Chapter 83: Forgotten

Moana

We returned to the penthouse after the incident with the creepy man, which unfortunately put a bit of a damper on the trip. However, I tried not to let the man get to me, and was instead grateful for Edrick’s quick thinking and protective demeanor. The entire ride home, I kept glancing at him by accident. I wasn’t sure if he noticed, but if he did, he didn’t say anything about it.

After parking the car, we took the elevator up to the penthouse and finally took our masks off once we were on the elevator. I was relieved to finally take the mask off after wearing it all day and let out a deep sigh as we set down our things.

Unfortunately, it seemed that our relief was short-lived. Selena quickly came into the foyer not long after we arrived with an expression on her face that was a combination of both concern and mild frustration.

“What’s wrong?” I asked before she even said anything. Already, just from the look on her face, I could tell that something happened.

She sighed. “It’s Ella,” she said. “She’s been moping in her room all day. I tried going in, but she even barricaded the door with toys. I’m not sure what to do.”

both seemed to be thinking the same thing. “We’ll check on her,” he said with a sigh. “Go and

direction of Ella’s room. Selena shot me a brief glance that conveyed

“Princess?” he called out. “It’s daddy. Can you let me in,

yelled from the other side of the door. “Go away! No monsters are

a confused expression on his face. I contained a smirk and

“please let us

of us up and down before opening the door a little more and stepping out of the way, revealing that her room was a complete mess. She was wearing a princess costume and a tiara from her costume chest, and had arranged all of her pillows and sheets into a makeshift castle on her bed. All of her toys were scattered around the room arranged

Edrick said, sounding disappointed,

pointed wolf ears were showing and her tiny fangs

wants to know what happened here in your kingdom,” I said gently, crouching to

to move my kingdom elsewhere,” Ella said. She pointed over to her closet, where a suitcase laid open on the floor. It was full of toys and other

opened his mouth to say something, then shut it again. When he looked at me, I could see a sense of pleading behind his eyes. “Maybe the King and the Princess should have a royal meeting,” I suggested, urging him to play along with Ella; I knew from years of

then cleared

and bowing, “would you… um… be so kind

silent for a moment. She tilted her chin up and stared angrily down her nose at Edrick, causing her tiara to flop backwards a bit on her head. I gently reached out and straightened it

the only Princess in the land,” she said

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255