Chapter 35: Again
Lilac
"Oh." I whispered in response to that and the prince hummed. I nodded awkwardly because I didn’t know what to say right now. I was currently reeling in shock over my revelation. If this man was the prince’s butler and was working on getting me to infiltrate the prince’s wing, that means he wasn’t loyal to the prince and might even be dangerous to the prince.
Do I tell the prince about the man right now? Something foreign was pushing me to, even though it was clearly stupid because I still clearly remember the warnings given to me that day right after I was told of the fact that I’d be repaying them for sparing my life by doing whatever they asked of me and if I dared to tell anyone about all that they told me, that I’d be killed without hesitation. I hadn’t doubted them and I still don’t.
mWhich was why I ended up not saying anything.no
I was pulled out of my thoughts by something thrusted right in my face. I blinked slowly as I glanced up at the prince, he was sitting at the edge of the bed and was holding out a bottle of water to me. I accepted it gratefully and drank a few mouthfuls, while feeling warm all over. The prince was taking such good care of me and I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why someone as dangerous as him was doing this for me. It made no sense to me when I tried to think of a reason so I stopped thinking about it as I handed the water back to him. This time, my fingers brushed against his cold ones and I sucked in a sharp breath as tingles rushed through that spot to leave goosebumps over my arms, and heat in my cheeks.
When our eyes locked, I let out a shaky breath, my throat suddenly feeling tight. The prince was silent, he just held my gaze a moment longer before swinging his hand my way. I let out a startled squeak, thinking he was about to hit me, but his hand gently met with my forehead, then he was lowering me into the bed in the next moment, right before he pulled the covers higher around me. I blinked up at him, chest feeling tight as I took in his features from a closer distance this time. His face appeared even handsome this way, his hair escaping from the bun it was in to frame his face. When he pulled away, he rose up and shoved his hands into his pockets.
"Sleep."
Then I returned back to working on his laptop, while I did as told.
I slept.
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However, when I woke up, I was sweaty and hot all over.