Chapter 82 It Was Ethan‘s Voice I Had Heard
** Rosalie‘s POV
A strange sensation ran through me, leaving me a bit unsettled. I looked around, not quite sure why I felt this way.
“Is something bothering you?” Seraphine asked, gently placing a hand on my arm to calm me.
“No, it‘s nothing,” I told her, managing a smile. “I‘m fine. Probably just my messy hormones.”
I turned my focus back to the spice selection at the local market. Soren would be back from his business trip tonight, and as usual, I would prepare dinner for him.
Sighing, I folded my arms and took a step back, thinking maybe I was just missing something.
Seraphine was kind enough to hold the basket for me, and at least I was able to find several of the spices needed for the special cake I was planning to make this evening.
But not all of them. I was still missing one, and until I found it, the cake wouldn‘t be completed.
“We can go down the street to the other store,” Seraphine suggested. “There‘s that other little market.”
I agreed
And then there was the weird feeling I‘d gotten a few moments ago when I‘d been outside…
I had felt like someone was watching me.
However, when I looked around, I only saw Elliott and Duke not far away from me.
Were they the ones that made me feel this way? I inwardly mocked myself for being too sensitive. There was nothing to worry about.
Soren had decided it was for the best for me to have bodyguards at all times. The situation with the war was heating up, and while he assured me it had nothing to do with him or the islands, he also said, “One could never be too careful with a baby.”
So I started to get used to the guards, and even though I had always disliked it, whether I was in the capital or on this island.
On a positive note, at least when Soren asked me to do something, it was with a smile and an explanation. It wasn‘t just a gruff order. Elliot and Duke gave me space, too, unlike Samuel and the guys that Ethan had follow me around
Although it was almost sunset, the sidewalks were still crowded, and we struggled to walk next to each other. The guards slipped back to walk behind us now, making sure we were all right.
Normally, I liked coming to the market, but not when there were so many people.
A warm breeze blew by, stirring my hair– and then, in the distance, I thought I heard someone shouting my name.
It wasn‘t just anyone‘s voice I heard, though.
It was Ethan‘s!
I blinked for a moment, glancing at Seraphine. Strangely, I was quite certain that no one else had actually heard anything, and the sound had felt like it was going off in my head.
I froze for a second, but then, instinctively, I went to turn
to look for him.
However, before I could even get my head around, Elliott had me by the arm and was pulling me into an alleyway.
shouted as a couple of kids went zooming by
because of the crowd. Duke went off to stop them, no one was supposed
all right?” Elliott
with adrenaline, but I nodded. “I‘m
hurt you,” he said.
afraid I‘d been injured, so I
the basket to Elliott and started checking my wrist and my head. She seemed relieved. “She‘s fine. Come on, let‘s go get that
alleyway at the moment – could
a second, but then she nodded. “Of course, dear. Just tell me what you need.
my bodyguard, hoping
for Ethan, but the rest of me was glad I
I didn‘t want to know.
***
and I thought he was glad to see me, too. I had gotten used to cooking for him whenever he was
Soren as I set the cake down in front of him.
nervous. I‘d been so distracted when I made it, and
marveled. “If this isn‘t
comment. “Soren, it doesn‘t even have any decorations
beauty is in its simplicity,” he said, raising one eyebrow
as I sat down with
dinner, and now a splendid dessert. I am spoiled, Ro– indeed,
you
doubt that. I‘m sure it‘s
dessert plate before
was the
pronounced, “I believe
silly!”
silverware. Soren‘s eyes followed the movement, but he didn‘t look
Soren commented as he
replied to my most generous employer, “Yes, Mr. Soren. What
you‘d like,” he said
headed to the piano and
could ask him what was wrong, he
a duet,” he
astonishment.
N
a song or two.” He began to play the opening notes of
a beautiful tune.
with a peer musician. I titled my head to look at Soren, a bit speechless in
I exclaimed, “…
looked into his eyes, and he
cleared his throat and said, “Yes. indeed! As much fun as this has been, Ro..
go.”
got up and walked toward the
“Try to get some
him, and we
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