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“We deserve an answer,” Prince Forrest demands.
I look up at them. All of them. “No. The answer is no.”
Prince Zane’s shoulders fall. All of the air seems like it’s been sucked out of the room. Four sets of shoulders slump, and the brightness in their eyes drains away. They’re upset. More than upset, crushed.
Silence takes over the room. It’s loud and deafening, and it drowns out my own thoughts.
They shuffle out of my room. They were so brave earlier, now they’re walking out of my room like defeated dogs. I can’t believe they pulled that on me.Where’s the compassion? The concern for how I’m doing or what I’ve been through?
I just don’t understand why they wanted an answertoday– right now. There’s still so much I don’t know and so many questions I need answered before I can decide.
They’re asking for my whole life.
Maybe I’ll be able to think about it later on. I’ll be ready to at least talk about it tomorrow. Right now, though, I need to sleep away everything that’s happened and worry about all of this then.
Tomorrow, we’ll talk
Laying down, my body is so sore and so tired that it’s easy for my mind to tumble away too. It’s not that I forget my men, or the looks on their faces, because I could never forget that. I just… fall asleep.
Finally. Some peace.
The heatfrom the rising sun touches my eyelids, and I awaken lazily, stretching in bed. And, hell, I feelsomuch better. Most of the tension in my body is gone. But, more importantly, my mind doesn’t feel nearly as crowded.
I can do this. I can figure this out.
The guys should have let me sleep before trying to talk to me yesterday. I still don’t have an answer, but I think I’m open to talking. And if we can come up with an agreement concerning our strange situation… maybe experience a repeat of our fun in the woods.
I climb out of bed, smiling.I need some fresh air.As I move to the balcony, my smile widens. It feels good to walk unencumbered. I forgot what it felt like.
Stepping onto the balcony, I feel a wave of fresh air envelope me and sigh. I admire the pinks and purples in the sky as the sun rises. That’s one thing about the Summer Court, we have beautiful sunrises.
Suddenly, motion draws my gaze downward and my heart stops. The princes are on horseback, riding away from the castle at a breakneck speed. Leaving after they just got me back.
Why? Where could they be going?The sight of them makes my heart ache so much I rub my chest, the urge to shout for them to come back building in my chest.
No, they can’t be leaving. We’re supposed to talk. To get to know each other. To explore this confusing connection that I don’t understand. Didn’t they want that too?This doesn’t make any sense.
They just rescued me and brought me back to safety, where could they be off to now?
I don’t know, but I have a bad feeling. Wrapping my arms around myself, I watch them leaving, feeling strangely like they’re taking my heart with them.
