Chapter 73: Kenric Got Punished
The morning came early and just like that, Annalise and her husbands set out to continue with their journey to Lakeshire after they had their breakfast and bought some food for their journey.
For most of the morning, Annalise sat alone inside the carriage while reading her books. Every now and then, either Kenric or Valerius kept coming next to the carriage window to chat with her and make sure that she was doing fine. As for Lord Damian, he was still ignoring her like a plague.
By the time noon appeared and they finally stopped for a break, they had reached the outskirts of the Enchanted Forests - one of the deadliest and biggest forests in the entire Seelie Empire.
She climbed down from the carriage and found her husbands tending to their horses, Valerius was feeding them a special herb to keep them in good health and full energy even after half a day of a long journey.
Kenric noticed her and came to stand beside her as they both watched Damian scouting the area to make sure it was safe for them to take a break. "You have a worried look on your face. What is it?"
Annalise turned her attention toward him as she spoke, "Are we really going to travel through this forest? I have heard so many rumors about this place." She didn’t try to hide her worry and neither did she pretend that she wasn’t afraid of entering such a mysterious place.
Kenric was about to answer her but Damian beat him to it, his harsh and cold voice once again pointed at her as he commented, "As long as you won’t go around creating troubles for us, we will be able to get through this place just fine. Besides, stop thinking with that mundane mind of yours, Princess. Unlike you people from the Seelie Empire, me and my brothers are capable enough to handle such small issues."
He didn’t even spare a single look in her direction as he brushed past her while aiming those hurtful words at her. However, she finally had enough of his attitude. Her body moved on its own accord and she ended up grabbing his arm as he was walking past her.
Her action ended up surprising both of them, and she wasn’t really sure if she was more surprised than him. They just stood there standing in silence as they stare at each other. Their gazes were locked together and once again she felt something stirring inside her as their souls came into contact.
Previously, she was unable to tell exactly what sort of thing she kept feeling every time she was around one of her husbands, but now when she had some sort of understanding about the soulmate bond that she was sharing with Valerius, she could sense that the same feelings were also related to Kenric and Damian whenever they came in co tact with her.
Her soul seemed to yearn for the two of them just in a similar manner as it did for Valerius. The only difference was, that Kenric seemed to be reciprocating those feelings while there seemed to be some sort of hesitation from Damian which wasn’t there until a few days ago.