BACK TO VALHRUN
Freda's pov
After a week of yearning for Damien, I was finally in Valthrun, the air was not heavy, and the lights were beautiful. I could not wait for the sun to come up properly before I left my father's kingdom and made the journey here. I had taken my time this morning to pick out the finest of my dresses, it felt like I was meeting a boy I liked for the first time.
The moment I had entered the castle with Christie it immediately felt like home, my whole tension from seeing Damien went away. I was comfortable and relaxed and it surprised me. I had expected to feel weird about coming back here since I was taken within these walls.
I was greeted by a few guards and maids on the way inside, some stared at me weirdly while some surprisingly looked happy to see me. A few asked about my health and when I would be returning to the castle and all I could do was smile. I wasn't here for them and therefore was not interested in small talk, I had a mission and I had to see to it at once.
"He is in the throne room having a meeting with the nobles, we should wait a bit before seeking him out," Christie said after coming from asking after Damien.
I didn't care about the meeting he was having. 'The meeting could wait', I said to myself as I walked towards the throne room in long strides. I wanted to see Damien, I needed to see him. Would he smile at me? Would he hold me? What if he sends me out?
"Nervous?" Christie asked beside me when I paused at the entrance and I shook my head. I wasn't nervous, I was scared.
Taking a deep breath, my hands shockingly pushed the large door open and the sound of Damien's voice made my heart flutter.
"We just have to re-arrange everything soon a-"
He stopped when he saw me, his eyes wide open and my heart did a little flip, but it wasn't out of excitement.
"Freda, what are you doing disrupting a meeting like this", Duke Magnus said, and I offered him not even a glance as I walked directly over to Damien.
"I need to speak with you," I said, and he frowned.
"Out… Everyone," he ordered everyone in the room, including the guards. There was little to no murmuring as they cleared out the room.
"It's good to see you," Lady Daphne said on her way out, and I smiled at her.
When it was just two of us my hands began to shake again. Damien remained seated and this time he wasn't staring at me, he was looking at his work and I hated it, I hated not having his attention on me so I made my way to his front so he had nothing to look at except me.
"Why wasn't I brought back here" No, that wasn't the first thing I wanted to say, it was not even part of what I had rehearsed in my head on the way here. I wanted to ask after him, I wanted to know what he was doing and how he was doing.
"I can see you have gotten better," he said, scanning me from head to toe.
"I asked you a question Damien" I replied sternly, the way I spoke and sounded surprised him but he didn't say anything about the tone of my voice.
"What do you mean?" He asked like he didn't understand my question and it angered me, especially the way he was trying to act like I shouldn't be in Valthrun.
"Why did I wake up in my father's kingdom, this is my home, I am supposed to wake up here not there" I yelled and he stood up.
"You say it is your home and yet you run from it!" He said and my mouth hung open refusing to close, he was right.
"All I did was give you what you wanted, Freda, was that wrong?" He asked and I did nothing but shake my head. I wanted to speak but I couldn't, words refused to leave my mouth.
"I did no bad thing, and I was in the middle of something before you came in, now if that is all you have to say to me I would like to call back my cabinet members and continue this meeting," he said and I felt a sharp pain run through my heart, he was being mean to me for the first time and it didn't feel nice, this wasn't how I expected this to go.
"Damien, when I saw you at Williams all I could think about was how much I had missed you, and how relieved I was that you came for me, I was so happy… and when I woke up I was eager to see you and-"
"If Williams had not taken you, Freda, you'd be living your life happy somewhere, you are better off with the humans, remember it was all you wanted, I just couldn't believe I didn't see it on time. I trusted you too much, but it doesn't matter, I have released you from every burden that comes with me and besides if I hadn't dragged you into this you never would have gotten kidnapped and hurt for that I am Sorry "
He was saying words I did not like, it sounded like he was done with me. I was scared, my hands began to shake, and I didn't want the freedom anymore. I wanted him, if I told him those words would he believe me? Would he pull me into his arms and kiss my face, would he want me still?
"I don't want any of that anymore, Damien, I don't want the freedom, it is not worth it anymore," I said, it was the truth, nothing was worth it if I didn't have Damien, his eyes shone red and I could tell he was angry.
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