Run.
I sprinted across the snow, trying to get back to the inn.
I regretted my decision to meet with Sir Dreyar. Everything became much more worse!
I could see the door from our room. I reach out to it and opened the door. I went inside and locked it behind me, and then took the time to breathe some air.
'He was just toying with you. None of that matters now. Tomorrow will be your last day here in this place. Just stay close to Riftan and-'
Have you ever been in a place where you feel so suffocated and you feel even more breathless because you are getting so annoyed with someone who doesn't know things about you? Because, if you ask me, I have. And let me just say that this has probably been the most annoying thing that has ever happened to me.Lady Amara smiles at me but I knew it wasn't genuine. She's just trying to mock me. I kept a calm composure and smiled back."I cannot believe I am seeing you face to face, Miss Vermillion. What an honor," she sarcastically said.I tried to play along. "It is good to see you as well, milady."The woman was surprised by my politeness. Did she expect me to snap and point a knife at her? Well, I most certainly could, but that wouldn't be too polite, wouldn't it?"Oh my, aren't you the charming one?" she giggled. "While waiting for Lord Dreyar to come, perhaps we should have a chat little chat? I'd like to know more about Miss Vermillion. If that is okay with you, Lord Riftan?"Riftan
"Ruby! Ruby! Wake up!"I groaned, my eyes still sleepy and tired from laughing the other night. I had just defeated Vale in a card game yesterday. And now I'm here, my throat busted and my body all sore. The male had wrestled me to the ground as he couldn't accept his defeat. Well, that wasn't my fault, that he was quite bad at it. And now Linda's here, trying to wake me up, in such an early morning. I wonder what she wanted from me?"What is it..?""Wake up! She's here!""Who..?""You know!"Linda grabbed my shirt and pulled me out of the bed. I fell to the floor but I wasn't mad at it. "Get up! Riftan is expecting a reaction from you today!""What do you mean... reaction?" I asked her and yawned. "That guy can date any woman that he likes. I really don't care, you know?""Oh, come on!" she shakes me to make me alive. "I'm sure that he wants to see a reaction from you! Imagine, he's having another girl! He's waiting for you to get jealous!""Jealous..?"Man, this girl is way too str
Silently eating at the table and talking about a few stuff when a servant suddenly comes to the table. Riftan does not mind him and resumes eating and the servant did not seem to mind it at all. Vale puts his utensil down and turned to the servant to cater his request."What is it?" he asked while wiping his lips with a napkin."There is a mail from the Alpha of the Eastern region, Sir.""A mail?"Linda and I turned our heads to the servant, snooping around to that piece of an envelope he's carrying. Vale turned to us and we pretended to continue eating before we got caught. H"What is this mail for?""I have not opened it, Sir. But it is a mail from Lord Zephyl.""Lord Zephyl?" Vale raised a brow and took the mail. "Very well, thank you."Vale passed the letter to Riftan when he was finished eating. The alpha took it and opened it. It reveals a small piece of paper with letters that could not seem to understand. "I will not be attending that," he told him and leaned against the chai
..RUBY VERMILLION"I didn't know you could bake well, you'd make a good wife."Ahhhh!I was screaming internally!Riftan had just heard every single thing I said, didn't he?!Oh, my goodness.I can feel my cheeks heating up as he takes a bite of the cookies I gave him. I knew I shouldn't have given him that bag! Shucks! Oh, he is going to tease me like it's going to be the end of the world! Calm down! Calm down!"W-What?""I told you, didn't I? I'll do the things that will make you feel flustered. All for the sake of you to stay."I froze. I didn't know how to respond. I didn't know how to look at him in the eye. Riftan stood there, just looking at me with those provoking, narrow eyes. I simply took a deep breath and walked past him, not acknowledging his weird way of making me feel flustered. I pretended that his words didn't affect me. The male only chuckled and crossed his arms across his chest with a smile on his face.__I walked towards the buildings and realized that the settle
ZEN RIFTAN"How are you, mama and papa?"Ruby crouched against the snow and pulled a cheerful smile. She looked in the waters as if she was talking with someone beneath it. Was she speaking to her late parents? She wasn't giving the cookies to anyone, nor meeting a person she fancies. She just wanted to be alone for a short while, to talk with her parents in heaven. A smile tugged on my lips as she brought her knees close to her chest and cuddled with her cloak. She really loves being in the warmth of that fabric."Mama," she spoke. "I learned how to make cookies today from a friend, her name is Linda but I sometimes call her 'Lin'. She's one of the people that helped me adjust in this place."Linda who was beside us, felt a pang inside her heart."Sometimes she makes cookies for the guards, but since I couldn't really buy you flowers because I'm stuck here, I didn't know what to give you. I thought cookies would be okay?"Flowers.I looked at the thick snow wrapped in the ground aro
"Where are you taking these cookies to?"I stared at Linda with a pale face. I was just caught red-handed carrying a tray of freshly-made cookies for well-uhh... someone. Linda raised a brow at me and crossed her arms against her chest with a suspicious look on her face."I uhhh...""Where are you taking these, Ruby?" she interrogates once again with a suspicious look on her face. "Yes, Ruby I am asking you once again, where are you taking them?""To uhh... t-the rogues, yeah!""The rogues huh?"I heaved a deep sigh and looked from side to side before rushing towards her. "I... uh... just wanna wrap them.""Someone can just pick a piece and consume it directly. There is no need for wraps, I mean, what are those going to be for, even?""N-Nothing important.""You're giving these wrapped cookies to someone, don't you?" she asked me with a teasing tone. "So you've found a boy to give these cookies to? So who's the lucky man?"I shook my head and declined the woman's nudging. "Oh... I se