Chương 62: Chapter 61
Kingdom of Alba…
Avery's pov;
She doesn't expect me to kill Helga now does she?
Grandma Anne sighs "The only thing that can be done is either you take back that amulet and bring it to me so that I can destroy it or either you or Ethera will have to give up the amulet and with it your life source" life source? Does that mean if either one of us breaks the bond we die?
I then ask "Let's say I decide to give up my amulet and the bond that comes with it , does that mean I die?"
She nods "If you were to break your bond with Ethera , either one of you would die because this is the original foundation and on top of that you will be killing that cousin of yours as well"
I sigh , this is messed up . No matter what I do , someone might be sacrificed so what now?
"What do you propose then?" I ask.
"As I said before , the original bond can not be destroyed . The only way we can go about this is by destroying the amulet your cousin has so that we can put things back to normal" she says.
Easy to say , how do I steal back my necklace from Helga's neck? She always wears it and she will expect me to want it back so how?
"Okay , I will try doing that . How about Ethera? She is stuck in my body is there no way to bring her back?" I ask and she shakes her head no.
I sigh , oh boy we are in serious trouble.
"I will get going then , thank you for your advice" I say and she opens the door with a spell.
I was just gonna get out of the house because I don't want to deal with Ethera's mom but who did I think I was escaping? Her mom could never.
As I came out of grandma's room she immediately came at me ,
"You are finally done , join us for dinner , yes?" She asks all smily.
"I really can't mother . I am awaited at the palace by the king for something important" I lie but can you blame me? I don't want to be in a place I know well is full of hypocrisy and fake positive energy caused by Ethera's dragon mom.
"This is not fair you know. How can you come back home and only give time to that old lady and not your own mother? Ever since you went to the palace you have not once contacted me and you have been taking yourself as a God and disregarding me. Don't forget I am still your mother , no matter how rich and highly ranked you get!" She yells , jeez this woman has some serious inferiority complex issues . Poor Ethera.
I look at her and say "listen mother , it has nothing to do with me changing lives. Yes I am more highly ranked now and I have privileges but I have not once used that against anyone so please don't try to make me look bad here , if anything you are the one being mean for no reason . Now if you will excuse me I have somewhere else I'd rather be" I walk out on her before she can say anything else.
I reach outside and Heizel tries to hold back her laugh as she probably eavesdropped on the whole conversation.
"Well done Avery . Someone had to put that lady in her place" she says and we high five laughing at the ragging mom on the other side of the door still arguing with herself.
Old age women , a real hustle.
We ride back to the palace so I can start officially my search for that cousin of mine so I can retrieve my amulet because ain't no way me or Ethera are dying because of her. She got to go and fast I would say because I know Ethera is not accustomed to the futuristic life and plus I want to go home and fix whatever I have to fix with Eric urgently.
"So what does she suggest you do?" Heizel asks.
The carriage is still going as I am just thinking back to what Ethera's grandma told me.
"She said we had to break the third link or else one of us will die because of the outstretched bond, all I have to do now is locate my cousin wherever she is in the harem and retrieve the amulet she stole from me and then destroy it so that the third link can be gone" I explain in short.
She just nods and rubs her comforting hand on my back pulling me closer to her. I don't need words right now , I have far too much to think of , I don't need someone's opinion on this at the moment and even if I did I couldn't because my link with Ethera has been paused for now and we can not communicate. I sigh and just look out of the window of the carriage admiring the scenery I am now forced to stay content with.
I sure will miss my tall New York buildings back home. I sigh.
"My lady we have arrived" The driver guy announces.
We get out of our carriage , all I think of is going to bed for now. I am exhausted.
As we are about to enter the compound we are stopped by Hygai who seems excited but also in panic for some reason.
He says "The king is here my lady" The king? At this time?
"Why are you so excited exactly? And why does he visit at such ungodly hours?" I ask
He just chuckles and comes closer to my ear and whispers "He came to spend the night here my lady. Our house was chosen for today , this is the first official visit of the king to your quarters for private matters" Private- Oh that kind of matter. God why now and why when it is me and not Ethera.
"I have made the preparations for you to get ready for his majesty, the maids will escort you" He says an suddenly some maids come and take me away from Heizel and Hygai to take me who knows where.
I am dragged to a traditional bath room of some sort , I am stripped and the maids just let me sink in the rose bath as the do my manicure and pedicure , along with some other treatments.
I see they take this very seriously here . I mean I am kind of expected to do the deed with the king so I get why I am being prepared as so . But who said I was gonna sleep with him?
I can't , that would mean betraying Ethera and I can not.
After the bath and all treatments I am given a silk dress and I am escorted to my bed room , the maids leave the room after closing the door.
There he is sitting on my bed reading a scroll , is he trying to look cool? Ridiculous.
I chuckle silently but I guess he heard me because he lifts up his eyes from the book and looks at me "Something funny?" he asks.
I walk towards the table by the mirror to grab a hair tie and while I am closing my hair I look back at him and say "Not really , I just find this amusing . You are in my room reading a book while posing as if someone was making your portrait"
He immediately stops reading and puts the scroll the table near the bed , he looks at me and just shakes his head chuckling "You really are something Ethera. I chose to come to your quarters today and you instead of coming directly to me , you make a joke? Interesting" He says while just trying to figure me out I guess.
I walk towards the closet and take an extra layer of clothing because I am uncomfortable being exposed to him like this , plus I have no plans of sleeping with my friend's man so might as well be comfortable.
"And may I know what you are doing" he asks seeing me put an extra layer of dress.
I turn to him and say "Putting more comfortable clothes. Want to chat a bit before bed?"
He looks at me still confused but the smirk on his face tells me he is rather amused by my behavior, sorry lover boy , you ain't getting laid today I guess.
I move to sit on my side of the bed and lay down.
"Are you planning on laying down anytime soon? You seem a little bit distracted" I say tapping on the place next to me for him to lay.
He lays after removing his coat , he is now shirtless, how did I not see he was not wearing a shirt under? Lord have mercy, those abs , that chest. No Avery , this is your friend's man , get a grip.
He faces me in the bed and chuckles "I am just surprised by your attitude, if it were any other wife of mine she would have jumped on me . Not even thinking of chatting and seeing whether I am okay or if I had a very long day and just need quality time. I guess deep down I knew you would do this and that is why I chose you today" he says and wow the man really just needs a good talk.
I can do that.
"Well lucky for you I am a good listener . How was your day your majesty?" I ask.
He raises his hand and holds my waist and pulls me closer , I am now chest on chest with him.
I am flustered by the sudden position and so I look up at him.
He just smiles and whispers "Just Tobias from now on"
Believe me or not but my heart skipped a beat right there and then.
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