I apologize for the very shortness of this chapter. I know they're always short but this one is to the point of ridiculous. The hurricane threw me into a mess and I've been very tired of late. I do have the next chapter more than half written.
I pace in the library on jittery legs. Nerves and anxiety are creeping up on me. This room is not helping in the slightest. I've avoided the library since Silvio's attacks.
Wringing my hands, I can't seem to drag my eyes from the very spot he trapped me. The books are no longer tumbled from their shelves. Like it never even happened… but it did. I shiver.
"Amelia," warm arms cease my pacing. Pulling me away from my heavy thoughts. I turn into Hal's embrace where he kisses me on the spot, less than minutes of the time of our meeting, but I don't care.
I'm backed until I find myself against the bookcase. My head falls back in surprise. "Hal, what are you-?"
"I'm replacing the memory of Silvio with a new memory of me." his lips find mine, tongue teasing my lips until I open my mouth to his. I surrender completely, forgetting how anxious I am. That is until the doorknob turns.
We break a part as it opens with a creak.
I would be a complete idiot to think we were fooling anyone that we hadn't just been kissing.
The faces of the princes are bewildered to say the least. All except for Silvio. If the aura surrounding the demon prince had a color, it would definitely be the darkest of blacks. He is about to blow his top like a bottle of soda in a paint mixing machine. Lame description but I'm sure you get my drift here, right?
Everyone is silent at first. I think they already know what I'm about to say, I'm just confirming it.
I wait for everyone to settle before speaking, my hand interlaces with Hal's. I take a deep breath, "Hal and I are partners."
You can hear a pin drop from across the room as everyone chews on my bite of information.
All chaos is broke loose.