“What about your duties?” I couldn’t help but ask. “And my lessons with your mother?”
“All taken care of,” Xaden quickly reassured me. “While I was out, I made sure to clear both of our schedules for tomorrow. I also personally visited my mother to explain everything, and she was more than happy to let you off the hook,” he said, as if to tease. “Don’t worry, we won’t get into any trouble for taking a day for ourselves, as long as we’re back for the banquet, that is.”
I was floored. That was what he had been doing all this time. Without my knowledge, he took the initiative and made sure we could have this time together.
A day for just the two of us.
Suddenly, any worry in my body vanished, replaced by something light and wonderful, and my heart began to pound for a very different reaso
