Darkling POV

As soon as I ordered the guards to take the tracker to a room and made sure he had meal and was watched I felt better. Then when they where out of war room I went to the nearest servant and told them to bring me blue irises. With them in hand I went to collect my sun summoner and found her in the hands of two guards. "I'll take her from here" I said to them slipping her arm in mine "these are for you." I was rewarded by her blush and her say "there lovely." I begin to lead her to my war room which just beyond his bed which is where he hope to get her but wouldn't push even with the tracker here she had to choose. Oh God he hoped she chose him. We reach the door I let her in she goes to the table smelling her flowers while I go for the lights. All sudden she say "I don't recall this being apart of the schedule" laying down the flowers turning away. As slowly getting closer to her now I say "it's not perhaps you would prefer to attend the dinner." She smiles and quickly replies "Marie can manage" and turns her head to follow my path around the room. I smirk teasing her "by herself?" If I think could throw her off I was wrong she responds in seconds "she has Genya." I can only respond with "AH." After a second I started slowly speaking as I was getting closer to her "well then,um... I suppose she'll probably be all right." Seeing her only nodding her head and smiling brought me untold happiness but I also wanted to tease tease her I added to my statement. "Dont you think?" All I got was a look of will you just kiss me already. Did he dare? Was it really this easy? She will never be less than his if he does this. Then the tracker pops up he smashes him down. Alina is offering and willing... ALL of those last few thoughts flash in his my in under a minute.

Alina POV

I was getting tired of getting handed from star struck groups, so when things started to dwindle down and I found a friend I was glad. Still wished it was the General (as they were in public). However he has still yet to be found. Down to one person near when told by guards they were to take me to dinner. I paused that wasnt what I was told but they were guards and I could protect myself better now. Plus I was starving and said as well the Male waved me on. Not ten feet the General stopped us says "I'll take her from here." I followed him to his war room no longer concerned that my kiss a angered him but worry how to tell him that I've never if that is what he is planning thanks to the smoldering look he was giving her. Not to mention the fact that he had some how gotten her favourite blue irises her favorite flowers. How did he know? Oh well she thought as they reached the doors. She was shy but she decided that if that was his plans than she wouldn't hold back she was tired of holding back and she felt something for him. They walked in I walk to the spot I was earlier that day and decided to tease him and ease some nerves at the same time. "I don't recall this being apart of the schedule" laying down the flowers turning away in time to see the light and his smirk. I could hear him coming closer to me my nerves were coming back as well. ThenI hear his velvety voice say "it's isn't perhaps you would prefer to attend the dinner." Inside I'm swelling with joy and praying tonight will be the night I give up my virginity to him cause he once asked me to trust him and I do. So I quickly respond "Marie can manage" and turn to watch him. I begin to realize we are in a fast past dance going back and forth till we are both at the table. I am a loss for words at this point we are so close I can only look up and think is he going to kiss me. When he does he starts off soft but soon the passion takes over and it seem he can keep his hands off me. Before I know it I'm lifted onto the table but it works better for this way. He makes a noise of passion and pulls away and asks "are you sure?" Yes I scream in my head but all I can do is nose and pull on his kefta to bring him back closer to me.. He begins kissing me again. We both laugh at the knock at the door tho I suspect if he is like me he didn't want to be interrupted and by the way he lingers I think that is the case.. I mouth go at him and hop off the table to straighten my kefta my he deals with the door. I hear him coming back to me so I ask "is something wrong?" Before he gets to me he replies "its nothing." When he is to me he say "I'll leave my guards outside until I return." Damn she thought we were gonna do it I was going to give him my virginity but she didn't let this show instead she said "I'll be waiting" and she planned on it. He touched her face and went to leave or so she thought he turn right back around and nearly knocked hear over with this kiss. With that he left and she had exactly five seconds to think beer the secret panel opened up.

Darkling POV

He was going to kill whoever was knocking but instead they laughed. He couldn't take his hands off her and he kissed her again she had to mouth go at him before he opened the door to see ivan standing there. It took him a second to put darkling face back on. "What is it?" ivan knowing I wont put up with anything immediately answers " Marie and genya were attacked in the fitting room Alina was the target." I look back to make sure she didnt hear looks like not thank heavens, but now I'm pissed who the hell tried to hurt her? I cant go thru eternity alone now that I've found her. Then he adds "we have a suspect in custody." My first instinct is to go torture him to get my answers so I say "wait here." She ask "is something wrong" I tell her it's nothing and am hit with the need to stay with her and to keep her safe so if I cant my guards can I kiss her twice before I leave. I walk out with ivan and immediately say "Ivan tell me what the hell happened" everyone cowered when I used that voice but he said "sir we havent questioned him yet but Marie is dead and Genya was shot but her kefta saved her she is bruised." I do wanna leave Alina and wanna continue what we were doing so he replied "Ivan go get me answers have me real answers by time I get down there do you hear me?" Ivan simply bows and says "yes moi soverennyi" as he turned walking away. Turning back to the doors to let myself back in to Alina I expected to find her either smelling her flowers, still thinking about our kiss, looking around the room. Never did I expect to find her with my mother of all people.

Alina POV

I was in the middle of telling Baghra she was nuts and I wasnt going anywhere till I spoke with General Kirigan when I heard the door open behind me. Baghra said "stupid girl you should have followed me and ran when you had the chance." Then looked behind me when she heard at the same time as I did him speak. "Baghra how did you get in here? What did you want with Alina? Was it you earlier tonight?" I could hear him moving toward me as she moved toward the panel I didn't know what to say but apparently baghra knew what to say. "I know of your tunnels I've use them when I've had to venture into the little palace from my hut. As for Alina I nope to stop your plans and to redeem you as always my son. As for eariler no I didn't send the assassin. Do you have anymore questions? At this point Alina had to ask "Aleksander what is she talking about what plans?" Baghra`s eyes shot back to Aleksander and said "she knows your name your true name?" All eyes were on Aleksander he just sighed "yes mother yes knows my name and yes I had changed my plans which I planned on talking with you about Alina. You are changing me and in turn changing how I am doing things. Any other questions mother or are you going to continue to be disloyal?" Baghra shook her head "wanting makes you weak, but we still need to talk at a later time I'll see myself out the way I came in." I watch as she vanished in shadows and finally turn to look at the man I was starting to fall for... Can I still trust him after this?