Darius booked a carriage for Eiana to go back. as it was already getting late, the coachman at first denied on going to the palace, at the top of the hill but when Darius handed him a stack of money, he agreed.
After helping Eiana get comfortable in the carriage, Darius smiled at her and told her to take care. Eiana was surprised that he wouldn't come with her. "Are you not coming with me? " Darius smiled and said, " No princess. I only had the job to make sure, you are okay, remember. And I will go back now. Take care, Princess. "
Eiana gazed at him for a while and didn't say anything. She felt strange. Darius smiled at her mischievously and leaned as if he was about to say her some secret, " And milady, if that Vampire husband of yours becomes too overbearing, you can always bring him in tracks with a couple of punches. "
Eiana laughed at his words and said feeling much better, " Yes, yes, you can look forward to it from me. " She said while grinning. The coachman was getting ready to start the carriage. Eiana looked at Darius and said, "You will be there on my wedding, right?"
Darius looked at her and asked, "Do you want me to be?" And Eiana nodded at his words at once. She of course wanted him to be there. Just by spending a few hours with him, she felt so good. She wanted him to be there tomorrow, she felt as if he will be a pillar of support for her tommorow.
"Then I will have to be present, right? And.... I have a feeling that your wedding may not take place if I don't be present tomorrow. " Eiana laughed at his words and said, "Is it? Oh, how I wish for it. "
Darius maintained his heart robbing smile and said, "Yes. And Princess, I have a request. " Eiana looked at him attentively and heard him say, "Please don't mention me to anyone and just say that you came to the town to look around, okay?"
On hearing this, Eiana frowned and said, "Why? Wouldn't it be good for you that my father would know what you did? "
Darius coughed and said, " No... milady. It would create unnecessary news and rumours about you if people come to know that you tried to run away from your own wedding. Instead you can just say that you only sneaked out of the castle to enjoy some time and His majesty knows that I am out of town because of some business, he would be angry of he knows that I am still roaming around here. "
Darius did his best, so that she doesn't spill out his name in front of others. If she said that she ran away from the castle because she was afraid of the marriage, there will arise an obvious question that what made her change her mind. And he just didn't want her to know who he really is before their wedding because... he was looking forward to her reaction that day.
Eiana frowned and said, "But... " But Darius cut her words and said in a pitiful voice, "Please milady. For me. I am just asking this one thing.. "
Eiana then shut her mouth and gave in, "Okay. As you wish. " She didn't understand the logic, still if that is what he wants..
That face of his could really do wonders. If only her ugly husband to be would be half as good looking as Darius. She sighed and waved her as the carriage started to move.
Hm... somewhere, in her heart she wondered how good it would be if the one she was marrying would be Darius. Duhh... What a waste of her beauty!