Chapter 89 - Freya (2)

Amaru took the knife from Freya and dropped kept it in his pocket. The girl was beautiful beyond words and he was attracted to her. 

But he was still a man with brains and she didn't seem like she was there for a party. The way she sneaked around the palace and watched people from the shadows was already enough red flags for him to be cautious of her. 

He placed his hand to both her sides, creating a wall for her in case she tried to escape and flee from him. He peered deep into her eyes, her strength surprised him and intrigued him to be curious about her identity. 

There was no woman that he had met that made him feel like that. They interested him but never enough that he wanted to know about them, the only information that he cared for when it came to his women was whether they liked him or not. 

Most of the time, he didn't even care to catch the names of the ladies who warmed his bed. 

He was of the element of fire, Freya was a flayer. The type that control all types of flames. She was his opposite and the fueled their attraction to fe even more magical. 

To see the flame in her eyes and for her feel the coldness of his hand that brushed against her skin. Made the two of them not want to move away from there. 

Freya and Amaru glanced into each other's eyes. And it felt like they were both gazing at the most beautiful thing in the world. One that captured their eyes and they couldn't look away. 

They were so caught up in looking at each other. None of them noticed the footsteps that approached them from each side of the hallway. 

Prince Amaru leaned close to Freya. The girl's breath hitched, she didn't blink for a second and watched the man before her keenly. 

Her powers were useless against him. And his presence weakened her, technically, he was the only person that she had ever met that could weaken her. It was just the way that things went with a flayer's soulmate. 

They had the keys to a flayers heart and life. They were a flayers worst enemy because their soulmates could cause them harm but they couldn't return the favour. 

It made her cautious of Amaru but she couldn't move away from of stop him from getting closer. Neither could she control how his closeness affected her. 

The approaching footsteps stopped a few feet from them on each side. With Winrus on one side and Amberly's sister on the other. 

Elayne watched the scene before her eyes, her heart burning with anger when she saw the way that Amaru stared at her. 

She had known the man to have desires and to be of the habit to pick up women in court for his pleasure. But it was purely that, entertainment. He never took the time to gaze at any woman the way that he gazed at Freya. 

And that was what made it okay with her. Because she dreamt of melting his shielded heart and be the one that he marries. 

To be the future queen of Creassa was her dream since she was just a child. Yet, the moment she turned around a strange blue eyes girl had snatched that chance from her. 

It burnt her. 

Winrus stared at the two, he couldn't even think about anything in that moment. He wasn't angry that the man had found another woman that he will have to chase for him. 

The man stood there rooted to the ground. All that he could concentrate on was the way that Amaru looked at Freya and how Freya looked at Amaru. 

He felt a pang in his heart as he continued to watch the two of them. He couldn't understand what it was that he felt or why he felt that way towards the ice Prince of Creassa. 

Elayne marched towards at full speed angered by the sight of Amaru staring at another woman with such gentle eyes. She got to them and forcefully pulled Amaru away from Freya. 

Prince Amaru turned around to score the person that dared to touch him. Only to calm down when he saw who it was. "Cutie, what are you doing here?" He asked her. 

"Getting engaged to help Davion is okay but this is not," she complained to him. 

Amaru raffled her hair with a smile. Elayne blushed. His action filled Freya with anger. Her heart was in flames but for a different reason. Her hands twitched with the urge to slit Elayne's throat right there and then. 

Yet, she remained in her place and didn't move. It wasn't like she would be able to land a punch on her with Amaru being there. It would just be embarrassing for her to even try to do so. 

Elayne hooked her hand around his. "I came here to see you, I missed you Amu," she said calling him with the pen name that she had for him. 

All this to show Freya how much closer she was with the Prince, so that the woman would back off. Amaru was hers and for his hand, she was willing to go to any lengths if it meant having him. 

And they were childhood friends so the man was sure to care for her. Even if he didn't love her, there past gave her a chance to get close to him and make him look at her the same way that she saw him. 

"I missed you too," Amaru said. 

Unaware of how his words was hurting the others. Freya lowered her gaze at the same time that Winrus did, the both of them were not at all too happy with the way that Amaru spoke with Elayne. 

His words were like sharp razors cutting at their hearts as they stayed put. But neither of them could move from their place and walk away from there. 

"Is that so," Elayne said turning her head to see Freya's reaction. She knew that Amaru said those things to her as he considered her to be his friend but it still made her happy to hear them. 

She also knew that Freya wasn't aware of the reality of her relationship with Amaru, so she was bound to think that something was going on between them and hopefully she would leave her beloved alone. 

"We should..."

"Tomorrow, I promise to find you and spend time with you. For now I have to escort this young lady to her room," Amaru stated. 

Freya raised her head, she had never had anyone call her a lady before. Growing up a fighter instead of a lover, she was often treated like men instead of a lady. 

As much freedom as that offered her, at times she couldn't help but wish that someone would see passed her upbringing and adore the lady in her. 

Her heart felt warm to see that her soulmate didn't treat her different because of how she dressed and because she had magic. 

Prince Amaru removed Elayne's hand from his and reached that very hand for Freya to take. Freya glanced at Elayne, she was calm on the surface but deep down she was so happy to see that Amaru chose her over Elayne. 

The possessive way that Elayne had pulled Amaru away from her had annoyed her. But now her good had lifted, she took his hand and witnessed the fire of jealousy burn in Elayne's eyes. 

It made her heart glad to see the girl shown her place without her having to remove her knife out. 

Winrus turned away from the sight and wiped the tears that had flowed down her cheeks. So many feelings ran through him that he didn't get, but he wasn't too foolish not to realise why he felt that way. 

He had seem so many people fall in love in the palace, somehow he had become an expert in such matters. 

So he knew exactly how he felt but why he felt such things for the prince was what troubled his mind. The man took Freya's hand and ushered her away from Elayne. He walked with her so comfortably, it felt like something that was right. 

"Winrus," Amaru called out surprised to see the man there. The crown prince had gone to sleep already, he figured the man must not know this. 

"Did you come in search of Davion?" Amaru questioned. Winrus nodded with his back turned to Amaru. 

"He already retired to bed," Amaru informed to him. 

"I will take your leave then," he stated and stepped forward to leave only to have Amaru grab his hand to stop him. 

"I need your help. Can you arrange a room in the crown prince's wing for her to rest," Amaru requested. 

Freya's jaw dropped. She couldn't believe it, the man didn't know her and yet he was offering her a roof in the palace.. She was an assassin sent there to kill Jason, but Amaru wasn't even asking her who she was but was opening 5he doors of the palace to her.