CHAPTERSIXTEEN
AZURA
As soon as they arrived back at the castle, Martin immediately left to go up to his room without bothering to say another word to any of them. As much as it frustrated Azura, she knew that her brother was probably better off being alone right now.
I just wish he would’ve talked to me instead of straight-up yelling and taking his frustrations out on me.
She felt a hand rest gently on her arm, tugging her out of her thoughts.
“Azura?”
She looked up into the eyes of her mate.
“I have a dinner being set up. If you’re feeling up for it,”
It made her let out a breath. Here he was, knowing that she was upset probably by just the look on her face, and he was going out of his way to make her feel better.
How did I get so lucky?
She felt herself smile. “I would love that, Onyx.”
He practically beamed. “Perfect.”
She giggled a little, feeling herself relax in his presence the longer they stood together like this.
“Would you like to come too?”
He let out a surprised laugh, clearly taken aback by her joke.
“Only if you insist.”
Even with the past few days being a roller coaster of emotions, Azura couldn’t help but feel like things were lining into place with Onyx. The longer she spent with the dragon shifter, the more she was falling for him.
She wished they could spend every day like this. Soaking up each other and basking in the warm feelings.
“Why don’t you go get ready while I confirm the arrangements. I’ll meet you down here in half an hour?”
Azura reached forward and squeezed his arm. “Perfect, I’ll see you soon.”
“Dress comfortably.”
Once they parted, Azura hurried up to her room and quickly went through all of the clothing that had been brought to her over the last few days from Onyx’s staff.
She had no idea what dress comfortably meant to Onyx, seeing as how his version of comfort still made him look effortlessly classy. But she wanted to make sure that even if they were going someplace casual, she didn’t embarrass him by underdressing.
I really wish I had some kind of stylist on staff to help me …
Unfortunately, she would just have to use her best judgment. Which, right now, was calling for something a little looser fitting.
Pulling out a comfortable top and a pair of relaxed fitted pants that had recently been added to her wardrobe, Azura pulled on her clothes and checked herself in the mirror, making sure her makeup was still in place as she turned to get the full image.
Well, he did say comfortable …
Not wanting to overthink it more than she already had, Azura quickly grabbed her shoes and headed out of the room and down to the foyer, where Onyx was already waiting for her.
He’d also underdressed a bit as well, taking off his overcoat and replacing it with a sweater.
God, he’s so handsome…