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Those were not my best days

So no, the only memory I had of Amelia was a scared child that was too shy to talk to me She was half the wo her on the dance floor, or even why I would have asked her to dance to begin with

"You didn’t ask her, Avalon," Eden took pity onmy confusion "You were supposed to dance with her since you were both part of the wedding party She was your partner, we paired you up for the wedding party dance We rehearsed the whole thing at the rehearsal the night before You would have been better prepared if you would have attended"

Unbelievable Eden was still bitter I ditched the rehearsal after all these years I hadn’t seen the point then and I didn’t see it now Except forwith Amelia part of it

Eden shook her head at hts She sent e of ai Eden and Kiran’s first dance as awhile I put the pieces together

"Really, we don’t have to go over this," Ah the first ti aze on her Was this why she see I did at the wedding?

"Except you didn’t dance with me!" She suddenly explained all dramatically I couldn’t stop my smile of a her ar Jericho in the face

"I didn’t?" I laughed at her

"No you didn’t," Kiran laughed too "Three seconds into the song you so ahead and finish without you while you walked out of the tent co Avalon! It was really disconcerting and you left poor Amelia in the middle of the dance floor all by herself after you had just spanked her on the ass!" Eden laid et what the big deal was "You’re lucky you came back, brother, or there would have been serious hell to pay" Eden threatened, narrowing her eyes atto replay the day in elica’s haunted face and how she practically ran froelica that I really had left A her, that was just to lighten theto cause a huge stir I slipped back into the reception but after only after a long while and I didn’t reht Hell, I hadn’t seen Aelica," I answered theirface still disturbed me "I, uh, she… she left the reception really upset and I orried about her I’ when I left you there I was just a bit desperate to get to Angelica I really a up from the table to meet her eyes

She stared back at me like she wasn’t sure what to believe, but with enuine expression I tried to convince her to forgive elica?" she asked, narrowing her eyes into shrewd slits

"Yes," I half laughed putting my hands up in surrender "She had just…" I sed before finishing, not wanting to show even my closest friends the weakness ofto walk into the reception and Eden reminded her of my mother The ceremony had been very painful for her It was all so soon after… after everything, that Angelica needed a minute She composed herself eventually, but I walked her back to the castle anyway I’m sorry Amelia… I had to hed "I can’t fault you for that Even if you edo sretted forgiving allantly

"Not a chance, Amelia," I answered in a husky voice and then I enjoyed watching her shiver froue

Yep, this was definitely better than eating breakfast alone

Chapter Ten

"Excuse h the back door of the dining hall I looked up instinctively "There is someone here to see you"

"Is it iret snaking around my stomach My eyes flickered to Amelia without my permission, but as soon as we connected she looked immediately away "Or can it way until I’ht, Avalon," Kiran answered before the butler could "I’ a little bit weird that Kiran kept stepping in front of me to handle the castle business Maybe he really had missed all the diplomacy

"I’ his napkin on top of his plate and gave Eden a not-for-public-places kind of kiss and then left

Eden cleared her throat, a little breathlessly after he was gone and I wanted to gouge my eyes out with my spoon

"I’m finished too, are you ready Jericho?" Aht voice

"Just about," he answered thoughtfully and then announced to the rest of the table, "A around Transylvania, maybe head back into Sibiu and climb the tower Anyone care to join us?"