Forty seven

I was certainly not expecting Arius to continue and make good his promise to try and change my mind but he did. The next day, I was awoken by a knock on the door and opening the door to find Arius on the other side, I was seriously tempted to slam the door shut in his face. 

“Hunting.” He offered when he saw the glare on my face and just like that, my mood became better. 

“Give me five minutes.” I responded and still took the pleasure in slamming the door at his face. 

Some minutes certainly longer than five minutes later when I hurried out of my room, in the process of tying my hair in a ponytail, I came to a sudden stop when I saw Arius rest on the wall beside my door. 

I was not expecting that. What I thought was that he would be outside the palace building but still in the compound, on his horse, huffing and puffing about how much time women took in getting ready. 

“I watched as Arius eyes took in my assemble but his lips cr