She could feel her hands trembling, her heart beating inside her chest like crazy. His eyes held hers, waiting, expecting her to say something, anything that would get them out of their agony, and Alina had so many questions and thoughts inside her head, she didn’t know from where to begin.
All she knew was that she hadn’t known how much it hurt, the idea of never seeing him again, until she had seen him again.
“I... Why...” She avoided his gaze. “Why are you here?”
Alina didn’t have to look at him to hear the disappointment in his sigh. “Why do you think I’m here, Alina?”
She gave a shrug, still not looking at him. “I don’t know, weren’t you supposed to be at your castle?”
“No, I wasn’t.” Her heart threatened to get out of her chest as she heard his words. “And you? Aren’t you suppos
