ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴠᴇɪʟ - ᴍᴀɢɴɪꜰɪᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ

III

I woke up early in the morning while everyone was sleeping , i couldn't even call it sleeping even if i wanted because all i could think about was Kösem sultan's proposition .

Maybe it was the right thing after all and my mother was right , but what i hid was my commitment to someone else. I was in love with another person, and and is the reason why i woke up early today , I got up from my bed and freshened up before putting on my dress and a cape .

I opened my window careful to not make any noise and locked my door afterwards, i looked around carefully and saw him waiting for me  . He looks up upon seeing me and waved , he wasn't very far from my window so i could easily get down if he catches me .

" Be careful" i said putting my leg out and jumped to finally land on the floor , he gave me his hand which i took to steady myself a bit .

" You're late , i've been waiting" he said while walking , i put the cape over my head and followed him .

" Maybe because i don't live alone mr always early" i teased as we walked away curious about where we're going , he laughed and continued walking .

" We will go to the port , i discovered a new spot there" We walked a bit and he held my hand but i quickly pulled it away. " Are you out of your mind someone's going to see" I said scared that someone will recognise me .

" Well , you're here with me isn't that worse ?" he asked putting my hand in his again dragging me with him , i rolled my eyes and just followed along with him .

" So when are you planning to inform your father about us ?" he asked as we turned around an alley , i didn't even see this question coming .

" I don't know it's complicated .. especially lately" I said remembering the proposal i just got yesterday , i didn't have the right to speak about it so i didn't mention it as i didn't want to bother him with useless things .

" You always say that ! i'm tired of this ." he got annoyed at me and stopped in his tracks fuming " I will come tomorrow , end of the discussion" he looked determined but in my eyes he looked like a fool , he wanted me dead .

" Don't make me crazy ! do you even understand what you're saying ?" i fought back trying to make him understand the gravity of this situation.

" Yes i do , and i will ask for your hand tomorrow and if your father doesn't want then .."i waited for him to continue but he stopped to calm himself down .

"What you're saying is impossible , my father can't know yet . he is so busy lately and it's just not the right time"  i was being honest with him , my father wouldn't agree on this marriage and it's because of Julian's background and religion but i loved him still .

" I am being realistic , not now and don't do anything that will put me in an uncomfortable situation" i warned him again but he looked the other way not giving me any answer .

We tried to cool down after this argument and made it to the port where we sat down in a coffee shop , i sat down across from him and tried to read his expression as i put my gloves on the table .

" I found another job , i want to secure a future for us and this is why i got promoted as a guard in the janissary camps" he announced , his tone still indicating a hint of anger but i tried to just turn a blind eye on it .

" That's great ! when will you start ?" i asked as i noticed a man serve our food , he looked down at the food and answered " Next week , i don't know if i will like it but i know for sure that we won't see each other for a long time"