Chapter 10: going to the little palace
It was late, I wanted to just go to bed and he knew that as he led me inside followed by Nico. Guards were there to greet us and under other circumstances he'd probably have done so but I wasn't normal. Yet he did stop and think about it before he gave instructions and pointed to Nico indicating they were to take him somewhere to sleep. Nico probably wanted to object but did not as he followed them leaving me alone.
Nico.. I thought
Aleksander motioned for me to follow him as if him leading me was worth more than having Nico with me. I walked behind him but it seemed very clearly lights were out as he led me down the hall and we stopped at a room that was close to black doors. I could only imagine that was his room as he looked back seeing where I was looking then looked at me. "All in due time..but for now you have your own room. I had a year to make sure everything you would need was in here from what I learned from you." Aleksander said
A year? Surely you can't be serious.. I thought
When he opened the door to reveal the room I walked in to look around seeing it was spacious and I the room was decorated with enough to be a mix of both Sun Summoner and Tidemaker. Not one side was represented so I was impressed, copies of books that I had back at my childhood home was on a bookshelf which caught me off guard since I'd never talked about it and then I walked over to the nightstand where I seen sketchbooks, not one but five of them as I looked at him.
"You like to draw, that way you won't run out if you fill one and need another." Aleksander said as I was impressed as I still looked over things. When I walked to a door I opened it seeing the bathroom and robe. "This is mine?" I asked as I looked back at him in disbelief. He'd learned more about me than I first realized and I figured somewhere grandma had to have put some input into this. "Yes, the room is yours to do with as you see fit. My room is behind the black doors, despite what people will tell you Amira. You have permission to seek me out if you need to talk or can't sleep." He said
I was thinking this was a dream, it had to be but I knew it wasn't as I looked around. I looked at the kefta he'd put on me as I noticed the design started with Sun Summoner at top and then transitioned to Tidemaker at the bottom. I didn't want to love it but I did love it as I looked at myself in the mirror as I heard him laugh a bit. I looked at him seeing he was admiring me in my admiring the kefta.
"So..the king." I said to get him to stop looking at me but he seemed to be unsure as now I was under the same room as him. He walked over as he went to reach out for me and I normally would have stepped back but something made me not want to. "The King would want to see you soon, but not tomorrow. Tomorrow you'll learn the grounds but I don't want just anyone leading you so I'll do it myself." He said as I looked at him.
He backed off as he walked over sitting on my bed that I'd never slept in as he seemed to be thinking. I walked over feeling this sort of pull and he looked at me, he'd always been truthful since I called him out that first time when we met a year ago. He'd always tried to talk with me to get me to let him. In that moment I was looking at him, I don't know if turning eighteen had something to do with it but as I looked at him I could see how handsome he was..
What is with me..it's like something is different now..two weeks ago I yelled at him. I thought
I leaned in as he just stood there but it was when I was close that he could feel my breath did he say something. "Amira..are you sure?" He asked as I stopped for a second. This wasn't me trying to sleep with him, no that was not something I was going to do right away but I had thought of kissing him. He noticed my hesitation yet he didn't pull away and neither did I.."Yes.." I said
That was enough for him to close the gap as his lips pressed against mine and I kissed him back for a few minutes all that resistance and everything was just gone. Yet, my mind could not let it fully go as I pulled away realizing what I just did as he smirked. "It's late. You should rest." He said as he stood up and looked at me before he left leaving me there in my room with my thoughts.
Saints! I did it...I kissed him! My betrothed..My Grisha soulamate...it felt...it felt...perfect. Like it was supposed to happen. I thought
Then I mentally smacked myself cause I'm here at the little palace where probably every Grisha girl has thrown themselves at him. He probably enjoys it and that fixed my giddiness I was feeling as I sat down. I felt so weird about it now but I knew time will tell so I turned in for bed for the night.
I'm more than likely to be jumped..once they know about me. I thought before drifting to sleep