Chapter 330: Still Your Birthday**
Mineah’s birthday celebration had extended into the early hours of the morning. She and Nikolai were both exhausted, but it was worth it because she really had a great time celebrating it with the people she cared about. She also received tons of gifts but of course, none could compare to the magical gifts Nikolai had given her.
She carefully extricated from her husband’s hug and quietly sat up on the bed. She smiled fondly watching Nikolai fast asleep. The sun had already risen, and while she knew she should wake him, she didn’t have the heart to disturb his peaceful sleep.
A heavy sigh escaped her as she stood up and stared at Nikolai.
She felt there was something unsettling about his words from the previous night. Her gut was telling her that Nikolai was hiding something from her. The illusions he did were very out of context for her birthday celebration. Yet Nikolai extended an effort to create a powerful spell she couldn’t break, almost forcing her to recognize him amongst the crowd. She couldn’t help but suspect that Nikolai was concealing something important from her.
’Nikolai won’t do something like this for no reason,’ Mineah muttered. Also, she knew that Nikolai would not hide things from her if the reasons he had were not valid.
Her head ached as she tried to piece together the scattered fragments of information, like solving a complex puzzle.
"Mine, don’t just stare at me, come back here..." Nikolai sluggishly hummed, his eyes still closed. Mineah listened and went back to bed. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close.
"The sun is up. Don’t you have early court meetings today?" she asked, still staring at his face. Nikolai slowly opened his eyes and smiled. "Hmm, before I answer, why don’t you tell me what’s with the way you were staring, Mine? Did you want to devour me so early in the morning?" he brazenly asked.
Without answering his playful remark, Mineah gently touched his cheek and caressed it before sighing deeply. "What’s wrong?" Nikolai asked, sensing her unease.