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Chapter 84: Do You Have Feelings For Me?

I kept holding my ankle, sucked in a sharp breath, and batted my eyelashes until I could force out a few tears.

“I didn’t push her that hard! Luther, she’s faking it, she set me up,” Jennifer whined, pointing at me.

“But you did push her, didn’t you?” Luther asked, crossing his arms and glaring at Jennifer.

“I… well… yeah, but not hard enough to hurt her,” Jennifer said again.

I just held my ankle tightly and let out a low sigh. If I kept my silence, Jennifer would look more and more guilty. She’d even look a little wacky. I’d remain innocent.

“Luther, please, you have to believe me! I didn’t mean to hurt her,” Jennifer insisted, stomping her foot like a rebelling child.

“I don’t have to believe you,” Luther muttered. “Especially, when my eyes can tell me that you are lying.”

“But I…”

“That’s enough. I will deal with you later,” Luther said. He took a knee beside me. “Ciana, are you okay?”

“I… my ankle is twisted pretty bad,” I muttered, looking at him with wide, glassy eyes.

Behind him, Jennifer fumed, her hands balled into fists again. If Luther hadn’t been there, she probably would have attacked me.

I ignored her. I needed to keep playing the role of the in- jured victim.

“Let me see,” Luther muttered, taking my hands tenderly and pulling them from my ankle.

“I probably just need some rest. Is there somewhere I can lie down?” I asked, biting my lip innocently.

“Yes, of course.”

I struggled to stand up, but gave a soft whimper of pain. Before I could try moving, Luther scooped me up in his arms, princess style. My legs bent over one of his strong arms and his other looped around my back. He cradled me against his chest.

“Luther, I’m sorry,” Jennifer said, reaching for him as Luther walked by her.

“You’ve done enough. Don’t worry, I’ll follow up with you when I get Ciana settled,” Luther snarled under his breath.

Jennifer looked like she was ready to cry. I sighed inward- ly. I believed she did really care for Luther.

After we left the banquet room, I sighed, “Luther, Jennifer isn’t a bad person. She just cares about you a lot.” Although I somewhat used Jennifer for my plan, I didn’t want her to really get punished because of me.

“You’re still speaking for her after what she’s done to you?”

“It was somewhat an accident.” I told the truth. Sort of.

me out of the banquet hall to a lounge and laid me down on a couch. He grabbed a pillow and

a soft look and stepped away for a mo- ment. He came back with a cold bottle of water and a blanket. Gently, he laid the blanket over me and

he asked, handing me the

the cap and taking

sure I’ll feel better in no time,” I

back, his eyes lighting up. He pulled a chair up next to me and removed the blanket from my ankle, looking

swelling,” he said.

maybe heat?” I asked, taking an- other sip of

his eyes to me and chuckled. “Why don’t you just rest it for now. If it starts to swell or get worse, I’ll get

that sounds good,”

you?” he asked as he covered my

I might not agree with his methods of seeking revenge, but I did feel sorry for what the king did

Luther had been polite and decent to

I’m all set. Thank you

and he cocked his head

shouldn’t have said that. Now,

causing trouble and

with a shrug. He

his fin- gers curled around mine.

I’ll make sure she leaves you alone in the future,” he

apologize for making a scene,” I muttered, stopping myself

like glue and he stared hard. Slowly, I lifted my eyes to his. His bright orbs were full of

asking this but… Is it possi- ble that

slackened slightly, and I swallowed

to be enemies,” I reminded him, smiling lightly to try and

Do you have real, romantic feelings for

emotional walls again and it would be harder for me to

not the time for me to try and spurn an unwant- ed romantic advance. I had to

I smiled, “Um… that’s a

to the ceiling, coyly, like I was pretending to think about the

think about it. If you’re gentler with me than

smirked and nodded, like I’d just given him a chal- lenge. “Well, I’ll just see what I can

maid came in. She looked at her

There are guests at the party wondering where you are,” she said, keeping her eyes down. Her cheeks

on Luther and me and report back.

guests can wait. I’m helping a wounded

leave until Luther did. I was sure Jennifer assumed we wouldn’t do any- thing with a maid

there are a lot of people you haven’t talked to yet,”

hinged on him being distracted