The Curse and the Prince by Day Leitao

Author:Day Leitao
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sparkly Wave

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THE SECRET ROOM

There was even another room hidden inside Griffin’s room. Zora recalled the night she had brought him here, how he’d opened his eyes and said her name as if he had been happy she was there. She still recalled the feel of his hair in her hands.

“Here.” Griffin’s voice snapped her out. “It’s safe. Nobody knows about it.”

A part of the wall opened to reveal the thinnest stone stairs she had ever seen. He gestured for her to go first and she passed him, arms crossed covering herself, since the sheet had fallen somewhere along her run. She felt almost naked with that nightgown, and so angry that she’d been forced to wear that, that her clothes had been thrown away, that her sword had been lost. But she was glad to be here, on these rough stone stairs that were so thin she had to descend them sideways.

The room was not really a room but some sort of private dungeon with stone walls and ceiling. It was as big as the office and room together. On one side, it had chains attached to a wall and a mattress. On the other side, a table with some strange objects, then a divider and what she assumed was some kind of private area with buckets. The place felt gloomy and eerie. There were lit lamps in two corners, so someone had been there recently, hopefully Griffin himself. His steps echoed as he descended behind her.

“How are you?” He had that concerned look.

“Better than an hour ago.” She smiled.

He glanced at her crossed arms over her chest. “Are you cold?”

“No. It’s just…” How was she going to explain that her gown was see-through? For some bizarre reason she felt ashamed of the way she was dressed, even if it wasn’t her fault. “I had a sheet around me and it fell at some point, and…” Zora trailed off.

Griffin stared at her for long seconds, until eventually his eyes widened. “Oh.” He took off his cloak and handed it to her.

Zora tried not to notice that he had no shirt on as she turned around, put the cloak on, then secured it with a knot so that it would be closed in the front. It smelled like Griffin, a pleasant, soothing smell, and she wondered how come she knew what he smelled like. She turned back around and he was staring at her, no shirt on. He had a nice chest and a flat, not overly muscular stomach, and it was awkward that he wasn’t looking for a shirt or rather, a vest.

“Zora.” His tone was serious. “Did he touch you?”

She shook her head. “He sent two women to bathe me. They took my clothes and gave me this, but he never came into the room.” She’d been fearing that, fearing he’d see her, fearing so many things that had made her stay in that room a nightmare.

He exhaled and nodded. “I was watching the hallway. I just wanted to make sure.

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