HANNI POV

Ask me what? Where do I start?

I looked up at him as he emerges from the shadows, looking tired and exhausted, but still dashingly handsome.

“Ask me what sweetling?” He repeated softly and Simone, having just recovered from her shock, cleared her throat loudly as if to announce her presence.

“Alright lover birds” she said, “that’s my cue, later princess” she waved at me and left, leaving me only in the room with Alfred, who maintained his stance by the door with his arms folded on his chest as he stared at me intently with a worried look on his face.

“Do you not want to let...