Alistair looked at Roland. He made a signal to him and Roland turned around.
Before I knew what was happening, he grabbed my waist and drew me closed to him. I felt a change in my heartbeat. It became faster and, for a second, I thought it was going to bust if it stopped.
He brought his left hand to my face and touched it gently. I closed my eyes and wondered if this was a test.
I opened my eyes only to find his lips closed to mine.
**
Our lips would have met if not for the sudden interruption which I was grateful for.
It was grandmother and lady Rosalind. The queen mother was coming behind them with Percival. They saw us but the voice that stopped us was grandmother's.
She was not happy with Alistair's behavior and rebuked him. "Can't you wait for five more days?"
Alistair was not ashamed as I thought. If he was, he wouldn't have looked her in the eye while she scolded.
