174 Fireflies

Anna POV When he was done speaking with the Minister, he walked up to me. “I thought the witches had kidnapped you but here you are.” I teased him. “I was taking care of something.” He said and began to walk. “Come with me.” I continued to walk behind King Aiden as we passed through the crowded people. He suddenly stopped walking and turned around to hold my hand. I could feel the people’s gaze on us as we walked away from there. We continued walking until we were far from the people to a completely dark area. It was dark and quiet with no single soul out here. Where was King Aiden taking me to? “What is this place?” I asked, feeling uncomfortable with the cold weather here. “Relax.” He said to me. “I will be back. Just wait for me here.” Before I could turn around to ask him to wait, he was no longer standing there. I breathed out, my hands rubbing against each other. The cold here was biting against my skin and I could feel goose bumps rising on my back. “King Aiden?” I c