All Chapters of The Heir I Know : Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

I remained in my seat gently with my fingers positioned at the edge of the window, and I started mindlessly into the night, my heart pounded fastly.The same room. Not only the same hotel. Not only the same floor Why would they even be in the same room? Do they not know the consequences of it?“My Lady?” My thoughts were interrupted by Lissa’s voice. “You haven't said anything since I showed you the hotel footage.”I looked at her. She was standing beside the heart as she toyed with the threads on her shawl. She had understood how I had felt seeing that footage of Alaric intimacy with Lyriana.“Does anyone else know about this?” I asked“We are the only people that know about this, my Lady. Since the hotel transaction was wiped off the next morning, I had to get the video from a backup cloud. As we are talking, there are no guest logs, no camera timestamps, Isn't that suspicious?”I rested my back against the window, the room painted by the firelight. My heartbeat increased but I str

The garden was supposed to be where I could let go of myself in the gentle rustle of leaves and the sweet fragrance of roses. But tonight’s air felt thick, heavy with an energy that is questionable. The dusk painted everything in violet and gold, but there was still uneasiness in my chest as I walked about.There have been a lot of changes in the past few days.I used my shawl to cover my shoulders, though the fabric couldn't completely chase away the chill that had nothing to do with the weather. Alaric has not said much words to me since the involvement of him with Lyriana unfolds. There has been a distance between us even though we sleep on the same bed.Even the coded messages I'd once cherished felt different now. Less like riddles and more like walls he was building between us.I stayed briefly beside the rose Arbor, as my fingers brushed through the velvet petals of a place pink bloom. “Get a hold of yourself, Elowen,” I said silently to myself.But the garden was unlike before