LARA
“Gideon Artes can be persistent,” the gerdian emperor looked at me, waiting for my reaction.
I did not expect to hear Gideon’s name today. In all honesty, I wasn’t even thinking about him at all lately. And the realization made me feel guilty.
What was wrong with me? He must have been so worried there, looking for ways to get me back, trying everything… And here I am, enjoying life at the Gerdian Palace, reading questionable books and thinking of the man who practically kidn*pped me!
“Lara,” Demir stretched his hand and covered mine with his calloused palm, “Your brother requests a meeting with you on the border in the mountains. If that’s what you want, then…”
“Will you let me?” I looked at him in surprise, not even realizing how our fingers entwined.
“Yes,” he sighed
