Rose and Thorn: Possession of The King (Book 1) (A Collection of Roses) by EMILIA RAY ROSE

Author:EMILIA RAY ROSE [RAY ROSE, EMILIA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kings and Roses Books
Published: 2020-10-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Ezra watched Ressa as she made her way through the crowd. Seeing that she was making a beeline for the garden, he increased his pace until he cut her off.

“It’s you,” she said.

Ezra smiled at a stone-faced Ressa.

“Enjoying the ball, my lady?” he asked.

“I’m at the most expensive and glamorous party I’ve ever been to. And I just finished dancing with the prince. What do you think?”

“I think you’ve stolen all the glamor and expense with your beauty in that dress.”

Ressa looked up into his eyes and saw that he meant what he’d just said, but she couldn't forget the way he walked away from her.

Her cheeks burned like live coals. Once again, she found herself taken by Ezra’s intense gaze. Her heart was beating double-time. She felt a spurt of feelings inside her. Longing, happiness, confusion, the desire to be around Ezra for as long as she could though her distrust remained. Through all the mix of feelings, the losing of herself in Ezra’s eyes, the loss of time, and the awareness of her surroundings, Ressa had an epiphany of sorts.

It dawned on her with jarring clarity that the same things she felt for Ezra were exactly what she had once felt for Cavel.

She wondered, Are the feelings I have for Ezra real or could they be as fleeting as they were for Cavel?

The result of her wondering was a baptism in the feeling of foolishness. Quickly she averted her gaze and, within a breath, pretended they hadn’t just maintained eye contact for some time.

“You look handsome tonight,” Ressa complimented and gestured with her eyes towards Ezra’s colorful Royal Guard coat and red sash. Its darker color pronounced the tan color of Ezra’s skin and the red sash brought out the flecks of gold in his eyes.

Ressa was suddenly aware of her proximity to him. His closeness filled her with warmth and caused a tingling sensation down in her stomach. Impulsively, she looked back up at Ezra.

The action elicited a smile from him. Just then, he allowed his gaze to flick through the garden entrance and into the hall. And then he saw him, Cavel, looking at both of them with a stare that was cold enough to freeze.

Immediately, his smile vanished. The mirth on his face ebbed to be replaced by a mask of indifference. And he straightened his stance.

“Thank you, my lady,” he said in response to Ressa’s comment. “The king would like a word with you.”

Having said that, Ezra turned and strode off. Ressa was slightly taken aback by the sudden change he exhibited.

No mask of indifference Ezra put on would have been able to quench the pain and sadness he felt inside. He couldn’t help the things he felt, both now and whenever he was around Ressa. However, he was not foolish enough to think that he could have her. She was engaged to wed Cavel. There was nothing he could do to change that.

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