NovelEnglishChapter 69
Dylan POV
1,2,3... 1,2,3... Asigh left the queens mouth as the music was once again cut off due tostepping on the feet
of one of the butlers. “How many times must | say to keep your head up, and step lightly?!”
The dowager queen began to yell atagain causingto swallow thickly. We'd been at this for nearly a week
now. | was once again able to wear the constricting dresses that | was first placed in, they just made dancing all
the more difficult, my scars being on show were no longer a concern as the entire world had already seen them
anyway, and on my feet lay a pair of delicate heels.
“Again!” The music started and my head instantly went to my feet so | could see myself doing the steps, the
butler took hold of both my waist and my hand and began to step. | tried to count in my head but | guess | was
doing it out loud because the music once again abruptly stopped and the butler stepped away from me. “If
you're going to count the steps like an idiot then the least you could do is count them correctly.” | knew I'd never
be able to do this. “Take a break, Stewart. | need a coffee, maybe something stronger.” Stewart, the butler,
quickly held his hand out to escort a very stressed queen out of the room. The doors loudly slammed shut and |
crumpled to the floor in exasperation.
“Con now, it wasn't that bad!” Lewis chuckled at my disheveled state, and held his own hand out to help
“Oh yeah, I'll be a pro by the end of the week. | rolled my eyes as | took his hand in mine and stood back up.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Why do | need to learn how to dance anyway? It's not like I'm ever going to need it.” Lewis had hardly left my
side since the King had left and we we're definitely getting closer because of it. | actually found myself looking
forward to seeing him every day. He was the only bit of light in the entire palace.
“You know you're going to have to dance with Josh during your coronation, right?” No, | most certainly did not
know that. My eyes most likely screamed terror as | looked at the beta, who chuckled and held his own arm
out to escort me. “So you didn’t know that then?”
“But doesn’t he have to markbefore I'm coronated?” | took hold of his arm and we both walked out of the
large dance hall and into the long corridor.
“Well, yes, but...” Well if that was the case then learning all this was definitely a waste of time.
“So I'm never going to need to know how to waltz or whatever it is I'm learning.” We continued to argue about
my need to learn how to dance as we walked through the palace, and to the one place where | felt safe, the
library.
“Can you please just try and at least learn a bit? The queen isn’t above getting physical, and if Josh finds out that
you've not learnt anything yet...” He trailed off after he saw my face pale at the mention of the king.
He was right though, if Josh found out I'd been slacking off he'd go ballistic, and | really wasn’t sure how much
more | could take.
What would the king do tothis tthough? He certainly wouldn't be lenient, not to mention | wasn’t just
putting myself in the firing line anymore, until his grace cback, my behavior reflected poorly on the beta
too, he had after all vouched for me. | can deal with anything that comes my way, but | couldn't bear it if
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| could genuinely feel the library walls
closing in onthe more my mind
wandered. Flashes of the blood
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the palace@nd fhe ain that came
from the whip shot throughlike
an arrow, piercing my resilience and
bringing forth a whole new feeling of
anxiety and panic. My breath became
labored and heavy, meanwhile my
limbs felt light and oxygen deprived. |
was having yet another panic attack.
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