, and each breath was difficult. At this rate, she'd be out of breath by the time he arrived.She still had no idea what possessed her to ask him to come out for a run in the morning. The minute the words left her mouth, she was ready to swallow it back, but it was impossible. He had been so considerate and worried, asking if everything was alright. It was, and then it wasn't.After spending most of the movie trying not to look over her shoulder, knowing exactly where she'd see him, she had reached her breaking point. She turned and caught his eyes boring into her.She couldn't take it anymore. Joseph was right. She did more damage than good by pretending she only saw him as a friend.So, she b

Dimitri walked her to the door of her apartment. While he was the one to oppose their relationship because of public opinion, he didn’t seem as hyperaware of their surroundings as she became. He moved carefreely, walking beside her with a straight face from the park to the elevator and down the hallway.Was he putting on a show for anyone watching? So they didn’t suspect anything was going on? Or did he change his mind during the drive and waited to let her down easy the second she slipped her card on its reader?“Do you want to come in?” Her voice was shaking. It was embarrassing, but she couldn’t hide that she was nervous. It didn’t help that he was suddenly so calm.“Not today.” He replied, smiling. “I have things to do in the office. I am already running late.”“Then I won’t keep you.”“Take it easy today. You did a lot this morning. You must be sore.”