Forgotten Royalty (Escaping The Throne) Read Free Page A

it! Pedestrians have the right of way!” I shout. I wasn’t in a
mood to be nice after this afternoon.
    He pulls in front of the library and gets out of his car.
    “What’s your problem?” I shout as I walk closer.
    “You stepped out in front of me, remember. It’s not like I veered to
hit you.”
    That wasn’t the reaction I was expecting. “The sun was in my eyes, I
didn’t see you coming. Why were you going so fast anyway?” I looked away to try
to hide my shame. I had stepped in front of him.
    “Like the sun was in your eyes in front of the school. Do I need to
avoid you at all costs in order to keep you from getting hurt? You seem to be
kinda accident prone today, or is that an everyday thing?”
    That was hurtful, but it refueled my rage from earlier and I started
shouting again, “At least I don’t make it a habit of being rude to someone who
just introduced themselves to me.” And with that I walked away. I can be rude
too.
    He reaches to grab my arm but I pull it away. “Look, I’m sorry if I was
rude earlier. I had someplace to be.”
    Wow, did he just apologize to me. My mouth was still hanging open as I
turned toward him. I quickly closed it, “Oh, uh…” What do I say now? I have
never been speechless before. Think fast Sara. “That’s okay. You don’t have to
apologize. I just, I didn’t catch your name earlier.”
    “You said your name was Sara right?” He avoids the question so
smoothly.
    “Yeah, and you repeated it right before your dramatic exit.” The library
is looking more and more inviting. Why am I so moody today?
    “Sorry, are you going in?”
    “Maybe, are you going to tell me your name or should I just walk away
again?” That was mean of me.
    “Sorry, I guess I just got caught in the conversation. I was gonna ask
if you needed a ride if you weren’t going in. I really didn’t mean to be rude.”
    I meet his gaze. Wow, his eyes are beautiful. Almost like that crow
earlier. The irises are a deep gray that almost looks black and the pupils are
like a deep space. I could get lost in those eyes. It almost looks like there
are stars in the irises, like he has a universe in his eyes.
    “Sara?”
    “What? I’m sorry. I must have zoned out there for a second.”
    “I just asked if you wanted to go for a ride.”
    “Uh, no…I mean…I can’t. I’m not supposed to accept rides from anyone. I
mean yes, I’m going in the library.”
    He turns at that and gets the keys out of the car. He walks past me as
if I’m not even there. How does he go from I didn’t mean to seem rude, to
ignoring me?
    I walk up the rest of the stairs and he is holding the door open. Well,
chivalry might not be dead, but I’m not taking pity either. I open the other
door and breeze past him like I didn’t even notice.
    I went to my favorite fiction section of the library and looked for the
next book in the series I’m reading. I sit down with it at one of the tables
and notice him sitting at the table across from me.
    This is going to get really annoying. I can’t focus on my book so I return
it to the shelf and look for another. Suddenly I feel something moist and warm
on my shoulder. Does he really think that I will forgive him that easily for
being rude?
    I grab a book off the shelf and turn to go back to my table. SMACK!
There standing in front of me is a very large man. He doesn’t make any attempt
to move. I turn the other way but he blocks me and pushes me up against the
book case. He smiles a devilish grin that tells me he wants more than help
finding a book and I close my eyes.
    Is it over? I open my eyes up to find that he’s gone. I don’t know
where he went and right now, I really don’t care. I put the book back on the
shelf and go back to my table. I pick up my bag and turn for the door. Standing
in front of me is my least favorite person today.
    “Are you okay? I saw that guy at the bookshelf.”
    What? Was he watching me? “Why don’t you just go back to your table