Darkling POV

She chose me she really chose me its conditional but I can live with that. She is straddling my lap I knew she must be sore but saints am I horny and she wasn't making it easy. I broke off the kiss and she rolled her hips I groaned "my sun you must be sore is don't want to hurt you." Before she replied she rolled her hips again "my need for you is greater Aleksander please. " I don't know if it was the plea or my own need for her I started ripping open the buttons on her kefta soon it's laying in the floor. I began pulling up her shirt when she pulled back "nope if my kefta is off so must yours be. Fair is fair may dark angel" while chuckling I lend back. "Do you wish do the buttons or me?" Before she could respond we heard knocking at the door and we both groaned. Alina kisses me once more before standing up awkwardly from my lap. "Why must someone always knock my dark angel?" I stand straightening my kefta "I don't know my sun I don't know." I cross the room and open the door to see one of the kings servants "moi soverennyi the king and crown prince would like to see you and you alone at the grand place to discuss last night's events." Damn it I don't want to leave Alina but now I must shit. "Please inform the king and the prince I will be there momentary." The servant bowed and walked away I shut the door turning around to see Alina. "Alina your gonna have to your suite for awhile, I have to go the king. I will send a guard to clear the room and stand outside. Then I will send Genya to come sit with you and bring you food you must eat." She looked panicked for a second "will you walk me to my room or do you have to go now." That child of a king can wait my soon to be queen needs me. "Yes Alina I can walk you to your room before I go to the king. May I come to you afterwards?" Alina smiles as she picks up her kefta and starts putting it on. "My dark angel my door is always open for you." He walking towards me "does that mean I can come in, in the middle of the night to bed with you." She laughs "if you can get thru a locked door I keep it locked." I laugh himself "my sun you forget who built this place let's get you to your suite so I can go see what the king wants." She laughs again I love hearing her laugh.

Alina POV

When Aleksander dropped me off at my chambers he personally decided to check my chambers and bathroom to make sure they were clear. Before he slowly walked out of the room he bent and kissed me with promises I would be safe while he was away and he would be back. While waiting on Genya and my food to arrive I decided to bathe to help soothe my nerves and aches. Running the water the hottest I can and I slowly slink down into it. I add lavender scented bath bubbles to try and calm my nerves. I was crying when I turned off the water tub nearly overflowing. Before I knew it I heard a voice "now that's enough of that come on out so we can cry together and you can tell me were you were this morning." Wiping my eyes I looked up to see Genya "grab my robe you bossy thing and I'll get out." She laughed and turned to grab my robe off the hook "here now out you go." I got out put on my robe she took my hand and lead me to the vanity. "Genya I'm not letting you play dress up with me today." She shook her head "I am not planning on playing dress up I just want to get the tangles out of your hair while it is still wet silly girl. Then we are gonna go sit on the sofa by the fireplace and talk till you get ready to pass out." I sigh "Genya your to much sometimes you know that lol." She laughs brushing my hair "yeah I know but you love me and your hairs done let's go to the couch." Five minutes after we sat down there was a knock on the door. I jumped Genya does too then I realize something "there is a guard our there we are safe it can only be a trusted person." I don't know who I was trying to comfort more me or here when there was a second knock. Genya got up to answer it, it was our food. The servant come in "sankta Alina where would you like your food miss." I sighed "it's just Alina and on the table here in front of me is fine." She bowed and brought the tray to the table bowed and quickly left. Genya closed the door with a slight nod to the guard "what was that Genya?" She sighed walking back to me to sit "that was my signal to him no one beside a maid to pick up our tray should be aloud through that door per order of the Darkling. There are a select few that could by pass that nod and it would have to be on the Darklings orders only." "Genya I'm not sure I can eat can I just go to bed please" I plead. She shook her head her flaming red hair swinging "nope I was told to make you eat so come on at least half of it." Sighing knowing I couldn't find away to not eat and get her to go away. "Fine you devil woman I'll eat my food if you leave me alone afterwards to sleep I'm tired." She giggled "does it have anything to do with why you weren't I'm your chambers when I came to get you?" I sighed trying to think of something "I was needed in a early meeting with the General and was already gone by that time." I started eating to avoid more of her questions about where I was. We talked and cried about Marie she told me what really happened in that room. soon I was done claiming I was ready for bed cause I couldn't stand anymore talking tonight. "Genya for real I just want to go to bed we can talk tomorrow." "Fine I will be here bright and early just so you know." She walked out slamming the door I sighed in relief as soon as the door was shut. Standing I went locking the door then to my wardrobe to pull out a black silk night dress. I quickly changed and climbed into my bed hiding under the covers praying to the saints for sleep to come quickly. It did but it was not a restful sleep.

Darkling POV

Shutting Alina's door I shake my head and put my mask back on. Turning looking at the guard "only Genya and a servant with food get thru this door do you understand." The guard straightened "yes sir and if anyone else should come here what should I say?" I thought "tell them she is unwell at the moment." The guard only nodded I turned and walked away to head to the grand palace. I passed the whole walk thinking about Alina till I'm at the grand palace entrance. I entered as always and am greeted with another servant "the king and prince are expecting me" I say. The servant nods "yes moi soverennyi I am aware I was told wait here for you follow me please Darkling." Though I knew the halls probably better than the servant I let him lead me to the throne room. Inside it was just the king on this throne and his son standing behind him this couldn't be good. After getting me to a respectable distance from the king and prince the servant bowed and left without further instructions. "Your highnesses You call for me how can I help.?" Bowing slightly to show respect but not at the same time. The king stood "I understand there was at least one attack on the sun summoner's life and two attempts to abduct her. No one has seen her since she left the party anytime they go look for her they find someone who tells them that she is in meetings with you. Is she truly safe? If so what have you had her behind closed doors for the people who have heard she is dead or hurt need to see her?" I sighed "your majesties once we realized what was going on with the assassin we got her to safety. The assassins was working with a group of three people we only know the leaders name. When I was about to go interrogate the assassin when I turned around forgetting something and botched the second attempt. After that the sun summoner was in distress over the events of the day and refused to leave my side for fear of someone getting her. We have been in meetings all day to try and find out all the information. Plus someone has finally found her amplifier." The king turned red faced "Do you think I care how she is get her out into the public now, nor do I care about an amplifier for one of your grisha." Oh saints I was mad now good thing I've had so long to mask my emotions or I would have cut the king in half then and there. "Sir do you really want to parade around a broken and crying sun summoner? You should care about this particular amplifier for this particular grisha getting this particular amplifier seeing as it will take her a step closer to destroying the told sir." The prince stepped forward a putting a hand on his father shoulder. "Father he makes two very valid points neither of these things will go over will." The king stepped back "fine where is she now?" "Sir I dropped her off in her suite with a guard outside the door and waiting on food and miss Safin to arrive to help comfort her." The prince started going red this time "you sent a servant to comfort to future of Ravka what is that matter with you?" I was really getting tired of getting questioned by children. "Your highness that is who she considers friend and that is who she asked for. I was not going to turn the sun summoner down." "Still" the prince grumbled. "Is there anything else your majesties it is getting pretty late and I need to prepare to get a hunting party together for me and the sun summoner?" The king went wide eyed "you plan on taking her from the walls for a amplifier hunt?" "Yes your majesty we plan on traveling as discreet as possible and yes we have to get her out of the wall look how many have gotten in and so close during your fate sir. She needs to feel safe and cant do it here. We need her stronger now more than ever" I was struggling to remember to not yell at the child of a king just cause he abused and didn't care about women didn't mean the rest of us did. The king went red faced "what? Are trying to blame me?" Yes "no your majesty I'm just trying to heal our sun summoner to heal our lands." The king calmed down "fine, do that then but do the trip and move the fastest you can. Who will be your advisor here while you are gone I figure you will have Ivan with you. "I thought for a second Zoya the squallar sir." "You are are dismissed."

Alina POV

Every since Genya left I fell into a fitful sleep filled with nothing but nightmares are faces of people I lost. I awoke to the sound of a key in the door and peeked out of the covers the fire burned dimly but outside the window was pitch black. Who could be unlocking my door this late? Soon I knew the answer I watch him sweep in black kefta flowing behind him. I'm still borrowed under my covers so he thinks I'm asleep I watch him shut and lock the door behind him. Sitting up i decided no longer to play asleep now that i know it's my dark angel. "What are you doing awake my sun? I had hoped to slip in and sleep tonight and surprise you in the morning." Blushing I shook my head and patted the bed next to me. "I'll join you but please tell me my sun so I can help." Ugh why can't he just hold me without asking questions. "I'm having trouble sleeping now come help me sleep." He smirked for half a second before it disappeared "why can't you sleep my sun?" Sighing laying back I covering my face back up i barely heard his footsteps. I felt pressure on the side of the bed and pulling at the covers "what is it my love?" "I'm having nightmares Aleksander please hold me and help me through the night." His eyes softened and he instantly kicked off his boots and kefta "always but what side of the bed do you want?" I laughed "I don't care my dark angel." He chuckles "seeing as you don't like morning like I will take that side." With that he had me in his arms "now sleep my sun no one and nothing can get you." I drifted away into a peaceful sleep immediately.