Chapter Seventy Eight

Chapter Seventy Eight

There’s a knock on the door, and I’m awoken from a very peaceful slumber.

It was Axel.

“Why are you here so early?” I questioned

“It’s actually very late, close to midnight, and you’ve slept long enough,” he says, letting himself in.

That’s when I noticed something different about him; it was his dressing. Don’t get me wrong, Axel was always good–looking and in the right dress, but a white well–fitting dress shirt paired with dark grey chinos was unlike him.

“Uhmm, was the occasion?”

“Is a surprise?” he says.

“I don’t like surprises.‘

“Trust me, this one you will like,” he says, deliberately imitating Thane.

“I trust you, so this must be good,” I say, heading towards the door.

“Where are you going?”

“You said you have a surprise for me?” I questioned, giving him a pointed look.

“Not dressed like that; you look good, but maybe a bit more effort.”

“You’ve never been bothered about my dressing.”

“You will thank me later for this,” he says, and I huff.

but the emerald green is better.” Axel said, and I nodded, picking out the dress. I was bad at this, so I would go with anything ‘anyone‘ says.

this glamoured for my surprise? I asked

really, but this is appreciated,” he says, and again he

put on the dress, and Axel turried his attention to the wall, like it

got nothing to hide,”

you dress is creepy, and I wouldn’t want to, except…

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respond, but I did mind; even if he had seen it all, I still felt self–conscious. Slowly Axel turned to me, his eyes on my face as I put on the gown.

and his eyes trailed down my body

he says. “I

skips a beat.

too,” I complimented, trying to act all calm, but inside… inside I wasn’t very calm; I

me to straighten my hair and apply the slightest makeup–I never really believed I needed that. I slipped on a

this surprise?” I asked

very aware,” Axel responded, and with that, he led me out of our room. The trip down the stairs was the hardest, and I was grateful that there were fewer people present. It was late, so we were most likely to see more of the soldiers and a few lingering

felt more relieved. The air was cold and nice, beautif the moon shone brightly above us, and the moon was full too; maybe that had been

Axel stopped.

“What?”

you to move any faster,” he explains, and with that, he swept me off my feet and carried me bridal

the woods

I will harm you?”

this is creepy.”

but feel the slight sting; the woods never felt like ‘home‘ to me, and maybe because I was just like… humans, after

have for me is in the

ask a lot of questions; a few more minutes, and you would have your answers.“.

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