The council room was abuzz with activity. Carter and Merrick were discussing which knights would be best to assign to protect Faye. While Sterling was consumed in scanning the fortress blueprints as he waited for everyone to arrive for the emergency meeting he had convened.
Faye sat quietly in her special chair beside Sterling, massaging her hands nervously over her tummy.
She was unaware of the Duke's current plans for her.
Faye slightly leaned over to get a better look at what Sterling was scrutinizing. She noticed the drawing looked identical to the fortress.
The Duke sensed Faye's proximity to him, and he turned his head just in time for them to meet face-to-face. He rolled his lips into a contented smile and unexpectedly gave Faye a loving peck on her mouth.
Faye realized his heavy mood from the past few days had reversed and shifted to a better one.
"What are you looking at?" she asked.
