Chapter 41: Swallow Your Own Medicine
"Now then, I’ll leave the three of you to chat," Teo excused himself, "the King Raxus will be arriving any minute."
Elys watched the knight walk away and disappear through the crowds. Aleksander was the same, his eyes full of hatred for the golden-haired vampire.
Out of the blue, a stout and plump man with a goatee came up to the duchess. She greeted the man with a kiss, and he gave her a sloppy kiss too on the cheek. "Ah, husband," Duchess Ravinia giggled, "meet the talk of the town, the very first slave princess!" the lady laughed.
Elys tried as much as she could to play nicely. The ball was just about to officially begin, and she wasn’t that much keen to get into trouble should her temper get the better of her.
Aleksander wasn’t doing quite well, either. The two of them can’t be flaming balls of fury at the same time.
The princess knew she and Aleksander needed to reassess their plans. And for that to happen, she must keep calm and try to hold off the prince’s anger for now, find an opportunity to get away, and then talk in private.
"I had thought she was ugly, but she turned out to be quite the looker," Duke Ravinia commented, and then turned to the prince with a sarcastic smile. "You are one lucky man, Prince Aleksander."
"Mhmm..." grunted the prince in response. "Indeed, I am. But not as much as you are, Duke Ravinia."
"How is your manor doing with another mouth to feed? If you need help, I can lend you money," the duke offered as he began to dig in his money pouch.