Chapter 12: _The Kind Beta
Beta Marcellus and I stepped out of the mansion and into the late morning sun, causing me to use my right arm to shield my face slightly.
To my surprise, Caroline, who walked behind us, quickly drew out a fancy umbrella from hell knows where and opened it, using it to shade me.
"Uhh..." I was speechless, my face heating up with a blush. "I'm good, thank you, Caroline. I'm used to worst conditions."
She seemed hesitant at first until I glanced back at her and gave her a reassuring smile.
She closed the umbrella and kept it by her side, bowing slightly before we continued walking.
"I don't know when I'll get used to this," I muttered, almost forgetting that Beta Marcellus was walking beside me.
He tilted his head, causing me to turn my gaze to him when I noticed him at the corner of my eyes.
"Get used to what?" He asked with a teasing smirk. "Being treated like a princess?"
I felt the urge to roll my eyes but kept it hidden, instead flashing a smile at him. "Yes. Quite the opposite of what I'm used to." I remarked.
My mind went briefly to the kind of life I lived back at the Luminari coven, causing me to involuntarily shudder.
Maybe living here isn't as bad as I think.