Chapter 140: Time to put on a Perfect Show
Annalise stared at her left wrist where a small red petal was imprinted right next to her moon thread. She was still able to recall the exact sensation of warmth filling her entire body the very moment Kenric’s fire essence entered her body and settled down inside her, the petal on her wrist was the evidence of its presence inside her.
If she didn’t know better about the elemental cores of a fae, she would probably have not thought much about what the third dark lord did but she knew pretty well just what sharing one’s core element’s essence meant.
By sharing the essence of his core magic, he not only showed his utmost trust in her but it was almost equal to him committing himself to her for eternity. That small essence of his fire magic that was now living inside Annalise, would bind him to her for as long as he would possess fire element.
Though it was still nothing like a soulmate bond shared between soulmates, it was still as pure and powerful as a soul bond.
"Come on, it’s time to depart." Leela entered the room and informed Annalise. It was already dawn and the decided time for them to depart for the Mortal Realm.
The two of them made their way downstairs and then out of the inn where they found Ezra and company waiting for them with the horses. "Where are we heading now?" Leela asked them while feigning ignorance about all the information that she had about their plans.
"We are going to head to the Mortal Realm now." One of the other men answered and both Leela and Annalise performed spectacularly as they stared at the man in return with pure confusion and shock evident on their faces.
"The Mortal Realm?" Annalise questioned while turning her gaze toward Ezra. She tried her very best to keep her expression natural and not to overdo things just to be up making the men suspect her and Leela.
"We know that this is so sudden but that’s where we will be heading now. We somehow lost track of the intruder during the night. When we woke up this morning, we weren’t able to feel his presence anywhere nearby. He seemed to have invaded us safely for the time being." Ezra informed them and once again, he told them no lie while concealing the entire truth from them.
Leela couldn’t help herself as she turned to look at Annalise with a surprised gaze but thankfully, the men did not seem suspicious about it. However, they too were now looking at her while waiting for something.
It take a couple of precious seconds before teg realization hit Annalise and she hurriedly spoke to handle the awkward situation that was soon ready to get out of control. "He seemed to be telling the truth." She said while looking at Leela before sparing a quick look in the men’s direction who couldn’t hide the way they all relaxed a little bit after her statement.