Chapter 65: Just A Pawn
We were heading back to the manor.
After discussing with Reagan last night, we had both decided to leave and go back to our home, deciding it to be safer than my father’s castle. Although we did play our path well, or at least I thought we did. Reagan seemed to have relaxed a little bit, though he did keep on drinking and I supposed he needed the courage of alcohol to be able to play his part.
I glanced at him from where he was busy inspecting the carriage ride. He had greeted me this morning when we were out but even though he agreed on playing pretend with me, I could still feel the way he was trying to put the distance between us which I don’t blame him for.
I mean the man just found out that I was supposed to make him fall in love with me so that he my father would be more loyal to him, so I couldn’t exactly fault him. But even if I didn’t blame him, I won’t lie that the distance between us hurt.
The afternoon light catches in Reagan’s hair just as a gust of wind stirs at his feet where he was busy patting the horses. But he still didn’t look at me even though I knew he could sense that I was watching him. Some part of me wanted to go to him, wanted to beg him and tell him that I was still the same Dahlia he knew, I never hid any of my feelings from him but some part of me knew that it was long over.
I heard movements behind me which brought me out of my reverie and I turned slightly to the side only to see Killian right behind me. He stood dressed in his tunic and suede coat, he had his arms crossed at his back as he stared at Reagan.
"Killian," I greeted with a nod of my head.
Killian glanced at me briefly with a smile on his face before he turned to glance back at Reagan who was now busy speaking with the captain of the guard to my father’s army. "So, what’s really happening between you two?"
I heaved out a sigh but a slight smile formed on my lips. We might have fooled a lot of people at the dinner party yesterday but it seemed the one person I couldn’t fool was Killian, who is fast elevating into the role of my best friend.
"You noticed huh?"
Killian snorted in response, "Hells, I’m surprised nobody did." He said and I snorted in response, "Are you okay though?"