The Veil of Darkness
Chapter 69: The Unexpected Journey

Chapter 69: The Unexpected Journey

Once again Annalise found herself all alone at the dinner table as all her husbands were once again absent from the occasion. She barely got to see them during meal times. It was only once in a while when they accompanied her during meal times.

Finishing her meal, she headed toward the porch with a glass of hot milk in her hands. The sky was filled with stars and a crescent while a soft breeze was blowing, making the atmosphere cool and likable.

She settled down on one of the chairs sitting on the porch, facing the beautiful magnificent fountain. Her eyes wandered across the vast garden, noticing the changes that had appeared in the place in the past half a month because of all the hard work that Mr. Warren, Aunt Claire, Garron, and Sera had put into bringing it back to life.

Her thoughts were disturbed when she felt a soft and warm quilt landing over her shoulders before Valerius came into her view as he moved to sit beside her on the other empty chair.

The immediate warmth that followed his presence filled their bond as he took hold of her hands and rubbed them between his palms to warm them up as her fingertips were completely freezing.

"Why are you sitting here all alone?" He asked as he finally looked up to stare straight into her eyes. Their gaze collided together and created an icy current that sent sparks flying between them. And even though it wasn’t intended, she still ended up thinking about their night together.

A mirror wasn’t required for her to find out that her cheeks were already a dark shade of red as she felt both embarrassed and even ashamed for thinking about something like that. Her innocence seemed to be completely destroyed by her husbands within the half a month that she had spent with them since their marriage.

"The weather is nice. I just came here to enjoy the night view and the cool breeze." She finally mustered up an answer as she cleared her throat and took a huge sip of the milk that had already started turning cold.

"You should have invited us too, the weather is indeed good," Valerius spoke as he finally let go of her hands and turned to look at the night sky.

Annalise took this moment to appreciate the beauty of her husband, the man was indeed too good-looking for anyone’s good. As usual, his long silver hair was styled simply as they were left loose down his shoulders and back, only two little braids on both sides were a little change from the usual style she was used to.

He was wearing a light blue colored robe unlike his usual white one but the color only added power to his icy aura, and his eyes - they were the epitome of his ethereal beauty.

"If you will keep looking at me like that, I won’t be able to keep myself in control." His voice was soft and his attention was still on the sky but the effect of his words was as strong as it could have ever been.

Annalise immediately looked away as she bit down on her lower lip to stop her cheeks from turning an even darker shade of red if that was even possible at this point. "I... blue color looks good on you." She blurted out without thinking even once about what she was saying.

Valerius finally turned his attention to her and there was a small smile playing on his lips as he spoke, "Thank you. I’ll wear more blue color in the future then... it also resembles your hair." His last words were followed by his fingers that ran through the long platinum blue hair that she too had left loose.

She felt something fluttering in their bond as his touch through her hair made her close her eyes to enjoy the sweet feeling. She almost protested when she felt the loss of his fingers when he finally pulled his hand away.

"How was your trip to the Herb Valley?" Valerius asked next as he returned his attention to the night sky. His gaze was fixed on the crescent as if he was trying to observe something.

"Nothing like what I was expecting. I just saw another beautiful side of magic, and... I also learned that my husbands are five old years old." The last part came out unintended but she didn’t regret saying it especially when she noticed the small twitch on his lips.

"Sometimes, Kenric can lose control over his tongue. How much more did he tell you?"

"About?"

Valerius turned his attention back to her but didnt speak. Instead, he just waited for her to answer his incomplete question.

Annalise let out a small sigh. "Nothing much. We just talked a little about the Seelie Realm and its history. But I still want to ask something that I failed to ask him." The look that she gave him was full of expectation.

"What is it?" He asked as he too looked curious about her question.

"I recall you guys mentioning some type of journey since yesterday. What is it about? What journey is it?" She placed the question in front of him and waited patiently for the man to finally answer the question that had been swimming all around her mind for quite some time by now.

Valerius was silent for a while as he seemed lost in thoughts for the next couple of long moments. When he finally looked up at her, his face no longer carried any smile on it. "We will be leaving the castle in two days. We are going to Lakeshire Town."

It took a while for Annalise to wrap her mind around his sudden revelation and the first question that left her lips was - "We? As the three of you?" She dreaded his answer. The thought of being left alone behind by them while they would travel to such a faraway place filled her with a sad feeling.

Valerius shook his head as the smile returned to his lips. He once again took hold of her hands and suddenly pulled her closer to him as he spoke, "Of course, you are coming too. I won’t be able to survive without you."

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