Chapter 73: Faking Love

I watched his back as he was leaving, and pondered what he just said.

'I was just passing by.'

That was a lie.

Tallis was hiding something, I knew he was. There was a familiarity about him that I just couldn't shake. It was this air of calm and cold that he carried. I had felt it once before and only with one other person.

But could it be?

I had asked him numerous times and each time he refuted my claims. He was not the somber prince I knew.

So why did they both carry the same aura?

I shook my head thinking I had lost my damn mind. First the fake Ciana and now this. My problems and questions kept piling up with each passing day.

It didn't matter now though. I had more important matters to attend to.

My mind was turning fast. Fake Ciana had professed her undying love to Warren. This was what I had been hoping for. Phase one of the plan was complete and now it was time to move onto phase two.

Whoever Tallis was, he could wait.

I turned on my heel ready to walk back to where fake Ciana and Warren had been, but I slammed into a warm wall.

I stumbled a few steps back before a pair of strong arms came out and caught me.

"You okay there, Ciana?"

Warren helped me to steady myself.

"Yeah," I looked up at him. "Where is the other Ciana? What happened? I had to leave because..."

My voice trailed off as the words got stuck in my throat. I didn' t want to worry Warren. He had a tendency to somehow shift blame of every bad thing that happens onto himself, especially when it regarded me.

I often thought that he had too much honor at times. I wished he would be a little less chivalrous.

"Because?" He pressed.

"It's nothing. Now tell me what's going on with her?"

Warren stepped closer, crossing into that imaginary bubble l had around me.

"What happened, Ciana?" His eyes held mine.

"I told you nothing."

"It doesn't sound like nothing. Your heart's racing, you have that little nervous nose twitch you do when you're hiding something. So spill it."

I stood still for a moment in complete shock. "How do you know about the twitch?"

He rolled his eyes. "I notice everything about you, Black. Now spill it."

I let out a sigh and bit down on my lip. "Hawke came by."

me catching him up on the important players in the pack, and from the girl he just

voice was tight

a little bit," I blurted out. "But he was drunk and he had two broken arms so he

need to have a

this, if it was

my hand out and grabbed his arm. "No need to. And besides,

"Tallis?"

nodded. "But we aren't talking about Hawke. We are talking about you and fake me. What did

Warren's face. My heart immediately dropped and I felt all the hope

agreed to elope with

my body and I bounced on the balls of my feet. "This is great news! You are the

the progress. But it's just...I feel like I'm going against my

my face. "I know..."

you, loves me. She actually loves me for real and I just lied to her. I told her I loved her too and told her I wanted to spend the rest of my life with

chest right above his heart. I could feel the strong thumping on my palm. It was racing and I didn't know whether it was from guilt

no business feeling guilty for this. If anything, all of this

are a good man, Warren. A great man in fact. I told you this many times before and now I will tell you again. What you are doing for me is a service that I will never

his gaze on me,

girl is not fully innocent. She has taken my identity and is trying to take over my home. This is

I want that

she can't keep my identity forever. The most important thing is that she didn't want this life. I could tell. No one would want to be someone else for the rest of their lives. So you're helping her. You're helping her to get out of here and get away from people

Warren's expression

heart. You're helping me and her. She might feel bad once she finds out you don't really love her, but by then, at least she would have the

forehead against mine and let out one long breath that fanned my face.

he pulled away he offered me a small smile.

"Do what?"

and when to say it." He tucked away a

my throat trying to make light of the situation. "I'm just stating the

from him. "Shall we?"

we walked away

ceremony would be in two days. That was when we would have

through, both Luther and Ciana would need to present. If Ciana suddenly went missing due to her recent nuptials, then

stage one of the plan. The other stage was a little

the sacred artifact. Well, was it really stealing if it belonged to my parents? Depends

sat opposite me. We had been going over everything for the past two hours. We made sure there were no cracks

you still meet her tonight?"

nodded. "I need to keep up appearances,

I stood from my seat at the table. "We can convene

a little light hearted but he didn't take it lightly.

that right? I

I shouldn't have joked about it," I

forgiven," he

though. Unfortunately, for the sake of our plan, it would be better for you

He sighed, "Okay."

said our goodbyes and went our separate

a lot of the pressure off my back. He made this serious situation

decided to take a

world had flipped upside down when I was sent to the royal palace, and now returning home my world had flipped yet again. But like my father had always taught me, I would brave the storm. Because that was exactly what us Blacks

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