Chapitre 18: She is Eligible
Without waiting for the approval from Xobaria, Eric pulled the veil off Aurora's face with one swift jerk. Many gasps were heard from all around the hall. They gawked at the sight and then at each other. At first the wedding thing was odd enough and now this. They were also surprised to see Aurora in all those embellishments that made her appear more beautiful than she already was.
In their hate for her they have never been willing to accept the fact that Aurora was certainly one of the most beautiful women to ever be born on this island. That was also the reason why others picked out her weakness to degrade her unmatchable beauty.
Prince Draveric was surprised, would be an understatement. He was awestruck, wouldn't be exaggeration.
She was the same girl he had bickered with earlier…
She stood there with her eyes clenched tightly and face masking a petrified expression. She wasn't ready for the sudden face travel. Second time seeing her and he had already known about a particular trait of hers; she closed her eyes when embarrassed as if doing so will prevent her from being visible to others as well. That was…cute. He had to bite his lower lip to suppress that smile that was threatening to escape on his lips. So she was his bride. It didn't turn out as bad as he had assumed.
"What did you do?!" Xobaria lunged forward and grabbed the corner of the veil that was still in Eric's hand, throwing the veil back off on Aurora. "Now you have invited back luck."
Eric rolled his eyes and stood back straight. "I have already given it space to enter my home."
Aurora bit her lip underneath the cloth that was once again serving the purpose of secluding her from the rest of the world. She knew he was referring to her. But more importantly why it did kind of stung…maybe not much but a little for sure.
She wasn't expecting him to happily welcome her and embrace her in his arms anyways. With that thought she suddenly couldn't stop her brain from wandering toward the thought of how it would feel to be hugged in his arms. She dared peek through the thin cloth. The outline of his broad silhouette was clearly visible. He could easily hide her completely inside him. She gulped trying hard to refrain from letting her mind go towards the unnecessary things.
He was a bad monster and that was it.
"I needed to make sure who I was getting married to because let's be straight, I don't trust you the slightest bit." He shrugged.
"Well now that you are sure about it, can we start the ritual?" She asked him, her tone having a hot edge to it.
This man was pretty chaotic and reckless. She was worried if Aurora would be able to handle him on her own. She glanced at her, who was standing there frozen like a scared mouse. She was starting to think if Aurora was the right choice but she didn't have any other option as well.
"We could but I suddenly remembered something." He placed a finger on his chin, rolling his eyes upwards. It was crystal clear that he was doing all of this on purpose. "I need to confirm one more thing before I decide to marry her."
Everyone shared looks amongst each other once again. Never have they seen a man like this one before. He was daunting, strangely attractive in many ways, scared but still handsome, unfazed and unafraid. He hasn't even glanced at them once which was very unlikely of a man's nature that they have been familiar with. His companion however was everything they had expected a man to be.
"What do you want now?" Xobaria was trying her hardest to keep her calm but he was getting on her nerves. If not bound by the deal she had made, she would have gone straight for his heart instead of wasting any time.
"We'll see," He stepped near Aurora once again and everyone held their breath in anticipation. Aurora stopped inhaling, her hands starting to shake as she felt dizzy.
Carefully he took a little ball from his pocket and put his hand forward towards her.
"What is this?!" Xobaria had tried reaching them but was stopped in her tracks when he roared, "Don't!"
Aurora wasn't sure if she should give him his hand and was looking in Xobaria's direction for approval who in return was cautiously observing Eric. When she didn't give him her hand, he grasped her arm and brought it out. Some of the Sirens came forward acting upon their instincts but they were stopped by Xobaria's gesture.
He took the glove off her hand and pressed the ball against her bare palm. For a few moments nothing happened and then gradually the ball started losing its color, the black melting into a milky white until it became transparent. It had noticeably heated up as well and due to Aurora's wrist being held by him, he could feel her getting cold. Once confirmed he slid the ball back into his pocket before turning towards Xobaria.
"She is eligible. Now, get out of my way without creating any fuss."
Cadeaux
-- Cadeau
reçu État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
stone