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Chapter5
Damn fae.
Damn princes who are fae.
I slammed the book I was trying to read shut on my lap and swung my legs over the chair, standing to pace for the umpteenth time since I’d made my way to Noah’s library this evening.
The fires from the war were whispers, hushed stories that I would have mistaken for rumors had I not seen the flames with my own eyes. And why? I’d have thought that would be something that had the castle abuzz. Instead everyone was on eggshells, practically going out of their way at this point not to bring it up.
Ignoring it wouldn’t make it go away.
Just like ignoring the fact that the minute Noah came clean about having some fae girlfriend, he disappeared from spending time with me. Clearly not concerned that people would notice he wasn’t feeding like he normally worried about.
I turned on my heel as I bit at my nails. It wasn’t as though I owned Noah. He didn’t have to tell me where he was. But when he didn’t come at his usual time two nights ago or the next day, and we were now on three days with no word, it was surprising.
And slightly hurtful.
After all, at the very least I thought he considered me a friend. And knowing that he had a standing appointment with me, even if it was a ruse for the rest of the palace, I thought he’d at least send word if he couldn’t keep it. Especially since we hadn’t gone one day without seeing each other since my arrival, let alone three. Minus the few days I was locked up, but even then he’d found time to see me.
I growled under my breath as I silently blamed Vanessa. I was sure his absence was her fault, though I had no idea why. I’d never cared for anyone enough to be familiar with the churning stomach and tightness in my chest that was jealousy. But it was making up for lost time now in the way that every negative thought I had could be twisted to be her fault.
I hated her without ever meeting her. And though I liked to think I was above that, I wasn’t.
Hopefully I’d never have reason to come face-to-face with her, and then it would never be a real problem.
I pivoted around, continuing to pace slightly closer to the window, and my toe slammed into the table of books I’d pulled to keep me entertained the past day.
“You’ve got to be kidding me. Stupid. Freakin’. No. Good!” I cried out, shaking my leg in place and wincing. I sucked in a breath to keep myself from hollering obscenities in the quiet library.
And while I’m at it, damn this castle.
I stood up straighter, sniggering at the throb in my toe as it slowly faded away. The setting sun illuminated the golden accents in the library, and the way it brightened the room, even though the sun was saying goodnight, was remarkable.
I ran my hands over the book I’d attempted reading. It was a romance. It was always romance for me. Or astrology. As much as the astrology would have surprised people, I think the romance would have given them more of a shock. I was far from the romantic girl. But something about them and their always happy endings was the escape I needed from the real world, where that was never the case.
I could stay angry or I could relax and enjoy the fact that I had freedoms here and would have to give myself a life outside of being Noah’s feeder at some point.
Might as well start now.
I picked up the book, running my hand along the front of it before taking a few steps back toward the chair I’d angrily jumped from earlier.
“There you are!”
Speak of the frickin’ fae now.
A sharp retort played on my tongue, but as I turned to face him and saw him striding toward me with long, sure movements, the retort went away.
He was smiling so wide, grinning really, that my anger subsided much quicker than I was okay with.
“I’ve been looking for you,” he continued. “I wish you’d tell me when you go off on your own. You shouldn’t be wandering around without my knowledge.”
Ah, hello anger.
“Excuse me?” I said, snorting since I was surprised to hear such a thing coming from him when I’d been given this freedom. Not that it was even a freedom. I should be able to move about as I wished, I wasn’t a captive, I was a person. A human being. And I was more than just a feeder.
Noah frowned as my breathing grew heavier and more labored the longer the thoughts clustered and prepared for a verbal lashing of the fae before me, prince or not.
“You must have lost your mind, Prince Noah. I do not have to tell you where I am. I would have done so as a common courtesy to a friend, but since you disappeared for three days, I didn’t think it necessary to keep you updated.”
