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.”
My voice trembled with emotion as I spoke. “You
someone else, and I plan to marry her. Again, I thank you for your service, but that’s in the past now, and I will move forward with my fiancée, the
quickly, trying my best to think of a way to salvage the situation. “Even if you love someone more, I can still be of service to you. I can still accompany you. The people in the castle know and respect me. They will continue to do so. I am willing to be your silent
will be here with me every step of the way. In fact, the only
door behind me, and when I saw who was walking inside, with a triumphant smirk on
it in her
Sophia!
sure had an interesting sense
him, her high heels clacking on the stone floor, and I did my best not to glare at her. I wouldn’t be
watched as she approached him, moving gracefully but seductively. She paused beside him, placing her hand on his
“Hello, my handsome King,” she said, her voice just as annoying now as it had been before we got sucked into
her waist and pulled her close, and I tasted bile in the back of my
someone else, I would have been fine, but… why Warren?
to brush her
moved
eyes going wide. “Ooh, what’s this?” she asked, running her fingertip
answered, like he wasn’t quite sure why he was saying that, but then he gave me a look that I couldn’t quite read. I assumed it was part of our true history mingling in with what was going on in this magical place.
have it, pretty please?” She made some sort of pouty duck
eyelashes at
said. “I’m sorry, precious, but this bracelet is
you.”
is it
with the answer. He pressed his
Sophia begged. “And you said you loved
but-” Warren began. “But that doesn’t mean
beauty, even when she was crying, but the entire scene was so ridiculous, I could hardly
did back where we came from. Spoiled. Entitled.
finally said, taking the bracelet off of his wrist and sliding it onto hers. Immediately, her tears dried up, and she began to smile as bright
Majesty. I love you so much! I’ll forgive you!” She leaned over and rubbed her nose
couldn’t believe he’d just handed over the bracelet so easily. That bracelet wasn’t just important to him, it was important to me! Yet, he’d just slid it
the ground by the person I longed for years, and shuttered in thousands
fault, I understood, he didn’t know who
that didn’t make
myself up to sit next to my creation. The two of them continued to make lovey dovey faces at one another, and with every exchange, I felt more and more
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