Chapter 106

22. A King’s Command

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It’s almost an hour before she finally shows up, always late. She knocks on the window of my car in which I have been waiting for her. I unlock the doors and she quickly gets in. She’s still the same as ever, her caramel brown hair falls to her waist, her blue eyes look me over and she gives me a small smile.

“Hey,” She says, about to reach over for a hug, but I turn away, looking ahead, resting my arm on the steering wheel – not giving her the option to get close.

Her heart skips a beat, and she sits back after she shuts the door behind her.

“Hi, how have you been?” I ask emotionlessly.

Seeing her just shows how intense the feelings I have for Skyla are.

She nods, her hair falling in front of her face. “Yeah, I’ve been ok. What about you?”

The tone says otherwise, but there’s nothing I can say that will help her.

“Good,” I reply, deciding to get to the point. “Alright, so like I told you, I needed to talk to your father. Did you manage to get him to agree?”

She bites her lip and nods. “Yeah, and I didn’t tell him who it is as you ordered. I just said it is someone who desperately needs to see the court.”

“Great. So where are we headed?”

She doesn’t reply and I turn to look at her, her eyes are filled with sadness and pain as she stares back at me.

“Cold much?” She whispers, hurt clear in her voice.

I cock a brow. I don’t want to be harsh but I’m not here to mislead anyone or hurt anyone. “I’m not here to make amends Jade, I only contacted you because I genuinely needed to get in touch with someone from the Court of Solaria,” I explain. “We broke up months ago. Leave it in the past.”

“I get that, but you never answered me. What happened to us?”

“The spark faded, and you can’t deny that we argued. When a relationship becomes a burden, you let it go,” I reply coldly.

you. Your

Jade, but I’ve moved on, I’ve

don’t owe her anything

nothing going on with?” She whispers,

but it’s not what you

“Sure.”

she wanted to believe it or not, that is on her. “Where are

turn,” she replies. She’s fiddling with her hands and the silence is tense. “What’s she like? I

my dream girl,” I reply softly, Skyla coming

she’s the girl I never knew I needed until she stepped into my life and showed

be

also have

something I want to talk to your father about.” I

and soon we are

I ask, raising an

be seen together. Here’s the room card.” She takes a card

take it from her. “Thanks,” I say,

and I can tell she’s near to tears. This is why I

she grips the back of my jacket. “H-how

say quietly, hearing her gasp

I pull the hood of my jacket up, slipping my hands into the pocket

Room 111…

scan the hall

in the centre of the room, clearly

“Owen.”

shocked before his face changes to one of confusion

I am. I need to talk to you,” I say,

extremely important… but you know we shouldn’t be meeting like this. I also can’t give you the information you may want. I have a duty to fulfil and an oath to uphold. I will not

asking you to. I just need you to

of

few, I’d rather not

it?” He asks,

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