Chapter 135: To The Forest
>>Aelin
Ariston looked away in shame. And Drakkar just sighed and walked away
I hid and turned away as he walked past me. Then I looked back at my guard.
So there really was something going on between them... I felt a little shy. And they are having a sexual relationship.
Ariston looked absolutely devastated and I felt something in me ache.
I was just about to walk over to him but I wasn’t sure if I should say something to him or not. It was wiser not to, this was their private matter, but I can bring him back to the crowd.
Right?
He still hadn’t rejoined the group fully—still standing a little ways off, shoulders tense, a hollow look settling behind his eyes even as he tried to look unaffected. Something in my chest twisted. I didn’t know the full extent of what had just passed between him and Drakkar, but I could sense the weight of it clinging to his posture.
I took a small step forward. I know I shouldn’t interfere, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that he was barely holding himself together.
But then, a gust of wind swept across the rooftop, and the sharp click of armored boots echoed behind me.
Heads turned.
I followed their gaze.