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Four weeks more after the whole ordeal and I was certain that Helios was definitely in love with me.
He made sure to have breakfast with me each day, the extra attention he gave me was enough to set me into another realm. The long walks at night when we were both of duties was something I had come to look forward to
“are you ready?” Constance said, smiling at me with wide eyes. “you should smile, it’s a good day, and most important day” she was fawning over me, making sure that everything was perfect to a T
I was a ball of nerves at this point, if I did try to smile, I would look like a deranged patient “I don’t know Constance, how could I possibly be ready? What if something goes horribly wrong? This would be the third time. If something goes horribly wrong, I do not think I would be able to live with myself.”
She came behind me, massaging my shoulders and unwinding the knots I didn’t know I had.
“it would be fine, everything would go as planned, I can assure you that.” She said smiling at me through the mirror and hugging me from behind.
“thanks Constance” I smiled back at her.
“now, let us get you crowned queen” she squealed, almost jumping through the roof.
I put on my dress which was a white strapless gown with jewels enhancing my cleavage.
‘damn” Constance said, eying the dress I had on. “I do have a good eye.” She smiled to herself, patting herself on the back. “if this dress does not make Helios shred the clothes
from your body and take you right there, I don’t know what will.” She said, giving a
sinister smile.
I looked at myself in the mirror. It indeed was a drop dead gorgeous gown.
It accentuated my curves in all the right places and brought out my light coloured hair.
“I look…” I did not know the words to explain how I looked. “different” I settled for a
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word, even though it did not come close to what I was feeling.
The knock at the door pulled me from my dreamlike state of how pretty I was.
“ready?” it was Helios. He did not seem his normal self. He was… off. I shoved him the feeling down to the nerves of the event. It was after all two times in a roll that something had happened.
“you look nice” I smiled at him. He indeed looked dashing. The suit he wore blended well with his skin and his silver grey hair was properly styled back as against the way he always wore it down and sometimes messy and then finally, his well–defined jawline was prominent as he was clean shaven.
“thank you” was all he said as he stretched his arm for me to intertwine with his.
That was it. There was no other comment, he didn’t even give me a second glance.
did I something wrong?” I asked waiting for him to reply. 1
“we need to hurry Luzia, the guests are waiting.” He said still looking ahead. He even
looked at the watch on his wrist.
I bit my lips forcing myself not to say anything. I had gotten so used to him smiling and
being so cuddly with him that I forgot that this was actually how he was.
He raised a brow at me, as if asking what was wrong but I shook my head no.
I could be overthinking it, but I knew that something was definitely wrong.
He led me down the familiar path to the ballroom.
“are you ready?” he asked for the second time this night. It was as though it was
practised. There were no emotions, no care In his words or eyes, nothing.
I nodded because I was afraid that I was going to get emotional on how he was talking to
me like I was some stranger.
“remember, look at me if it gets overwhelming, and don’t fall” he said the last part, referring to the last time I had said I wanted to fall down. I blushed looking at his face thinking I would at least find some humour in his that matched his voice on his face.
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“did I do something wrong?” I asked again unable to take this anymore.
“now is not the right time, let’s just get this over with.” He said pulling me closer to the
door.
I shoved him back, pulling away from his hold. “I don’t think I want to carry on with the coronation if this is how you are going to be with me.” I said standing my ground as I
looked at him.
“look, there is a lot going on right now, let’s just this over with, then I would know that I have one less thing on my plate” I looked at him, getting emotional over something as stupid as what he had said.
I scoffed. What did I expect? Did I really think that he had developed feeling for me just
because he was nicer, he talked to me more often and had…
“So this is how it’s going to be huh?” I blinked the tears away, daring them nit to fall.
“what do you mean now Luzia?!” he snapped, looked genuinely irritated.
“do not dare raise your voice at me.” I snapped back, looking at him fiercely.
“then stop acting like a fucking child!” this was the first time he swore at me, and to say that I was shell shocked was an understatement.
“I am sorry, I forgot this is all some fucking duty to you” I said hissing.
I expected him to deny it, but obviously, that was a wishful thinking as he nodded his head, looking at me with a fake composure. “great, now let’s get down to business please”
The words hurt more than a rejection, but I shoved it down. He wasn’t going to ruin this day, even if it was just for show. I needed to be fucking perfect. I would be damned if he made me ruin these moments with some stupid worthless tears
