Chapter 448:

Why had I paid him a visit? she asked herself for the hundredth time. There was no logical reason to take the medicines from Madam Livia just to have an excuse to see him.

Two years had passed, and Emeriel had almost forgotten just how hard it was to resist that male.

Or perhaps, with their bond dormant, she had naively assumed she would no longer be affected by him.

How wrong I was.

Seeing him awake and hearty, those mesmerizing green eyes on her, had sent jitters through her body. It was all she could do to suppress the tremors that threatened to overtake her. Emeriel didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

She had built herself up over these years… years of carefully constructing walls, brick after brick with care, only for one night—just a few moments in his presence—to make those walls quake and the foundations tremble.

“Thank you,” she said as the servants finished. “You may leave.” They filed out, leaving her alone with her thoughts.

you two anymore,” Emeriel told her reflection firmly. “You have no business feeling this way. You didn’t

wanted to tell

at her. Even now, it still disturbed her. The question itched at

did what she did best. She

in ignorance. Peace in not

what’s new

knock echoed through the

opened it to find a basket of flowers left

smile touched her lips. It was

flowers from the Urekai people. They

her return. Some days, Emeriel still had a

gestures stirred a warm joy deep

way, a defensive part of her was waiting for the other

bouquet of vibrant red lilies.

frayed nerves like rain on a free, sunny day, and just

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