A Glimpse: A Sapphic Romance by Jennifer Cairone

Author:Jennifer Cairone [Cairone, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-03-02T00:00:00+00:00

~chapter 19~

Trigger Warning: some minor homophobic themes plus a slur

I kissed her. This kiss was full of anger and sadness. And then, at the last possible moment, everything was ruined.

Oliver stepped around the corner, his father right by his side. His eyes locked on to me, body pressed against Octavia. I backed away, but not quickly enough. Octavia turned to face her brother, prepared to give an excuse but still too stunned to speak.

I looked towards Oliver, seeking some type of help, but all I had met with was a shocked and disappointed expression.

"I ran into my son in the hall and decided that since your wedding is coming up that I should speak to the both of you about ruling the kingdom the right way, but it seems we have other things to discuss." Disgust was all I could see in his expression.

"Octavia," the king continued, fury evident in his voice, "Get out of my sight before I send you to your grave."

Octavia's breath caught. "Father, I-"

"GO!"

Octavia looked at me once, then turned and walked away. I stood there, silent and stillo, afraid too look up and meet the king's angry gaze. When I finally did, I saw the king was marching towards me.

When he reached me, he grabbed my arm roughly and started dragging me away. I looked towards Oliver once more only to see him looking at the ground, not wanting to meet my gaze.

The king continued to drag me until we got to the throne room and he finally released me. I rubbed my sore arm as he stompped over to his chair. An eerie silence filled the room as he stared at me. Not able to handle his stare anymore, I stared at the floor, waiting for him to start yelling.

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