Chapter 6: Confrontation
She had considered yelling at him, screaming and knocking him hard on his rear end. But doing any of those things would have gotten her in trouble and she didn't feel like dealing with that.
Yaten suddenly smiled, an idea coming to her. She would hurt him and expose him for what he was to everyone.
There would be no risk on her part; she was merely doing her job. She would use him like he tried to use her.
The next day Yaten ran into Rael in the gardens on her way to court. She paused and looking at him, all things that she had wanted to scream and shot at him deserted her, leaving her with nothing.
"Healer, hello, "he said very formally and polite.
She only nodded to him coolly. She didn't trust her voice. There was so much she wanted to shout at him, to cry.
"I wanted to say I really am sorry for not telling you who I was when we met…"he said slowly, unsure. She didn't say anything, keeping her face and eyes blank.
"It's just…well….I just wanted you to know me as just Rael instead of the Prince," he explained awkwardly.
"I see," she said evenly. But something in her reached out to him, understood that want. But she couldn't let herself feel anything for him. This just could be some act to get something. "That is your problem, not mine," she snapped and turned and walked off quickly.
Rael watched her walk off, very confused. He was certain she would understand once he explained things but she had been cold. Why he didn't know but he would find out.