Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

Chapter 95 I guess we will have to see.

me at dawn.” The old man stood and winked at Doris. She felt her skin crawl, he was old enough to be her father. William glared at him until he was out of sight. His hand curled and opened on his lap. “I told you we would get something.” Patrick whispered. He glanced around but everyone else was in their own world. William stood. “That’s not much.” He grumbled and pulled Doris up with him. “I don’t want to hear your voice again until you have more.” They left through the crowd and Doris was only glad to be free of the smell. She despised the scent of alcohol. It only brought terrible memories and she was not in a position to relive them. “Do you think it’ll work?” Doris whispered as they walked out into the snow. She moved a little closer when the wind chilled her bones. William didn’t look at her. It made her want to force his chin down just so he would see her. She wasn’t sure anymore if he was avoiding her or if he was being normal and she was the one that was overthinking it. “I guess we will have to see.” The next morning, Doris woke bright and early to get dressed for her job. William was already gone by the time she left the bathroom. The night before was just a bunch of silence even after their heated kiss in the bar. He didn’t try to cross the line again. It was as if he knew they weren’t being watched so there was no point in pretending to be in love with her and wanting her like a husband would. It was all in her head. When she sat down at her station with a new bottle of pills, the girls were already deep in a conversation, but they stopped when they saw her. “We saw you last night!” Mia whispered with a smirk on her face. “Oh?” Doris tried not to sound nervous. She replayed the night before and realized they were talking