Best Friends Forever

"The King requests for your Presence your highness," Lucas said, facing the ground.

"Tell him I'm busy I'm in no mood to see him this morning," I flipped through the pages of the book on my table, frowning. Knowing the King, he would try to keep me tied to him, boring me to death with his numerous meetings with the council. I wonder if they never got tired of hearing each other's civics. They never for once ran out of things to talk about, instead they keep coming up with different things that needed to be addressed.

"Alright, I'll pass your message across," Lucas replied and turned to leave.

"Would you like to join me for a run this morning?" I looked up and he paused in his tracks, not moving forward.

"I'm sorry but I'll be busy keeping an eye on your mate," he declined and I frowned. He always had a reason never to hangout with me.

"This is not about Imelda, you just don't want to be affiliated with me."

He turned, facing me, his face expressionless.

"If you know that, why then do