“So where do you want to go next?” He asked, staring at me with his pretty emeralds.   I pressed my lip, “Hm, I don’t know. Since we went to my favorite place, maybe we can go to your favorite place. Do you have a favorite place?”   “Should we go to my lakehouse?”   My eyes widened, “You have a lakehouse?”   He nodded, “I do, it was a gift from my father when I was little. Vienna and Damon used to accompany me here during the summer. Vee would lie to my father telling him that we’ll be training by the lake but we’ll most likely be bathing.” He chuckled to himsel

The sky is almost dark, only the shades of orange and pink can be seen. The moon is out already. Vienna and I got back to the castle walking side by side. We would not want to be late for dinner. The Queen is strict when it comes to dinner and no one wants to anger the Queen of Syrr.   The huge double doors to the dining hall busted open as soon as the servant saw us. The long table is a feast as usual. The King is also present tonight. Cassius tapped the seat next to him and smiled at me.   Vienna walked to the seat next to Rose while I sat next to Cassius. After a while we started eating in silence. I guess I can say that I’m used to it, the awkward silence in the room while we eat. I figured they just eat that way. Cassius told me it’s a sign of disrespect if we eat while talking. 

The moment we stepped foot outside the dungeon, I sighed in relief. It was suffocating there and I could barely breathe. Cassius placed a hand on my back as we walked back to our chamber.   “You haven’t told me,” I bit the inside of my cheek. I may be a bit nosy to ask this but I needed to know.   “Told you what?” He didn’t even glance at me. He knew what I was talking about but he won’t say a thing about it.   “About what happened between you and Ambrose,” The moment those words escaped my lips, I saw a flash of displeasure in his emerald eyes. His lips pursed as his jaw moved.   “Ambrose was my half brother. We