Chapter 40: The King’s Love 

Warren was playing the part of the king! 

I could hardly believe what I was seeing, and I was certain I was gawking at him. 

“Ah, I’m glad you’re here,” he said as he turned and walked toward me. His hands were folded behind his back, and he looked quite regal and important, much like he did in real life, but with an air of arrogance about him I’d never seen with Warren before. 

“I brought you your favorite dessert,” I purred, trying to sound, um, seductive, I guess? That was hard for me. 

“Put it down,” he said. “That’s kind of you, but I’m afraid I’m not in the mood for dessert.” 

I set the cake down on a side table, along with the two plates and two forks I’d managed to bring along with me. I could tell by his expression that whatever it was he was going to say to me, I wasn’t going to like it. “What’s wrong?” 

I asked him. 

I hadn’t talked to him about the other woman yet, but as he walked toward me, the graveness of his expression told me he was going to reveal his decision to me. I was so nervous, my hands were shaking. 

It was strange. I could tell that those emotions were not mine, yet, I was still controlled by them. On one hand, I knew this was all just an illusion that the Moonlit Crystal created, on the other hand, it was so real that I almost  thought I was her, the king’s mistress. 

I bet without knowing their own identities, Brook, Jake and even Warren would truly think they were the people from  this world. 

He didn’t answer me, so with my nerves getting the best of me, I continued to speak. “I took a lot of time making this cake for you, Your Majesty.” 

He shook his head. “You didn’t need to go to any trouble for me. I’ve appreciated how well you’ve treated me these past three years, how you’ve always been there for me, but that  time has ended now.” 

“What?” My voice trembled with emotion as I spoke. “You can’t be serious?” 

“I’m afraid so. It seems… I don’t love you after all. I am in love with someone else, and I plan to marry her. Again, I thank you for your service, but that’s in the past now, and I will move forward with my fiancée, the love of my life.” 

still be of service to you. I can still accompany you. The people in the

fact, the only reason I ever chose for you to accompany me to begin with is because you

walking inside, with a triumphant smirk on her face, my first thought was to grab the cake  and shove it

Sophia! 

set this world up sure had an interesting sense of

I did my best not to glare at her. I wouldn’t be able

cheek, leaving a faint smear of red lipstick in her wake. “Hello, my handsome King,” she said, her voice just as annoying now as it had been before we got sucked into this place.

and pulled her close, and I tasted bile in the back of my throat. the king

and when he did so, his sleeve moved back, exposing to the light the

“Ooh, what’s this?” she asked,

part of our true

it!” Sophia gushed. “Oh! May I have it, pretty please?” She made some sort of pouty duck face and blinked her eyelashes at him again

I think not,” he said. “I’m sorry, precious, but this bracelet is extremely important to me. I can’t just give it

it so important?”

answer. He pressed his

told me that I’m the most important one to you,” Sophia begged. “And you said you loved me! If you love me, you’ll give

love you, but-” Warren began. “But that doesn’t mean I can just

cry. Actual tears began to roll down her cheeks! She had always been a beauty, even when she was crying, but the entire scene

same as she did back where we came from.

Immediately, her tears dried up, and she began to smile as bright as the

I love you so much! I’ll forgive you!” She leaned over and rubbed her

handed over the bracelet so easily. That bracelet wasn’t just important to him, it was important to me! Yet, he’d just slid it off

on the ground

he didn’t know who he was… but that

to sit next to my creation. The

contents of my stomach than to put more in it? “Well, if no one else wants to eat this cake, I guess I’ll eat it myself,” I said. I picked up a fork and dug into the cake without even bothering to

It wasn’t the tastiest thing I’d ever eaten, but considering

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