Chapter eighteen
Mariah gasped and took a step back, she could feel Sheila shuddering in her arms and she wrapped her arms around her to protect her, though wondering why she was behaving like that but there was no time to think about that. The man before her already makes her heart beat faster than normal, “what are you doing here?”
Ilayas smiled, “oh my lady, up till now you have not realized that I could go anywhere I want, all I need to do is just think of it and I would be there.”
“What do you want from me?”
“You? Nay my lady,” he chuckled, “I am not here for you. The king invited me to his engagement party and as a very good friend of his, I should attend, do you not think so?” As if not noticing the fear rising in her, he walked slowly and calmly to the chair she had sat on earl
