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Chapter Three
Kel's POV
I awoke in a room that was most definitely, not mine. Where was I? Realization struck me as I recalled last night's events.
Looking down at a sleeping Roald, I smiled. How peaceful he looked! Should I wake him? I asked myself. I decided against it. Let him sleep, I thought.
Trying hard not to wake him or his knight-master just next door, Lord Imrah of Legann, I slid across the sheets and was about to get up from the bed when I heard someone call my name.
"Mmmmm...Kel?" I turned to look at a sleepy-looking Roald, rubbing his eyes.
"Did I wake you? I'm sorry. I'll be leaving now. Go back to sleep," I told him. Turning to leave, I felt him grab my arm.
"Stay with me for a bit longer. Please." His electric blue eyes were silently pleading with me, Don't leave.
I hesitated. Should I stay? I couldn't just say no.
I nodded and lay down next to him. His arms encircled my body as he pulled me closer to him.
"Roald--" I started to protest as he hugged me tight.
He just shook his head and buried his face in my hair. Our closeness sent little surges of excitement through my body.
We stayed like that for a while, my mind screaming at my body, No! Stop it!
But it felt so good!
Stop it! I told myself. You're acting like a ridiculous court lady!
"Roald," I began.
"Mmmmm?" he replied, his face still buried in my hair.
"This is wrong. We shouldn't be doing this." He was betrothed. Though it was to someone I didn't know, I still felt guilty.
"I know," was all he said.
I heard someone stirring in the room next door. I looked up at him. Oh, those gorgeous blue eyes. I felt like I could stare in them forev--No! I mentally kicked myself. "I have to go," I told him, my heart breaking at the look of disappointment on his face. Trying to cheer him up, I added, "Or else, the conservatives will start wondering why I'm in your bed, and not mine."
He smiled. "Okay, you have a point," he chuckled. He released me and I left his room, with a dazed mind and a confused heart.
Roald's POV
In my sleep, I felt something move beside me. Drowsily opening my eyes, I saw Kel, sitting on my bed.
"Mmmmm...Kel?" Mithros, was I tired! I rubbed my half-open eyes.
"Did I wake you? I'm sorry. I'll be leaving now. Go back to sleep," she said.
But I was reluctant to let her go. Why? Good question. I grabbed her arm. "Stay with me for a bit longer. Please."
She nodded after a moment's hesitation. And lay back down next to me.
Then for some odd reason (and I had no idea why), I longed to have her in my arms, to hold her tight and never let go.
So, I wrapped my arms around her and held her close.
"Roald--" she started to argue.
I shook my head, half to her and half to myself. What in the world am I doing? I thought. I buried my face in her hair, taking in its sweet scent. She smelled absolutely delightful!
For a while, we just stayed like that. Finally, she spoke.
"Roald," she said. Oh, how sweet it sounded, hearing her say my name!
"Mmmmm?" I responded, not lifting my head.
"This is wrong. We shouldn't be doing this," she told me. Sighing inside, I knew it was true. But I just couldn't ignore the fact that I now felt something that I had never felt before...Something that felt so wonderful that it frightened me a bit.
So, I just said, "I know."
I heard the sound of my knight-master waking up next door. Silently, I swore. I had forgotten all about him.
"I have to go," she told me. But I couldn't bear to let her go. Then she added, with a sly grin, "Or else, the conservatives will start wondering why I'm in your bed, and not mine."
I couldn't help but smile. I chuckled. But it was true. Defeated, I gave in. "Okay, you have a point." I let her go. As she left the room, I sighed.
What am I doing?
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-MidwinterLuck
