Chapter 46

The people’s offer was too good for Fiona to turn down. Julian had told her to corner her against a wall. He was the king, and his words were final. Yet he wanted her to be the one to decide.

“Why does it have to be up to me?” She asked with a raised brow

He took a step towards her, and like always, her heart skipped a beat. He reached his hand out, and her breath cut halfway through her throat. She blinked rapidly, not knowing what he wanted to do. He didn’t stop until his hand came on her hair and he drew out something before pulling away. He showed it to her, and it was white wool, and she exhaled upon seeing it, laughing a little.

“Well, it was your idea we came here in the first place, and I couldn’t give an answer unless I knew you were okay with it as well.”

His reasoning made sense and showed that he was being considerate.

“I don’t know,” she mumbled to herself, and turned away from him. She said so, not because she didn’t want to be here, but because she wanted to return and see: her sons. According to her calculations, her stay here would have taken three days to one week, and this was her third day here. She could spare the rest of the day and celebrate with the people.

“if you still want to head back today, we can do that.”

She shook her head. “I would want to stay and celebrate with the good people of Grandfield,” she answered.

He exhaled in relief. “Oh, good, because I already told them yes.” He blurted out.

Her eyes widened at his words. How dare he tell her it was up to her when he had already made the decision? Her l*ps scrunched up.

She folded her arms over her chest. “It was never my decision, was it?”

He pressed his l*ps together and said, “It is a feast of dance; I haven’t had that in many years, and I couldn’t turn it down. It is still your decision because if you had said no, I would have ordered Jace and Drew to take you home.” He told her, and a part of her believed him.

She had never been a part of a dance feast before, and it was something she wanted to experience. “Fine then: I want to be a part of the celebration

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“Good, girl,” he purred, and shivers went through her at his compliment. Something about being called his good girl made her happy, and she knew she wanted to be his good girl.

“The venue is a few blocks from the villa, and the time is seven when the moon is out.” He winked at her and took his leave, leaving her alone with millions of butterflies fluttering around in her stomach.

She was dressed and ready at six fifty p.m… and Jace was at her door to pick her up, She wore a simple red, asymmetrical dress that stopped above her knees and felt right for the night. She had on a pair of sl*p–on, and she had no time for makeup or extra care for her hair. The night was chilly, so she picked up a black jacket from the ones she came with and threw it over her shoulders.

They made their way from her quarter at the villa over to the third street, where the feast was taking place. The first person to catch her attention was Julian McQueen. He was in a grey long sleeve and black trouser, which was a casual selection, yet it was enough to mess with her head. He turned around almost immediately, as if reading her mind, and his face broke into a wide smile. It was a genuine smile because it affected his eyes and showed his dimples. Everything around her paused for a moment as he gave her his attention. His eyes strayed from her face down to the clothes she had on, and there was no disappointment in them as they came back up.

She burely did a thing, and he looked impressed regardless.

he said,

gave my word that I would.“”

would stand and see everything clearly. His grip felt firm on hers. It wasn’t soft or hard, it

Shit

she thought it was a feast with dance as a bonus. It was after

nothing other than dancing is done. There are music and musical instruments to aid the dance, and whatever choice you make, the hand will play it for you so you can dance. As many gathered here would take their turns

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midnight.

was at its apex at this point, with

them, which meant she would also have to dance. She didn’t

to dance.” She whisper–yelled to Julian, whom she stood beside.

and his eyes warmed adorably. “I will show

Drew had danced earlier as a pair, and that meant she wouldn’t go out alone. How

He raised his brow,

fail her if she decided to speak. How bad could it

down her spine. He didn’t let her recover from that because he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her forward.

were all she could hear as she stepped into the centre, and the eyes of everyone rested

you like to

to him because she thought she had already told him that. She had danced around in the past, but it was always in the comfort of her home, not to the amusement of others. She would be a disaster and probably get

but what song do

up now, nor while everyone waited for

pop song, and no, she couldn’t dance, but he could. His

was more distracted by his hands on her back

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to meet his gaze. Her throat ran dry, and she couldn’t say

in the next hour or so, they would be back on the stage to dance.

said, and he must

“Uhi

and once again, she got lost in the strength of his gaze, but she forced herself to speak. “Lovely by Billie Eilish. That’s my favourite song, but it is not danceable.” She told him. The song got her through hard

to his face. And oh, how much he reminded her of June and Jashin right now. “There is a dance for every song.” He answered, and there was something

passed, and it became their turn once again. Julian took hold of her hand and pulled her towards the centre

Eilish,” he told the band, and they took

heard it before?” she asked, after remembering how certain he was that

but didn’t answer the question before the band

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