Becoming a Lioness (Book 2)

Chapter 6 Heartbreak

"Have you ever been to a ball before?" Lucy asked as she smoothed her hands over the front of her gown in the mirror.

"No." I pouted. "I have no idea what to wear, what to say, or how to do my hair and I can't ask Susan because I think she's mad at me."

Lucy spun around. "She's not mad, she's only being competitive."

"Why would Narnias very own Gentle queen want to compete with me?" I exclaimed, adding air quotations with the word 'gentle'.

She giggled. "I think it's because Caspian fancies you and she's jealous."

I sighed loudly and flopped back on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. "Nothing's ever going to happen between us. I mean, think about it. Me and him? No. It just wouldn't work."

We both glanced up as the door shut with a loud bang. I rose to my feet quickly and dashed to the door, flinging it open and staring after the man who was walking away briskly.

"Poor Caspian. I can't believe he heard us." She shook her head.

I turned around to face her, mouth agape. "It wasn't Caspian." I swallowed hard and nearly choked on my next words. "It was Peter."

She paused for a moment before slapping a hand over her mouth. "He must of thought you were talking about him!"

"I've got to go find him." I squeezed her arm as I ran past her and down the hall. I grasped the corners of the walls as I turned, trying to steady my self.

"Peter!" I called out as a patch of blonde hair turned the next deserted corner. "Peter stop!"

"Why?" He spun around as I reached him. "So I can hear you tell me to my face that we won't work? No. I can't believe you would string me along like this!"

I shook my head frantically. "No Peter I-"

He held up his hand as the high king in him came out a little. "How could you!" He lowered his voice. "I love you so much and you- just- don't bother explaining yourself."

My heart cracked into a million pieces as a single tear slid down his perfect, now flushed face. "Peter."

He flinched as I touched his hand and glanced at me with hurt filled eyes before turning and walking away, leaving me to my thoughts. I finally let out the sob I had been holding in and fell to my knees against the wall, gasping for breath.

My entire life, my entire world, thinks that I don't want to be him. He thinks I hate him, but worst of all, he thinks I want Caspian.