Chapter 131
When he lowered himself to the wooden chair, she sat beside him, putting some distance between them.
They stared out of the river. In the middle of the night, the water was almost still. They're was so waves, no tumbling. Just the beautiful sight of water beneath the dark clouds of the night.
Then, he wrapped a strong arm around her and pulled her closer to him. He lowered his head on her shoulder and closed his eyes.
"Let us be like this... Just for tonight." He groaned.
The tension left her body and she melted into him. The memories of the past has not made him cold towards her because she's her father's daughter.
Thank you, Creator. She whispered in her mind. This is truly a stolen moment.
A moment where there's no duty. No Cone's daughter. No master. No slave.
Just a woman who loves a man so much. And a man who's about to get married to another.
She closed her eyes against the slash of pain in her heart. "My king?"
"Mmh." His eyes remained closed.