Chapter 46

"Hey." Gwen looked up to see Nikolai standing beside her, his lips stretched into a small smile before sitting on the bench beside her.

"Hey." She replied in a small voice, taking her eyes back to her fingers.

"You okay?" His voice was laced in concern. It was easy to notice she wasn't fine.

"Hmm." She nodded without glancing at him.

It's been two weeks and being honest it's one of the worst periods of her life. It wasn't stress filled and hectical. It was supposed to be another best weeks of her life, considering the fact they were fed and relieved of some of their duties, but it was quite the opposite.

In fact, it was the worst. She had woken up every morning, filled with panic at the reminder that her best friend is in the most terrifying phase of life ever. And the prince wasn't helping this time.

Though he was supposed to, and he had the power to, but instead he chose not to. She understands how hard it is to deny true love but life matters here. What if this isn't a fairytale. W