Chapter 39. Day Two (Firsts) (1)

[2017, October 9th. Satis Est]

Aaron was lying in the middle of a field of flowers on a hill that offered a view of ruins of a castle. They had been headed that way, were still he thought, only he didn’t want to ruin the moment. He liked having her so close, liked watching his fingers go up and down her body without her protesting. She’d even let him drag his fingers through her silky, long flames like he’d always wanted to. This was not what he should be doing, not at all, but when Adele showed up this morning declaring that there was peace at the castle after all and asked him out on a date, he was so flabbergasted that he ended up just watching her, letting her drag him along wherever she wanted.

“It turns out Duke Dormer was meeting with Diane to relay messages from her brother Dean to her. The royal palace is hosting a ball to welcome the so-called Prince of Wars, Prince Dean, tonight. Also, now that that’s settled, want to go out with me?” she’d said all in one bre