Chapter 6: Wedding Night 1
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Chapter 6
"He..." Exhaling out loud, he lifted his eyes to behold the beauty of the one whose tears he wasn’t worthy of looking at.
"Did he agree for us to see her before we leave tomorrow?"
"No, he wants us to leave now."
"What!"
Emerald could not believe her ears. How did things turn sour so soon?
At first, they had hoped that since the King seemed to be in good spirits and decided to try their luck and ask permission to stay a day extra.
She did not know what her husband must have told him to get him to make such decisions, regardless, it was too much.
They were the parents of his bride after all!
A small but sad smile appeared on her lips. She could not say anything. She knew he must have tried and considering who their in law was...
"Let’s go. I would drop a letter for Era. I am sure she would understand. We do not want to make her sacrifice to be in vain and incur his wrath now, do we?"