CHAPTER NINE

All the way back to her chamber, Emilia kept thinking of what the maid said. She was taking her to the King's chamber? For what? Her heart hammered which made her skip listening to the maid three times and stumbled on her feet twice as she raced after the girl whose feet were boisterous.

"He didn't give you an idea of what we will be doing tonight?" Emilia asked the girl with a shaky voice as they entered her chamber.

Aye, she wasn't scared of the oaf nor was she afraid of what he could do to her behind the doors when they are together. But she feared herself. She feared how she would react to him. That man wasn't like any other man she has encountered in her entire life. Yes, she hasn't encountered many, but still, from the few times, she sneaked into the village close to the forest which from every indication if truly that forest belongs to this Kingdom, that means the village would be nearby. She has never seen any man she was drawn to the way she is to this daredevil.

"I beg your