Page 11 of Quest for her Knights
“Don’t be silly! Of course you’re not going back down to the dungeon. We’re sisters now, so you have to celebrate with us.”
“Actually, that might not be a good idea,” one of the princes interjects.
“Sorry, but can you tell me your names? I’m having trouble knowing what to call everyone in my head.”
Freya takes the opportunity to introduce me to her husbands, Pyke, Arlo, Cash, Grayson, and Talon. The queen introduces her own husbands as Ian, Lewis, Coal, and Chase. When nobody introduces the two people whose names Ireallywant to know, I have to cut off Grayson when he starts speaking again.
“Sorry, but nobody introducedthem,”I say, pointing to Blondie and the other sexy man standing off to the side with him and Blaze. I see a small smirk form at the corner of Blondie’s lip, making me think he could be fun company.
“Those are the knights and our friends, Blaze, Arrow, and Draven.”
SoBlondieis Arrow, and the third one, with jet-black hair falling into his stormy gray eyes, is Draven. They’re knights?Wow, why does that make them so much more attractive?
When they just stare at me, I decide to take the initiative, moving over to stand in front of the three of them. Looking up at their tall, slightly intimidating frames, I wonder if they could be in my harem. If they’re all single, Idefinitelywant to get to know them better.
“Hi, I’m Elora. It’s nice to meet you,” I say cheerfully, holding out my hand to Draven. He gives me an emotionless stare before firmly gripping my hand and giving it a small squeeze, then dropping it quickly without saying a word.
Okay, so not the friendliest guy, but hedoesexude some mega bad boy energy, so I don’t exactly hate it.
Turning to Arrow, I offer him my hand. “Hi.”
“Arrow, at your service, Your Highness,” he says as he gently grabs my hand and pulls it up to kiss my knuckles, making me blush as I smile at him.
“Oh, I like you!” I tell him honestly, making his smile expand to cover his entire face.
Damn, he’s gorgeous.
If I’m being honest, all three of them are drool-worthy. I just hope they’re not total assholes or already in relationships. That thought makes me frown at them as I ask, “Are you guys single?”
“Elora, come here, please,” King Lewis says firmly.
I give Arrow’s shocked face a quick wink before turning and moving over to where the others are still standing.
King Ian steps forward to address me. “Everyone thinks Elora has been unwell for the past week. We didn’t know how to handle her betrayal. Outside of this room, only the other knights know the truth. It turns out that it will work in everyone’s favor now. But before we can figure out what to do, it’s probably best you stay unseen for the remainder of the evening. The rest of us need to get back to the celebration.”
“I’m sorry you won’t be able to celebrate with us, Elora,” Freya says, giving me an apologetic smile.
“That’s okay. I don’t want to interrupt your party any more than I already have. Just tell me where you want me to go, and I’ll keep out of sight until you’re ready for me.”
The queen addresses the knights next. “You three are her guards until tomorrow. It will give us a chance to finish the celebration and figure out how to best handle this.”
“Of course, Your Majesty,” Arrow says, dipping his head at her.
“We’ll take her to Elora’s suite,” Blaze adds.
“Thank you,” she says, nodding at them. I had to admit, they all did seem like very kind and understanding people. So far, this place seemed pretty welcoming.
“I’ll see you all tomorrow?” I ask, scanning the faces of my new family. They all nod, then head back to their party.
When it’s only the four of us left in the room, the three knights and I, I let out a deep breath and turn to look at them.
“Alright, Your Highness, let’s get you to your room,” Blaze says, heading to the door.
But I don’t follow. Instead, I dramatically flop down on the fancy-looking couch. “I’m tired. Can we just stay here for a few minutes?”
“If you let us escort you to your room, you can go to sleep.”
“I don’t want to sleep, it’s just my feet that are tired. The floor in that dungeon was freezing,” I say, pulling up one foot to check the bottom. It looks a little dirty from walking around barefoot, but not too bad.
