CHAPTER TWENTY: SPINY, HIDEOUS RUNT
♡♡ ARIELA'S P. O. V ♡♡
I have never ever been comfortable looking at Hayden, in fact the crush aside, I have never been at ease in his company. I have always had to try to keep my emotions in check and keep check of my expressions but somehow, no matter how careful I am, I always end up zoning out, always end up getting mesmerized and end up making the lethal mistake of gazing in his direction for way too long. I have to think thrice around him so I don't suffer any unfortunate accidents and end up touching his royal highness' glorious skin even slightly and ruining it with my grimy, lowly, creature skin.
There are many incidents he has made snidish remarks just because my eyes were looking in his direction but there's one I'll never forget.
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