Chapter 171

Danika reached the king’s quarters and knocked on the door. She waited patiently.

“Come in,” came the deep voice of the king

She hadn’t heard his voice since the day before, and a shiver ran down her spine. It made her heart flutter, too. She had it bad for him. It wasn’t something she didn’t already know, but the knowledge never ceased to hurt her. Love was not supposed to soothe and hurt at the same time, but hers did.

She opened the door quietly and let herself into his chambers. He was rolling a finished scroll up and dropping his inked pen on the desk. He raised his head and looked at her.

“I brought your food, my king.” She inclined her head.

He gestured his head towards the table without saying a word. She nodded and walked to the small eating table on the other side of his chambers. She cleared the scrolls and parchments on it and began arranging his food methodically. It had been that way in the past few days. He always requested that she be th