Chapter 217: First Report
Darius approached the large sofa before slowly lowering himself onto it. He looked around the library as if reminiscing on some past memories of the place. At the same time, Salena shifted nervously from one foot to the other as she stood a distance away from the prince. Darius grey eyes landed on her and then his lips curved into an inviting smile.
“Come here and sit down with me,” he said as he gestured for her to approach him with his graceful fingers.
“I-I am fine here...” she murmured as her feet refused to move forward.
“I’m not fine with you standing all the way over there. Come over here...” Darius said as his eyes narrowed slightly at her.
Salena felt a cold shiver run through her body at his intense gaze and she could tell that the next time that she resisted his command, the prince wouldn’t be so pleased with her. Although she didn’t want to get close to him, she couldn’t think of a valid reason to disobey his command. Salena slowly approached the sofa where the prince was seated.
“Come closer,” he urged casually.
Salena gulped nervously before willing her shaky legs to take a few more steps forward until she came to stand right in front of where Darius was seated. He stared up at her before his lips curved into a small smile. His hand gracefully swept over the velvet fabric of the sofa next to where he was seated before he patted that empty spot invitingly.
“Sit down here next to me,” he instructed.
Salena’s eyes followed the movement of Darius’s hand as her eyes widened. She shook her head slowly from side to side in denial while thinking that there was no way that she could possibly take the seat so close to the prince.