< Dream or a Nightmare\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dream or a Nightmare\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril felt a little dizzy; she had been using her magic without resting properly. Alessandro caught\u00a0<\/p>\n
her before she fell and asked, \u201cAre you okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I just need to rest a bit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve used too much magic, haven\u2019t you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I used more than I thought when enchanting your armor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro had planned to ask Abril to enchant Cassian\u2019s armor, but seeing the state she was in, he decided not to tell her. He lifted her into his arms, carried her to the bed, and said, \u201cI told you to\u00a0<\/p>\n
rest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I did\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you kept using your magic even when you hadn\u2019t fully recovered.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were too many wounded, and I couldn\u2019t\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you couldn\u2019t leave them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril nodded, and Alessandro gently ran his fingers through her hair. Cassian felt somewhat uncomfortable seeing them so affectionate, which reminded him of Maya and made him feel miserable. He cleared his throat and said, \u201cI\u2019ll leave you two to your flirting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian turned around and left the tent before they could say anything; he needed a moment alone. Upon leaving the tent, Cassian headed back to his tent and was greatly surprised to see\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to talk to you. Got a minute?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWould you go if I said no?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I\u2019ve seen Sophia\u2019s daughter in the camp. Why was she allowed to come?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one allowed her; she just showed up, and in case, you didn\u2019t know, she\u2019s not easily convinced; she does as she pleases.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if she refuses to leave, she can\u2019t be here; it\u2019s too dangerous, and not just because of the\u00a0<\/p>\n
monsters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSome elf soldiers have seen her; they know she\u2019s one of us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re under your command; can\u2019t you control them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
|||\u00a0<\/p>\n
r\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
< Dream or a Nightmare\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re under my command, yet they don\u2019t owe me their loyalty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what does that mean exactly?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clair\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat, I don\u2019t know what they might do if they found out who she really is, and damn, she\u2019s part of\u00a0<\/p>\n
the elven nobility. You\u2019re aware that\u00a0<\/p>\n
Human kings are harsh with their descendants, right? But elves are even harsher.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStill, there\u2019s nothing I can do to make her leave. Abril is aware of what you\u2019re saying, she\u2019s aware of the danger she\u2019s facing here, but as I said before, she won\u2019t leave, no matter what we say, that\u2019s her\u00a0<\/p>\n
decision.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHer decisions are foolish and reckless. She\u2019s a spoiled girl who knows nothing about the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian felt a bit upset by Ethan\u2019s words and replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know nothing about her, so don\u2019t speak.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not going to do anything to make her leave? I thought you were her friend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I am, that\u2019s why I won\u2019t do what you\u2019re asking. \u2018ll respect the decision she\u2019s made.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if that puts her in danger?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf that happens, I\u2019ll be there to help her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re just as foolish as your brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Said Ethan as he headed for the exit. Once he was alone, Cassian wondered if supporting Abril was the right decision or if he should do what Ethan had told him and try to convince her to leave the camp for a safe place. But he wanted to respect her decision and support her; at that moment, he found himself in a dilemma, but deep down he knew that even if he tried, he couldn\u2019t convince her to leave. Abril was very stubborn and wouldn\u2019t back down once she made a decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone entered the tent, and Cassian thought it was Ethan returning to try to convince him to cooperate, but it wasn\u2019t him. When he saw who it was, he wondered if it was a hallucination, if he was starting to hallucinate from exhaustion. The person who had just entered the tent was Maya.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He gawked at her like a fool; she looked beautiful, wearing a simple beige straight\u2013cut dress, her black hair cascading down her sides like a silky waterfall. She brushed a strand of hair from her\u00a0<\/p>\n
face, tucked it behind her ear, and said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAren\u2019t you going to say anything?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian approached her and caressed her cheek, wanting to confirm she was real.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you really here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, it\u2019s been a long time, how have you been?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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2\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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