Chapter 119

• The snow lightly fell above them as they stood by the stables. Light flakes piled on Lucas’s dark curls and distracted her for a moment. Lucas and Patrick looked almost unrecognizable in their commoner clothes. Patrick had holes in his gloves and his hair was almost as messy as Lucas’s. Anna curled her fingers at her sides to prevent herself from reaching out to run her fingers through Lucas’s locks just to try to tame it. She hated how much she liked it when it was a pure mess. She was part of the reason it looked that way, he rolled out of bed and didn’t even attempt to fix it.
• She couldn’t help but notice that he stood closer to her than he normally did, with his hands shoved deep in his pockets and his eyes on their surroundings. Enzo had one of his more… run down carriages being filled with the things they would need. It made Anna a bit nervous, how long would they be there for?
• She tried not to allow her mind to wander into unwanted territories, but it was impossible when it was all she could think about. The moment she slid out of his arms and into her clothes again, she felt different when she looked at him. For the first time, she didn’t think of the fact that he was a prince—it was like she had almost forgotten that for a minute. She was so far gone from the maid she was when she left the palace, it was hard to even consider going back to that girl. A small part of her would always feel like she had to obey orders, but a bigger part of her wouldn’t let her be stepped on anymore. She knew Cordelia was to thank for that.