#Chapter 23 (Deonna) The Favor

I was taken back by his words. I had no idea he felt that strongly about the pregnancy. Upon finding out about the pregnancy, it didn’t seem as though he believed the child to be his.

I wasn’t going to question his motives, but I remembered my conversation with Alex about attending school. We made a deal that he would help me attend school if I can convince Marlon to allow for that to happen.

“Okay,” I told him softly. “I do have a favor.”

He cocked an eyebrow up at me and folded his arms across his chest.

“What’s that?” He asked; I could hear the humor lingering behind his words, but he kept a firm expression.

“I want to go to school and study for real; like your sons,” I told him.

He frowned.

“Excuse me?” He asked, eyeing me carefully.

“Back when I lived with the commoners,” I paused as the memory came flooding back to me. “I used to study a lot. They had a school they allowed me to attend. I wasn’t exactly equal, but they didn’t treat me poorly. I also had my family to protect me.