Malini (2)

“You! You cannot die. I—” She paused while he only raised his brow. “You said you’ll take me to the city!”

His features brightened like the early morning sun. “Well, that’s easy. I thought I would need to resort to kidnapping for you to go with me. Then, shall we, Princess Ariah?” He held out his hand, but before Clara could take it, there was something like a fire burning in her stomach. She did not have the chance to react because it disappeared just as quickly as it appeared.

“Tell me your name first. And how are you related to the royal family of this kingdom?” Clara said.

“We’re acting like this is the first time we meet, aren’t we? Well, then”— he sighed in exasperation—“The name’s Jayden Lavelle, Your Highness. And I’m an advisor to King Winston Leighton. Will you allow this man to escort you to the city?”

‘A royal advisor? He looks too young to be one,’ she thought. But for once, she allowed herself to trust this man who introduced himself as someone close to Ariah’s father.

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