Into The Woods - Harry Styles

23.

Everything was turning out for the better. My father's men were explaining to Harry and I how we will get back to the safe house and how long it will take to arrive. Evidently we weren't too far away, only a couple hours of walking and we would be there.

I never thought I would be so excited to see the guards. At home in the castle I never would pay much attention to the knights. They had their responsibility and I had mine. We all kind of just kept to ourselves, which was fine at the time, but now everything is so different, but in a good-terrible way all at the same time.

I am excited, but also nervous to see Daniel. I've missed him so much, yet my earlier actions with Harry has made me question my feelings for him. A part of me knows Harry would never be right for me, but if Daniel was so perfect for me, why would I even be questioning our relationship at all? I shouldn't have to.

"Thank you, sir, for keeping Princess Rosalie safe. The king would be overjoyed to know his beloved daughter was being well taken care of." One of the men say to Harry and I refrain from telling them about my night with that post that they were tied to earlier.

"I'm glad I could help." He simply says. The guards leave Harry and I alone after they mentioned how they haven't ate anything in awhile, so Harry has one of the bystanders lead them towards the kitchen.

"We need to finish our conversation from earlier." I say once everyone leaves. Harry nods his head and leans against the table, waiting for me to start. "I've come to the conclusion that if I really loved Daniel I would have never questioned our relationship after our kiss that we shared. I know it was wrong, but I didn't feel guilty." I finally admit to having some sort of feelings for Harry.

"You're going to go to that safe house and forget about me. I was assigned to protect you for Daniel. I can't love you, Rose." I feel hurt at his words, knowing they hold some amount of truth.

"If that was so then why did you let me kiss you?" I say moving closer to him, never breaking eye contact. He stays leaned against the side of the table, the dimly lit room casting a shadow onto his face.

"You know why." He almost whispers, looking down at me. I raise my hand, gently placing my palm to his left cheek. I pull his face down to mine and before I can close the distance he does it for me. The kiss has need behind it, like we had both been secretly craving it, but we knew it wasn't right.

Within seconds of the kiss, I am turned around, my back now leaned up on the table before he lifts me up and sets me down on the top. I can't help but run my fingers through his loose curls, as he grabs at my waist.

Suddenly he pulls away, shaking his head like he needed to clear his thoughts. He pushes me away which shocks me. "This is wrong. I am wrong for you, Rose. This can never happen again." He quickly says before storming out of the shack, leaving me sitting there shocked. I wish I could understand Harry better, like be able to grasp his thought process and truly know him.

Sadly, I am not able to do that. So I am stuck playing the guessing game with his feelings towards me. I know deep down what we have done is wrong, but I am not a woman that just cheats on her fiancée like it's no big deal. I wouldn't have allowed myself to kiss another man unless I truly thought something might come out of it. Either way, it shouldn't of happened, but it did and I cannot ponder on the past. I must continue to move forward and to get back to my beloved kingdom.

I find myself walking around camp with Mathias by my side yet again, even after he blabbed earlier about my confused feelings towards Harry. Sometimes just talking to someone other than the person that is causing so much distress in your life can help a lot more then most would expect.