48- His Mistress

Alessandra Benjamin:

The moment King Noah went out, I quickly stood up, said my greetings to all the ladies sitting around the table and followed him outside. Even in hurry, I could feel amusement in Queen Hazel and Princess Talia’s eyes.

I chose to ignore Kiara and Jada though.

"Where are we going exactly?" It had started raining heavily. We both were soaked but instead of replying he stopped for an instant just to hold my hand and started walking again.

"King Noah!" He was now pulling me with him.

After a few minutes, we entered a garden, "Here, Alessandra. We have privacy here."

I could not understand why I needed to enjoy rain in private when I was not a royal. Walking ahead he stood beside a small black bucket just beside a wooden swing. The gardener must have left it.

Looking around I stretched out my hands to feel the rain and lifted up my face, my eyes squeezed close.

The scent of the wet wood, soil, and something earthy...

Ooh! I was feeling the excitement in the air until so