Chapter 210: A Game to Feel Good
Annalise smiled softly before she shook her head and whispered in response to his question, "I’m not angry at any of you. Though I initially felt mad for you all to push me like this, now I know why you keep doing it from time to time. You all are just trying to help me in your own way."
She had known about their intention from the very beginning but despite being aware of their intent of purely helping her, she still wasn’t able to keep her emotions in control whenever she felt them pushing her to accept the things that she was afraid to even face.
A small but beautiful smile spread on Valerius’ lips as he moved her hands closer to his mouth before placing soft kisses on the knuckles of both her hands. "We just want to help you, Annalise. Hurting you or seeing you sad in any way isn’t something we enjoy or even like either. And while we know that you need some time to come to terms with all the secrets that you have just found out, time is exactly what we don’t have."
His words were both an assurance and a reminder for her. While her husbands were clearly on her side, they won’t be staying silent if they felt like she needed a push to move forward with things and situations happening around her and also the future that awaited her... awaited all of them.
Taking in a deep breath, she nodded her head in understanding. Maybe it was really time for her to put aside her feelings and insecurities to face her parents and the truth that they had been hiding from her all this time.
"Valerius, can you arrange a meeting between my parents and the King with me?" She finally requested and watched as a surprised look took over the first dark lord’s face. He was least expecting her to suddenly change her mind about stalling for more time and actually decide to interrogate the people who lied to her the most.
"Are you sure about this?" He asked just to make sure that she was determined about her sudden change of plans.
Annalise took another deep breath before she nodded her head in affirmative, "I’m sure and I think it’s time I should stop running from things that are waiting for me to face them eventually. Besides, there are too many things that we need to sort out before it is too late, we can’t be wasting any time with my personal problems. That’s why I need to sort them out as soon as possible."
Valerius nodded his head in understanding as he softly brushed his thumb across her knuckles as he spoke, "Fine. I will send a message to both your father and the King."