Page 66 of Her Ivory Flame

“Thank you.”

He gestured his hand in front of her to get her attention and she found herself looking up at him again, his eyes studying her.

“Everything will be ok Alyra.”

Her heart started to race. Those eyes, everything that happened felt like it was setting her body on fire and she felt her magic flicker. She immediately stepped to the side and started towards the castle, brushing against his shoulder playfully.

“I know.” she smirked and as soon as she heard his steps match hers, an overwhelming shift could be felt between them, she just wasn’t sure what it meant.

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“Let me go with you.” Silas pleaded behind her as she packed the last of her cotton bedwear into the leather bag.

“No.” she sighed, annoyed with having to deal with him at this very moment.

He apparently thought he still had the right to stay overnight in her room when she clearly did not want him to. His only argument he could make was ‘the king demands it’ so she proceeded to act like he wasn’t there.

She felt his hand grab her arm while she walked by, his touch making her instantly bristle and he stopped her in her tracks. She glared up at him with warning, her stomach starting to twist.

“I came back for you,” he whispered.

“I didn’t ask you to,” she growled and let her flame burn around his hand, making him pull away quickly.

“After everything we have been through, you are still holding one thing against me?” he yelled.

“One thing!” she turned and could feel her rage start to take over. “You fucking slept with whores while also sharing my bed!”

She felt her flame flicker again, her built in defense aching to engulf her but she kept it at bay, at least for now.

“You know how disgusting that makes me feel?” she spat towards him.

He tried to get closer to her, but as soon as he took his first step she held out her hand in warning. Kaden had left to grab a few items from the armory with hesitation but she told him she could handle herself and he believed her.

“We have been through this,” he tried to argue back. “It was one time and it was a mistake.”

“No Silas,” she sighed. “My mistake was thinking you cared about me, that I was enough for you and clearly I wasn’t.”

“The whores mean nothing to me!”

“They meant everything to me.” She could feel her anger subside and the ache of her heart growing to the point of her almost shedding a tear.

The door opened a second later, her eyes slowly glancing at the entrance and could see Kaden watching her carefully.

He had an arm full of daggers, some arrows, and a bow strapped to his back. He apparently wanted to be fully prepared on their journey.

“Alyra?” Kaden asked calmly, his eyes going back and forth between her and Silas.

“I’m fine.” She cleared her throat, water threatening the edge of her eyes.

“We were just talking.” Silas snapped. “Do you always haveto interrupt us?”

Kaden didn’t say anything and walked to the table to set all the weapons down, the metal clattering throughout the room.

“If you would just stop talking to her like she has asked, it wouldn’t be an issue.” He pulled the bow from his back and set it on top of the weapons already on the table and turned to both of them standing near the fire.

“How do you know what she wants?” Silas snarled.

“She has told you herself, you just aren’t listening.” Kaden’s voice was a calm tone, but she could tell it was taking him a lot to stay that way.