Semua Bab The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness: Bab 101 - Bab 110

~ KATALEYA ~“A little more volume, don’t you think?” Raihana asks as she tilts her head towards Delsanra.I can’t give my input as the mirror in front of me is covered up by Raihana, who said I can’t look until she has finished getting me completely ready.She’s got her own hair in curlers and she’s wearing a satin floral gown. We’re all getting our hair and makeup done before we get into our dresses. Well, us three anyway.Delsanra takes a look at my hair before she nods from where she’s sitting on the floor in my room, applying her own makeup.“Kat, you are really going to stand out tonight,” she says, smiling at me.“I’m nervous,” I admit.“Don’t be. No one will be able to keep their eyes off you tonight.”“I think that makes me more nervous,” I say, making her chuckle.“You’re a Rossi, own it, I know you can. People will stare at us whether we want it or not,” Raihana says proudly. She did love attention, but I don’t want all eyes on me. I want to hide away when people look at me.

~ KATALEYA ~“Yes, of course, ask away.”“If you spot any kind of stone, crystal or rock… will you please put it aside?”He observes me for a moment before suddenly realising something and smiling. “I see what you are trying to do, and I think that is a very good idea indeed… I wonder if Mi Rey has the same thought…” he says the last part more to himself, but I don’t want to waste any more of his time.I smile. “Thank you. We’ll be leaving soon. It’s a shame you won’t join.”“I have more important things to do here.” He smiles at me, and I nod before I return to the hallway.“I can’t wait to see how Enrique crumbles when he sets eyes on you,” Skyla says as she cuddles Malevolent before placing her kitty down.“Hmm, I think that depends on how you look at it.” I muse. “I mean, if he doesn’t go through with it, it means he is unable to stay away from me, a sign of his feelings for me. Or… by marking her to protect me? Which is the greater good? Will he have enough strength to make that s

~ ENRIQUE ~Her eyes widen, and I don’t miss the sadness in them, her heart thudding.What happened?“Enrique… What are you doing here?” she asks.That’s the first voice I want to hear every fucking morning and the last every fucking night.“It’s my home. Can’t I be here?” I ask arrogantly.She looks into my eyes, close enough to see past my shades. “You even accompany guests to the bathroom?” she whispers with a pout. But I’m more satisfied with the way her eyes run over me.I smirk. “That depends on who… So tell me, Mi Reina, like what you see?”“Hmm, I guess. I was just thinking that you have a lot of buttons open, did you run out of buttons or was the top too tight? Or maybe you need help to close them?” she asks, as she blinks innocently up at me.She’s jealous, I think smugly.“Someone is either getting distracted or extremely jealous. So tell me, Mi Amor, which is it?”“Neither,” she replies haughtily and I smirk.She’s a bad liar.“Sure, if you say so. What about your dress? Di

~ RAIHANA ~I swirl the ice around my glass of juice, staring out at the Guardsmen. Rhea… what is her angle? I have been able to find little on them, and I’ve tried.I don’t know. It’s still strange she would ask for something like becoming Enrique’s Luna for not finding the Ash Stone. That only benefits her, not the other two. It would also in a way be putting herself as his equal and a guardsman always put their king first and shows respect. That much I know.Liam sits opposite me at the table. He’s alert, watching the crowds.I frown slightly, remembering my moment of weakness earlier…(FLASHBACK)“Shall we?” Dalton asks me, offering me his arm. I nod, about to take it when I pause.Realising that I can’t.Chris was my one and only date for all occasions. The one who would put up with me dressing him, however I wanted. No matter how extravagant or extra I wanted. He didn’t complain.Be reasonable, Raihana. We are putting up a front. This isn’t anything more than simple courtesy. I o

~ RAIHANA ~“Here… I can feel something here,” Delsanra murmurs. I nod, looking around at the ground, which doesn’t show any signs that it was once a witch graveyard. There is nothing that shows signs of witchcraft, as if someone didn’t want anyone to know.We begin taking out our supplies, working quietly with only the sounds of nature and the ominous silence of this place surrounding us.“Ri.”I look over at Delsanra, seeing the concern in her eyes as she observes me. She has been the sister I never had ever since she and Rayhan found one another. Since the beginning, we were inseparable. After Chris, she is the one who knows me the most.“Are you sure about this?” she asks me.I nod. “I am, but if you don’t want to, I don’t want to force you -”“I’ll do what I need to. This isn’t about me. I just want to make sure you’re sure about it.”“Yeah, I am. Thanks, girl,” I say as I finish sprinkling some ash and herbs on the ground. Delsanra is lighting the candles as she places the crysta