Chapter 106

22. A King’s Command

ROYCE.

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.

I don’t believe you. Your family thinks you’re dead. You contacted me, I

I’ve moved on, I’ve found someone,”

owe her

there’s nothing going on with?” She whispers, a trace of accusation in her

but it’s not what you think.”

“Sure.”

to believe it or not, that is

fiddling with her hands and the silence is tense.

girl,” I reply softly, Skyla

never knew I needed until she stepped into my life and showed me it’s good to not always follow the

left. “She really must be something… your aura also feels

also have it

I want to talk to your father about.” I

soon we are in

ask,

be seen together. Here’s the room card.” She takes a card out from her pocket and holds it

her. “Thanks,”

and I can tell she’s near to tears. This is why I kept this as my

car door when she grips the back of my jacket. “H-how serious

hearing her gasp as I tug out

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

Room 111…

swiping the key card; I scan the hall before stepping inside, my senses

man who stands in the centre of the room,

“Owen.”

his face changes to

need to talk

shouldn’t be meeting like this. I also can’t give you the information you may want. I have a

to. I just need you to give the Court of Solaria

is head of the court.

few, I’d rather not have know about this,” I

is it?”

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