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s awake, wondering why the mattress feels so luxuriously soft beneath her. In a split second, panic grips her, fearing she's missed her duties. The room, bathed in the gentle morning l

akfast. A part of me was expecting Dante to come around. This was his from I found out after breakfast as I looked around. Was that the reason why he didn't spend the night in his room. I smiled at that thought but I told myself wouldn't it

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ed large wooden double doors. This was the first wooden door I had seen here, all the others were glass. I nervously looked around the corridor feeling rather out of place in such expensive surroundings. Jack raised his hand as though he intended to knock but suddenly decided against it and soundlessly pulled the door open. With a swift jerk of his head he motioned for me to follow and strode in like he owned the place. I tottered after him uncertainly. The room we entered was dark and suddenly I felt as blind as a bat. I staggered around the room afraid of bumping into something...or someone! That's when I heard a conversation, a heated one. "I'm telling you its nothing!" "I've known you for long enough to know when you're lying. And this time I know you're lying." "It's none of your business Cole!" "If she is who I think she is then it is my business! It's the business of the entire kingdom!" "But she isn't. And I don't want to talk about her any longer!" And that other voice? That deep handsome voice...please don't tell me! "Avoiding the topic won't get us anywher-" "CUT IT OUT! I'M DONE TALKING ABOUT THIS! She is a nobody! She means nothing to me, and for the last time, she is NOT my-" The voice that I knew was Dante stopped abruptly and I thought I heard him sniffing. My eyes had slowly started adjusting to the dark and I was desperately trying to find Jack. I could hear heavy footsteps getting closer to where I was standing and my heart rate picked up. If anyone saw me here without Jack around, they would think I was eavesdropping! I squinted in the dark but I still couldn't see Jack. I fumbled around trying to hold onto something so I wouldn't faint from panicking. My hand came in contact with the wall and I let out a sigh of