“Nope.” Pia was not getting her way today.
“Huh…that's interesting. Because I swear I heard?—”
“You heard nothing.”
Pia groaned, tossing her head back and shaking it. I was sure I’d hear later about how annoyed she was at my determination to keep my feelings harbored within me.
Sebastian looked at her. “What's your problem? Kohen finally come to his senses?”
She stuck her tongue out at him, not responding to the satirical comment. The two of them acted just as siblings. Picking and prodding at each other every chance they got.
Turning back towards me, Sebastian asked, “Are you almost ready?”
I swallowed a sip of water and groaned, “Unfortunately.”
“What? Don't fancy meeting with the king of Caelestis this afternoon?”
“Never have and never will,” I replied, pushing up from my seat. I waved goodbye to Pia, who looked fairly displeased, then meandered after Sebastian through the cool corridors of the castle, an uncomfortable silence joining us on our travels.
Eventually Sebastian cleared his throat, disrupting the tranquility of our walk. “Should I be worried about what you're not telling me?”
My pulse quickened. “No. Drop it.”
He, of course, did not drop it.
“What were you two talking about?” he pushed.
“Nothing. Really.”
“Then why are your cheeks turning red?”
Damn it.I could feel the heat of my blushing skin, but hoped he wouldn't notice. “I’m hot.”
“Really? The snow on the ground outside would beg to differ. Maybe you should take your cloak off.”
“No, thank you.”
Sebastian stuffed his hands into his pockets and bobbed his head as he tried not to smile. Or was he trying not to laugh?
I came to a halt, crossing my arms over my chest and tapping my foot. “What's so funny?”
He stopped walking, too, and turned his torso to face me, grinning. “You told her.”
“Huh?”
“You told Pia about the other day in my room.”
My face went blank. Keeping anything from this man was damn near impossible. Not to mention that I was taken aback that he even brought it up.
I stuttered to find something to say. “How do you?—”
“I know Pia almost too well. She’s easy to read and she loves butting into my personal life. It was an easy assumption to make, and your reaction proved me correct.” He turned on his heel and continued back down the corridor.
I demanded my feet to unfreeze and hurried after him, not stopping until we stood feet before the king's study.
“Wait.” I grabbed his arm to stop him from going any further. “I didn't tell her anything else. Nothing about what happened before we…” My voice trailed off. I didn't even know what to call what happened between us.
My arm fell when he turned to face me. His eyes gleamed animalistically as he slowly stepped towards me, backing me into the wall.
