Semua Bab Promised to Another: Bab 11 - Bab 20

Annora:"Wake up!" Krish's voice sings through my room before she rips the curtains open, blinding me with the early morning sun."It's the weekend!" I groan, pulling the pillow over my face.She doesn't have to wake me up, but it's something she often does anyway.I typically looked forward to our morning coffee and gossip sessions, but I was drained."Your date with Otto is in an hour," she reminds me.She jumps on my bed and rips the pillow from my face, showing me her big smile before raising an eyebrow."I saw you last night," she says, this time more quietly, as if someone might hear her."I don't know what you're talking about," I laugh.She shakes her head before grabbing my hands and dragging me out of bed. I mope over to the small table and chair on the other side of the room, where she has two cups of hot and delicious coffee, calling my name."Did you plan to meet with Sebastian? What did

Annora:The sun was already high in the sky, and it was an especially warm day.I was happy Krish had picked out a skirt for this reason, and the blouse was thinner and breathable."Nora!" I hear El's voice shout down the hallway.I stopped where I was to turn around. I had been headed to my father's office to speak to him about tomorrow's challenge and a few other things after my date with Otto.I didn't have much time between him and having to meet with Emilio."Hey, I'm kind of in a hurry. Is everything alright?" I wasn't trying to brush her off, but I really only had about twenty minutes unless I was to be late.A Princess is never late according to father."Have you heard from Chia? She hasn't answered my calls, and I went to their quarters, and she isn't answering her door," El says, out of breath from running over to me.I think back to the last time I spoke with Chia.The text messages about Otto."I haven't talked to her since last night. Are you worried about her?" I ask.It

Annora:I furrow my brows, causing his expression to soften.He gently tucks a loose strand of hair behind my ear, looking at me in a way that makes me unsure how to feel or where to look."Fine. I don't think adding more laws before we fix the ones that are broken would be a wise idea. Don't get me wrong, your father has done a lot of great things in his reign, but there's a lot left to do. After the Blunder Plague, the focus was always on wealth and rehabilitation, but we're past that now, and yet the focus hasn't exactly shifted with that, has it?" he looks at me, and for the first time, he seems nervous.Nervous about what I might say? Or think? I can't really tell."Hmm, I imagine you'll do well in the first core challenge," I smile, trying to shrug off the random emotions."Does that mean it's history-based?" he asks with his eyes lighting up.None of them knew what the challenges were.They were simply told that they would be tested on their mind, body, and soul, and that some

Annora: "I apologize. I can't attend our date tonight," I sigh.Poor Noah. This entire day has gone to crap.First Sebastian's date, now Noah. Let's be honest, they were the two I had been looking forward to the most.I'm starving. Worried. And confused.I'm not sure I have it in me to go on a date when my mind is not in the place it should be for something like that."Wait... Annora," Noah grabs my arm, sending a rush of butterflies through me.I pull back and swallow hard, grabbing my arm in the place his fingers once were."I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you," he says, looking sad.He didn't feel it. Again, it's only me. Why? More questions."You have to be hungry. Just let me feed you at least. You know you'll get an update as soon as they find her," he says.I didn't realize he had been keeping up with everything that had happened."I could go for something to eat," I say."Perfect," he immediately perks up.His posture straightens, and his lips turn up into a big smile. The

Annora: He was a pretty boy. There was no denying that in his features. There's something delicate and sweet about him. It's effortless. He does it without trying or realizing how he comes across.I watch him closely as he flips through the pages. He's familiar with the journal.It's easy to see that he admires the work he's put into it. The pages are visibly worn down.It makes me drift off into my thoughts, imagining how many times he's turned these pages and why. What was his fascination?"Here it is." Noah's voice brings me back into reality in a split second."Tracking spells are ineffective when a person is hidden by any type of magic. This could mean that they themselves have been spelled or cloaked, or the lands in which they are located are cloaked or hidden," he looks at me curiously.I'm not sure what he wants me to say about this information. To my knowledge, Chia wasn't close friends with any witches, nor did she know any Fae with cloaking abilities.Then again, this las