"Thank you. Tonight was perfect," I said to Nathan, trailing kisses along his jaw. Every word I'd said was true, but I couldn't help the tiny worm of betrayal that wriggled around inside my chest. I was lying to him, and everyone else. Nathan had taken me on a tour of the castle, which had been absolutely marvellous. I had loved the huge library they had and the candlelit dinner on the roof of the castle, which was in fact a massive garden, filled to the brim with blooming flowers, was the most romantic thing ever.
I hadn't told anyone about my revelation in the council room, and I was still unsure as to what I was going to do with the information. It was our move; my move. I would spend as much time with Nathan as I could get, and then, in the middle of the night I would leave, it was th
