Chapter 40: The King’s Love
Warren was playing the part of the king!
I could hardly believe what I was seeing, and I was certain I was gawking at him.
“Ah, I’m glad you’re here,” he said as he turned and walked toward me. His hands were folded behind his back, and he looked quite regal and important, much like he did in real life, but with an air of arrogance about him I’d never seen
with Warren before.
“I brought you your favorite dessert,” I purred, trying to sound, um, seductive, I guess? That was hard for me.
“Put it down,” he said. “That’s kind of you, but I’m afraid I’m
not in the mood for dessert.”
I set the cake down on a side table, along with the two plates and two forks I’d managed to bring along with me. I could tell by his expression that whatever it was he was going to say to me, I wasn’t going to like it. “What’s wrong?”
I asked him.
I hadn’t talked to him about the other woman yet, but as he
walked toward me, the graveness of his expression told me
he was going to reveal his decision to me. I was so nervous, my hands were shaking.
It was strange. I could tell that those emotions were not mine, yet, I was still controlled by them. On one hand, I knew this was all just an illusion that the Moonlit Crystal created, on the other hand, it was so real that I almost
thought I was her, the king’s mistress.
I bet without knowing their own identities, Brook, Jake and even Warren would truly think they were the people from
this world.
He didn’t answer me, so with my nerves getting the best of me, I continued to speak. “I took a lot of time making this cake for you, Your Majesty.”
He shook his head. “You didn’t need to go to any trouble for me. I’ve appreciated how well you’ve treated me these past three years, how you’ve always been there for me, but that
time has ended now.”
as I spoke. “You can’t
someone else, and I plan to marry her. Again, I thank you for your service, but that’s in the past now, and
of service to
the way. In fact, the only reason I ever chose for you to accompany me to begin with is because you remind me so much of
gestured to the open door behind me, and when I saw who was walking inside, with a
shove it in her
Sophia!
set this world up sure
over to him, her high heels clacking on the stone floor, and I did my best not to glare at her. I wouldn’t be able to convince the king that I was the right woman for him if
paused beside him, placing her hand on his
voice just as annoying now as it had been before we got sucked into this
pulled her close, and I tasted bile in the
been someone else, I would have been fine, but… why Warren? This entire situation was making
other hand to brush her
did so, his sleeve moved back, exposing to the light the bracelet
going wide. “Ooh, what’s this?” she asked, running her
couldn’t quite read. I assumed it was part of our true history mingling in with what was going on in this magical place. But Warren certainly didn’t remember who he
have it, pretty please?” She made some sort of pouty duck face
her eyelashes at him again
but this bracelet is extremely important to me.
you.”
is it so
He pressed his temples as if something
to you,” Sophia begged. “And
Warren began. “But that doesn’t mean I can just hand it
She had always been a beauty, even when she was crying, but the
she did back where we came
darling,” Warren finally said, taking the bracelet off of his wrist and sliding it onto hers. Immediately, her tears dried
I love you so much! I’ll forgive you!” She leaned over and rubbed her nose against
bracelet wasn’t just important to him, it was important to me! Yet, he’d just
from my chest, thrown on the
I understood, he didn’t know who
didn’t make it
side table where I’d placed the cake and hoisted myself up to sit next to my creation. The two
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