Priestess Bound: A Reverse Harem Fantasy (Guardians of Sky and Shadow Book 2) by Lidiya Foxglove

Author:Lidiya Foxglove [Foxglove, Lidiya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Phoebe

I’d totally forgotten that I told Polaris to watch from the closet. She just quietly stayed there all night and all morning and then tidied up the room after we left like she always did. While she was getting me ready for the du Barien party, she said, “Would you like your report?”

“Oh! Yeah. Please.”

“Sir Forrest was uncomfortable throughout the—“

“Actually, just skip him. What about Niko? You said his heart beats faster when he’s around me, but once it was over he was out of there fast. Is he usually like that?”

“His heart does beat faster, my lady, that remains true. I think he, too, became anxious around the time when you transformed. There was a strong sense of power and confidence radiating from you that had an effect on him.”

“Anxious?”

“Agitated,” she said as she put my hair up with some jeweled combs and strings of pearls. “He displayed signs of intense arousal but seemed to be attempting to calm himself down. I believe he left when he was unable to do so. Is that helpful?”

“That was totally helpful.” Hmm. So Niko wasn’t as comfortable with this as he seemed. But I had a feeling his reasons were different. He didn’t care about having the other guys there, and he didn’t have another lover. He’s afraid of his feelings for me… “You’re really good at telling what people think.”

“That is the main purpose I was created for,” she said. “To observe people and report on their emotional responses. When I was first created I wasn’t very good at it, and my creator sold me for very little to Master Niko…but I’ve been trying hard and I think I’ve been improving.” She looked at me in the mirror with what could only be described as a shy smile.

“Aw, you’re adorable,” I said. “I’m sorry I thought you were creepy before.”

“It’s a very common response,” she said. “Do you like your hair? Are you ready for the gown?”

The hair was a bit messy but I knew Gilbert would probably take it down and redo the whole thing in the carriage anyway. “Oh, yes.”

Niko had just brought in the gown a few hours ago and draped it across the chair. Any irritation I felt at not being allowed to choose for myself quickly evaporated. The gown was a confection of net and froth, cream and lavender fabric with pearls adorning the skirt. The gown was made by one of the great designers in Capamere, Cellan White. The gown fit me like a dream when I tested it. The gown—

“I think your cat may have peed onto the gown.”

“No way, that’s impossible. How did she get in here?”

“She came in with the Master while he was getting ready.”

“Nooooooooo!”

Seconds after my scream, the guys all came rushing in. Forrest actually drew his damn sword. “What’s wrong? Has someone hurt you, Phoebe?”

…well.

Gown B it was then.

“She was only trying to get our attention,” Niko said—again—as we rode over. “But this is unfortunate, considering how much Emmaline du Barien likes her fashion designers.

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