Chapter 144: The Odd Things
Rose stepped into the crown prince’s room and quickly looked around to ensure she was alone. She wouldn’t make the same mistake as last night. A quick scan across the room told her that she was indeed alone.
Thrice in a row. The crown prince has requested her every night now. Would there be a night he wouldn’t call her? Sure, the first night might have been all her, but didn’t he need to take a break? Rose looked around as she tried to keep her thoughts on her surroundings and not on how libidinous the crown prince was.
Rose felt out of place as she stood, unsure of what to do. It was odd that she still felt the same way even though she had been in the room multiple times already. However, Rose knew it wasn’t just in this room she felt out of place—she felt odd in the castle as a whole. Her room felt too big for her, and things around here were very different.
Rose didn’t think she would ever fit in—not with the maids and certainly not with the royals. She didn’t want to either. She thought it was a very ceremonial way to live, and she liked the simple things.
"Who has a buffalo ’ead in their bedchambers?" Rose asked out loud. She shook her head as she approached it.
She was careful not to step too close to the fireplace, recalling what had happened the last time she did. She doubted she would escape with just a few strokes this time.
She stretched her hand to touch the realistic buffalo head when she heard sounds outside the door. Rose pulled her hand back and stepped to the side just as the door opened.
The first thing she noticed was that he was alone, and the second thing was his stride. Long and purposeful, heading straight for her. Rose took a step back, but afraid that she might touch the fireplace and trigger the mechanism that got her in trouble last time, she didn’t step back any further.
Rose was too preoccupied with his sudden entrance to remember to say the greetings, and Caius didn’t give her the chance to as he closed the gap between them in moments. He lifted her chin, tilting her head up as he bent his head to meet her lips.
Rose closed her eyes as their lips met. His warm lips felt soft against hers. They didn’t try to force her lips to open, rather it was really gentle. Rose gave in before she could think about it and Caius was quick to deepen the kiss, his hand on her chin didn’t move.