Chapter 223: The Disastrous Decoration
Evaline:
I returned to my room, feeling much better when I left to invite Kieran just minutes ago.
A couple of empty cartons were sitting neatly in the hallway outside my room, indicating Draven had already begun clearing things out. And the moment I stepped inside, I froze.
Right by the windows, beside the marble fireplace and the cushy couches, was standing a stunning Christmas tree. It was towering majestically, and its thick green branches were dusted in artificial snow. It wasn’t decorated yet, but even bare, it was perfect. Regal. Warm. Beautiful.
My eyes softened.
There were some wreaths placed around the room.
My eyes searched for Draven and I found him upstairs. He was in the middle of fixing a lush green garland, wrapped with red ribbons and pinecones, over the railing.
"You work fast," I called out with a teasing lilt in my voice as I closed the door behind me.
He glanced down at me with a smirk. "Efficiency is a love language, sweetheart."
I smiled and climbed the spiral staircase, heading up to the cozy upper level of my bedroom where he was working. I hadn’t had a proper chance to relax in this part of the room since I arrived on Friday. The snug reading nook with leather armchairs, the floor-to-ceiling wooden shelves filled with hardcovers and ancient scrolls, the arched glass window that framed the snowy sky - it all looked like something straight out of a winter fairy tale.
I had planned to spend some quiet time here today... but now that the tree and decorations were happening, maybe I would have to move that plan to tomorrow.
I walked to the nearby bookshelf, running my fingers over the spines.