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Chapter 102: Boyfriend

*Ciana*

I couldn’t believe I dozed off!

Theo said they would be leaving in two hours-were they already gone?

I ran to check on Warren. He wasn’t in his room. For a mo- ment, my heart sank to the bottom and I thought they chose to leave without me.

Thank Goddess, when I got to the foyer, Jake and a cou- ple of guys were getting Warren loaded into a van. He was strapped on a gurney, still unconscious.

Aurora was there, saying goodbye to Warren. Her eyes were glassy with tears.

I walked over and was about to ask Aurora whether she would like to come with us to the palace, when I realized that Theo actually hadn’t extended the invitation for me to go with him.

I watched Theo and Jake getting prepared to set off, and couldn’t help but decide to find out what was their plan.

“Do you have a plan on what to do now?” I asked, walking up beside Theo.

His face was drawn and distant again. The past 12 hours seemed extremely long, and he’d been so obviously upset and emotional at what happened to Warren and what he was ca-

pable of.

ty.

For a few moments, he’d even let me see that vulnerabili-

Now, he was the same old aloof Theo again.

“Yes, to a degree. We’ve made some arrangements in the palace,” Theo said.

“Okay,” I said softly, looking at the ground.

Theo’s ‘we’ only included himself and Jake, obviously. It didn’t sound like I was being included to return to the palace.

I couldn’t assume that I’d be welcome to accompany them without an invitation, as the royal palace wasn’t my backyard. Now that I’d technically “dropped out” of the running for Theo’s potential bride, there was no reason someone like me would have to go to the castle.

The palace wasn’t exactly open for anyone to come and go as they please.

But I wanted to. My heart ached with the desire to stay with Theo and to see Warren recover.

Theo wasn’t inviting me, so I wasn’t sure if he’d be recep- tive to me asking to tag along, because I might end up being more of a burden to him. He had a lot going on in his head with what he’d been through recently.

Then there was the promise I’d made to Lady Nita. I’d told her I would stay away from Theo and the palace if she helped him. She’d kept up her end of the deal. I couldn’t go back on mine.

Besides, and most importantly, I’d kissed Theo last night and he’d… he hadn’t mentioned anything about it.

At this point, I could no longer lie to myself.

Yes, I fell for the Dark Prince.

I wanted to be with him and be there for him. I wanted him to know that he wasn’t alone.

But what did he think about me?

Yes, he was protective of me, I knew that, just like he cared about Maggie, Warren, and even Jake. But was there anything more than that?

“Ciana, you in there?” Jake asked, waving his fingers in front of my face.

“Y-yes, what?” I asked, snapping out of my trance.

“I’ve been calling you. You must have been thinking pretty deeply.”

“Oh, yeah… I just hope Warren gets the help he needs,” I forced a smile on my face and played it off like it wasn’t a big deal that they were leaving without me.

But it was.

headed back to

that Theo didn’t want me to go with them. I could feel my face

they could leave and get Warren the help he needed.

is still there. She misses you

admitted, sighing heavily. It felt like I hadn’t seen

feeling all that well lately,” Jake said. He blushed suddenly, like

a couple of times and nudged his shoulder. “It is okay to care about her and worry

I just think she’d feel better getting a visit from

see her. I’m just

Prince Warren. He’ll need a lot of care, and who knows what the king will decide,” Jake cut me

I was hoping for,

Jake lowered his voice as if he was worried that his Alpha would hear him. I glanced at Theo, who wasn’t pay- ing

purpose of my trip was to see Brook and to help with Warren. As long as I wasn’t going back for Theo, Lady Nita couldn’t say I broke my promise,

bit nervous when we got into the van.

and asked me to stay be- hind? I would tell him that my

was

sitting down next to me. My

with me tagging along after

sudden, I felt energetic and in

able to get rid

and unconscious. Periodically, I checked his

anything to me at all. He looked at War- ren sometimes and then

an hour, it was still dead quiet in the car. I felt the need to

Warren will be alright?” I asked, even though in this case, we both had exactly the same amount of information, and

“Yes.”

“I hope so too.”

you think King Sebastian will

we’ll figure out a way to make him do

“How?”

“Don’t know yet.”

I gotta say, conversation wasn’t

seen Brook in so long,” I changed

Theo grunted in response.

the weather. He thinks seeing me will

sure she’ll appreciate that,” Theo

can help with Warren, too. It won’t be easy looking after him while you figure out

Theo just nodded.

away. I’m going back to the palace to help two friends,”

eyebrow at me but he didn’t say

in awkward silence was probably way easier

about me, but at this rate, I was simply

pulled through the majestic front gates, I felt it had been ages

settled down in his room within twenty minutes, including proper se- curity and

noticed that he stood up and was walking toward the door. “Where are you

“I’m going to see the king. I have my men here, they’ll only listen to you, so most people in the palace shouldn’t bother you. Take care of yourself

nodded, “That’s the

it!

them walk away as I said a prayer to the Moon

after that, Brook showed

I’ve missed you so much!”

smiled, then immediately

When she heard Prince Warren was ill, she lost

as Sophia saw Warren’s form laying in the bed, she bounced on the balls of her feet and let out a high- pitched cry, “Your Highness! Oh no, Prince

allowed in here!” One of Theo’s men said, blocking her at

allowed, and those unruly women are?” She point- ed at us. “Let

authorization from Prince Theo. If you continue this behavior, I’ll have to remove

shouted my name, and the guard grabbed

What did she want?