Chapter 265: Meeting the Midnight Queen
"Do you think I’m looking presentable enough?" Annalise asked as she fixed the loose strands of curls that were falling around her face. She had styled her hair in a bun for a change to look mature and elegant in front of the Midnight Queen.
"You are looking absolutely stunning, Little Bird," Kenric answered her question as he came to stand right behind her and looked into the full-length mirror that was reflecting both of them back.
Annalise felt good to hear Kenric’s compliment but she would be lying if she said that it made her anxiety go away at all, she was just unable to help it.
It seemed like her husband also realized that as the very next moment, Kenric closed the remaining space between their bodies, and his hands snaked around her waist from behind as he pulled her into a tight back hug.
"Stop worrying, love. Stop thinking that you are meeting the Queen of the Midnight Realm and only focus on the fact that you are about to meet our mother. Alright?" Kenric offered a solution to make her feel less anxious.
A deep sigh escaped Annalise’s lips as she shook her head at Kenric’s intelligence. She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "You aren’t helping at all, Kenric."
"Oops! My apologies." Kenric offered as the realization dawned over him.
"How about I use some of my skills to make you feel good and forget about all your anxiety?" Came another offer from him.
Annalise arched her eyebrows high in question as she stared right into his eyes through the mirror. "We... we have to leave in a few minutes. We shouldn’t be doing anything inappropriate at this moment." Annalise found herself saying as her brain wandered to all the wrong places but she couldn’t deny that an insane part of her was nearly tempted to accept his offer.
She watched as the corner of his lips stretched into an arc as a ghost of a smile bloomed on his lips right before he spoke - "I was talking about using my spells to help you calm down. What can be inappropriate about that?"
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