Cassian knew it was for the best to try to forget his feelings for the princess. However, he didn\u2019t want to use Laila just to forget his feelings for Abril. He wanted to be honest with her and said, \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s right to do that. You are a very nice girl, and I wouldn\u2019t want to make you suffer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen let\u2019s start as friends, and if one day your feelings change, tell me. Although I don\u2019t know if it will be too late by then: someone else might come along and steal my heart, Laila replied, taking another bite of her cake. \u201cEnjoy your cake before I steal it, I really love this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
They talked for a while longer. Later, Cassian accompanied Laila back to the bookstore. As they said goodbye, she gave him a kiss on the cheek and said, \u201cCome back soon to visit me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His face turned red with embarrassment, which Laila found adorable. Cassian was a tall man, somewhat slender but with well\u2013defined muscles. Despite looking like a big and strong man, he could be very sweet. Laila gave him a big smile and said, \u201cSee you next time, Cassian, and remember you have to come back to pay for the book.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can pay for it right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Laila shook her head firmly. \u201cNo, you have to come back to pay for it, that way I can make sure you\u2019ll return.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She opened the door and, before entering, said, \u201cI hope you enjoy your book and come back soon to visit me.\u201d After saying that, she went inside and closed the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian thought Laila was a bit strange, but also very pleasant. He returned to the palace, and upon arriving that day, he went straight to his room to read the book Laila had given him. Like the previous one, it was very good. He got lost in the pages of that book and didn\u2019t even realize when night fell until the light became too scarce to read with.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of the maids knocked on his door, announcing that the king was waiting for him for dinner. Cassian didn\u2019t want to dine with his brother, but he knew that if he kept avoiding him, Alessandro would worry and start asking what was wrong, as they had always been very close. So he decided to join the dinner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When he arrived in the dining room, Cassian saw his brother laughing with Abril. That was unusual for Cassian: he had never seen him like that with any woman. For a moment, he thought it was good to see his brother happy and genuinely wished that happiness would never end, even if it caused him pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian greeted them and took his place at the table. \u201cHow was the lake?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
<Good wishes\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril responded with great excitement and a huge smile on her face. \u201cThe lake is wonderful! I\u2019ve never seen anything so beautiful. You should have come.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe next time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Throughout the dinner, Abril kept telling Cassian how much she enjoyed her trip to the lake. When they finished, two maids approached Abril to tell her it was time for her bath. She said goodbye to Cassian, and Alessandro told her he would join her in a while.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Abril left, Alessandro said to Cassian, \u201cAbril told me you\u2019re joining the inspection.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll leave in a few days.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since you accompanied me on an inspection. I\u2019m glad you agreed to come.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou seem very happy lately when you\u2019re with the princess. Have you fallen in love with her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro didn\u2019t love her, but inside him, had grown a need to protect and care for her. He simply replied, \u201cShe\u2019s my wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat didn\u2019t matter to you before; you ignored her for four years. Tell me, what has changed?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian knew it was more than evident that Alessandro was in love with the princess, that she had captivated his heart just as she had done with him, although Alessandro seemed\u00a0<\/p>\n
unaware of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cYou\u2019re a bit of a fool, brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cExcuse me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should think about what you really feel for the princess. Maybe when you figure it out, your marriage will be happier.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t understand what you mean.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just saying, ask yourself, what do you feel for the princess? Nothing more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you insinuating something, Cas?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian stood up and said, \u201cExamine your heart and your feelings, Lessan, because\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
<Good wishes\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
sometimes we have everything we need and what we\u2019ve always wanted right in front of us, but we\u2019re stubborn and blind, so much so that we don\u2019t realize the value of what we have until\u00a0<\/p>\n
we lose it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
5\u00a0<\/p>\n
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