"I’m sorry for making you cry, it won’t happen again," he said gently as his hand cupped my cheek, his thumb rubbing against it.
Did Cedric Logan Hartford just apologize to ?
"What?" he asked in my extended silence.
"N-Nothing just..." I didn’t know what to say.
"We have both apologized so now we’re even," He said in amusent, I blushed and nodded, he always had a way of making such a shy person.
"Thank you for saving Mi-"
He placed a finger on my lips. "You say his na, he will appear"
I froze, he took his hand away. "I thought he explained that to you"
"H-He did but I didn’t know it was every ti I said his na,"
"That’s how it works, wife"
"Thank you for not killing him"
"Oh I had it in mind"
"Cedric!"
He chuckled, his chest vibrating from the sound, I would never get used to hearing him make sounds like that or smile, it was strange for soone like him but it also made my heart flutter that he was giving in to emotions bit by bit, he still had that quiet nature with him, but whenever he was with he had that outspoken nature and his emotion becos more prominent.
"I’m glad you smile more these days, it’s almost too good to be true," I said honestly, he took my hand giving it a kiss, his eyes still remained on .
"Because of you Sylvia".
I felt warmth around my chest when he said those words. "Do you hate , Sylvia?" he began, I blinked, puzzled by his words.
"W-Why would I hate you?"
"The other day you seed like you did"
"I was angry but it wasn’t because I hate you... I... I don’t hate you, Cedric, I don’t think I can" I said honestly, my cheeks instantly flushed, the words I said, I knew what it ant, does it an that I... My eyes trembled, could this be what love feels like, was I... I gulped, was I falling for this man? Despite everything I have experienced him? Was I?
He tilts his head to the side, his lips in amusent.
"Is that so?" he said in amusent, my heart began slamming in a fast rhythm, my grip tightened on his jacket. Does he... my eyes searched his, does Cedric...
His hand moved to my waist holding onto it tightly, the other against my back. My heartbeat quickened, we just had our eyes on each other, none of us saying a word, The silence wasn’t awkward but it was like it was registered on both sides, like in that silence our feelings were coming to play, my heart oh my heart it felt light and warm, looking at him right now, I knew it, all these feelings I felt towards him, this unusual pull, unexplained chemistry between us, this profound passionate affection towards him, is this-
The loud knock on the door broke out of my thought, after the knock ca in the door budged but it didn’t open, I don’t rember locking it.
"What is it?" Cedric retorted.
"Forgive my lord for interrupting your al but there’s an invite from the palace, a letter"
I turned to Cedric, his eyes remained on the door. "Maybe I should si-"
I gasped because when I tried to move, his hand was firm on my waist keeping from moving.
"C-Cedric"
"Co in", I froze at his words, the locks automatically opened as the butler of the house walked in, I have only seen him a few tis, but not directly. He was around his late 50s or so, dressed formally, a wing white cap that covered his hair. His brown eyes landed on us, but they quickly remained on the floor.
I was beyond embarrassed right now but Cedric wouldn’t let go, his grip remained firm on and I just remained still. The butler held onto a silver tray with a letter. Cedric took it.
"Leave us"
"Yes my lord," He said with a bow leaving, the doors slamming shut.
"Is it a letter from the Emperor?" I asked to see the goldenseal.
"Mm," Cedric just made a sound, his mood was a bit odd and seed unreadable, it was like that the mont the Butler said it was from the palace. Cedric opened the letter as he did. I caught notice of our house na.
Cedric’s eyes scanned through it, he made a hmm sound, I was becoming more curious because I couldn’t read the contents of the letter.
"It seems like the Emperor as invited us to the palace, a general audience for an announcent"
"T-T-To the palace?" I said with wide eyes, co to speak of this Danette ntioned this to once about the Emperor requesting a general audience soon, could this be it? Was it ti for the Emperor to announce Cedric as his heir?
"Yes" he states, dropping the letter on the table, but Cedric seed bothered by it, I an he should have suspected this to happen right? But it seed like it was sothing else bothering him, so I pondered what it was.
"Scared of going to the palace?" he asked as his eyes fell on , a faint smile on his lips.
"N-No... just expected sothing like this but I never thought it would be so soon," I said.
He made a hmm sound. "Everyone seed to expect it, I will warn you ahead, Mother won’t let you hear the end of it"
I rolled my eyes, Mother will once again torture with etiquette, ugh!
"I will just ha-" I moaned when Cedric trailed a kiss to my neck so suddenly.
"Just listen to everything she says, the palace is worse than society," he said, still kissing my neck.
I just made a hmm sound lost in his kisses, my hand trailed to his hair, I have forgotten how soft it felt against my skin, was it even possible to have such perfect hair?
His head draws backward as his lips find mine.
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