Chapter 52
Gemini’s POV
“She’s still breathing. A maid confirmed, kneeling over Becca’s unconscious body. A guard helped her in lilin
remained.
we need to take her to the hospital ASAP
lifting Becca and I watched them leave, worry ciched on my face. “What happened to Becca” 1 asked the maids that
“Miss Heroa fell down the stairs, came her reply..
Considering the height of the stairs and the weight of the crash I heard earlier, I immediately felt bad for her. “Poor thing,” I muttered.
It was around 2 am the next morning–kept pacing around the hallways, wondering why A
Asher was not back yet. He usually stayed late, but not this late. And no matter how angry I was at him, I still made sure to stay awake till I was sure he had returned.
Tired of standing in the hallways, I made my way to the living room where I sat impatient, waiting for Asher’s arrival. The place was eerily silent and it only heightened the restless feeling in me. I thought of visiting his office, but I didn’t want to seem too desperate, so I sat back in the living room and busied myself with some good documentaries. Eventually, I slept off-
“Ma’am, his majesty asked me to help you to your room. A red–haired maid said, tapping me lightly.
“Asher is back?” I squeezed my eyes as if trying to erase sleep from them.
The maid nodded, “Yes ma’am, he returned early this morning with Miss Becca” My countenance fell as soon as the words escaped her lips.
Of course, what did 1 expect? He probably spent the night at the hospital, looking after her.
I picked myself off the couch where I lay, returning to my room to get freshened up. As I made hand which I used in drying my hair, I noticed a message floating on the screen of my phone.
It was from an unknown number.
my way out of the washroom, with a towel in my
I clicked on the message curiously. “Hey Gem, I honestly wanted to reach out to you earlier, but you blocked me everywhere and I thought it would be best to give you space. But I don’t think I can help it anymore-
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I didn’t need to ask who it was. The worth, the tone, the familiarity it all screamed Pierre. My heart clenched, and a sting of pain shot through my chest. I hadn’t expected him to reach out, especially after all this time,
Without beutation. I blocked the new number, just as I had blocked all his other lines. I didn’t want to hear from him, didn’t v
I want to
to be reminded of the past. But even as I tried to shut him out, memories rame flooding back.
I remembered the way things had ended between us – the betrayal, the tears the shattered dreams. It was all still
so raw, so fresh..
I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down. I had thought I was over Pierre, that I had moved on. But the pain I felt now told a different story.
I ossed my phone onto the bed, not wanting to look at it anymore. I needed to focus on the present, not dwell on the past. But even as I clicked on delete, I couldn’t shake off the feeling that Pierre’s message had stirred up something inside me something I thought I had long buried.
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Shaking off all the bad energy. I stepped out into the hallways feeling a little more energised than I had felt in a long while. Today was supposed to be our last day at the Sage’s place and I decided to go all by myself, not waiting for Asher to boss the around. After all, he must have stayed awake for most of the right, making sure that his lover was okay.
Despite how I had challenged Becca yesterday, I couldn’t help but feel bad for my condition. If I had the power, I would have gotten out of this place a long time ago, not caring if Asher and I shared a bond or not. But since I don’t, I just had to learn to live with it.
Stepping out of the palace. I scanned the compound for the driver who usually took us to the Sage’s place. My eyes soon caught sight of him and I quickly made it to where he was, cleaning the car.
́’s name yet, judging from the number of maids and guards, I could swear that even Asher dist
“Hello” I called cause I’d not mastered anyone’s name know their names
“Good morning, Your Majesty. He stopped what he was doing to greet ine
“Are you almost done with flut cause I need you to take me to thie Sage’s temple”
The guard’s expression tumed uncertain,
looked around nervously before focusing on me again.
“But ma’am, his majesty—” he started but I cut in mid–sentence, predicting what he had in mind.
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Chapter 52
“I thought we had gone past the room arrest shit?”
He shook his head in disapproval, “Not that, ma’am. His Majesty said to not let you leave alone.”
“And that is why you are coming with me. I pressed.
Lactually didn’t a
appreciate going to that deadly–looking dungeon until I realised that the oldie wasn’t just a seer, but he could also help me get better faster than any doctor. And considering the fact that my wolf wasn’t active, I needed to get healed as fast as possible to avoid the whole Kingdom from knowing just how weak my wolf was.
“I’m sorry ma’am, but without his majesty’s orders, I can’t move from this place”
I scoffed, clearly disturbed by Asher’s overprotectiveness. “Does he think I’m a child or what I’ma grown woman and I can take care of myself”
1 drew my phone from my purse angrily
ily dialling Asher’s number as I readied myself for my protests to fall on deaf ears. I knew he wasn’t going to listen, but I persisted.
“Give the phone to Jake!” He ordered immediately I began to whine about why he wouldn’t let me leave.
I set my phone on a loudspeaker, eager to hear what he had to tell the driver. “Take her, but make sure she is safe!” He said and the line went dead.
My chest tightened, a frown subconsciously creeping onto my face-
As much as 1 wanted him to agree, I didn’t think he would, and it worried me that he did. Could it be because he was attending to Becca? The thought sent jealousy reeling through my veins
What the heck is wrong with me! Why do I even care? What right do I have to be jealous?
AD
