TWENTY-TWO

"Are you okay?" Liam ask.

"Yeah" she struggles for her breathe.

"Come here" he opens his arm for her.

"I'm sleepy" she smiles.

"I got you" he kisses her forehead again and again.

Aurora spots the same neck scar she stares at it for a long time she had never seen the king talking about himself and she couldn't ask him either.

"Goodnight" he kisses her again. Aurora closes her eyes on the spot and drifts off.

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"His Majesty doesn't allow anyone in" a guard block Sania and Lia from entering.

"His Majesty slept here yesterday?"

"Yes," he looks away.

"Oh okay," they walk away slowly.

Aurora opens her eyes to a sun-filled room she turns around and spots the king smiling at her.

"Oh my!" she tries to move "Ahh!" she lays back.

"What's wrong?" The king asks.

"Huh?" she looks him in the eyes.

"What? I asked what's wrong why are you staring at me?"

"Huh? Oh," she covers the blanket. She had realized she was bare inside the blanket, how would she