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important as they are, except I’ve been given the task of killing their king. Other than that, we’re all the same. My princess title is just that—a title.
A middle-aged woman heads over to me and bows. She’s holding a plate filled with cake. “Please accept this, Princess Lily. It’s from Salia.”
I take it from her, crack a piece off for Sebastian, and bite into it. “Thank you and please thank Salia for me.”
The woman bows before returning to her spot at the right side of the room.
Hastus steps to the head of the room. “Before we begin, I’d like to welcome two new additions to our team,” he says, his eyes on me and Sebastian. “Please say hello to Princess Lily and Sebastian.”
They all bow as they wish us a good morning.
“Lily, please,” I tell them. “It’s just Lily and I would really appreciate if you’d treat me like one of you.”
“But you’re not one of us,” an older man says. “You’ve come to save us all.”
The others nod in agreement and the room fills with murmurs as everyone talks at the same time.
“I know that and I’m more than pleased to be your savior, and I appreciate everything all of you are doing for me. But I’d still like to be treated normal, if that’s okay.”
They all nod, then Hastus begins the lesson. He instructs us to split into teams of two, where we will fight one another. Sebastian and I choose each other as partners.
“Feel free to attack your opponent,” Hastus says. “But please don’t hurt one another. Though I can heal, remember that I’m limited.”
He counts to three and the fighting begins. Sebastian and I just stand there. I don’t want to hit him and from the look on his face, he doesn’t want to hit me.
He raises his fists to his face. “Go on, Lily.”
“I don’t want to hurt you,” I say.
“Don’t worry about it.”
I raise my own fists. “Only if you hit me back.”
“Lily—”
“Right here in this room, we’re not a couple. We’re enemies. If I’m going to defeat the king, I need as much practice as I could get.” Maybe choosing each other as partners was a bad idea.
Sebastian nods. “Okay.”
I aim for his eye, but he blocks me with his hand. I go for his stomach, but once again, he blocks. He punches my stomach, and I fly back a few feet, clutching it. I wasn’t ready for that.
His eyebrows shoot toward his forehead. “I’m so sorry!”
I shake the pain away and get to my feet. “I’m okay. Let’s go again.”
“Are you sure?”
I nod. “I don’t want you to go easy on me.” He opens his mouth, but I cut him off. “I’m not Lily, remember? Now give me everything you got.”
He sighs. “I don’t like this.”
I grab the front of his shirt. “I need you to support me, and one of the ways you can do that is by shaping me into the best assassin I can be. Please, Sebastian. I need you.”
He swallows. “Okay. I’m sorry if it feels like I’m not supporting you.”
I give him a quick kiss on the lips. “I appreciate how much you care about me, but we have to make hard decisions now. And one of them is you kicking my ass. So let’s get to it!”
He laughs lightly. “You’re so cute, Lily. When all of this is over and we’re back on Earth, I’m going to provide you with the best life possible. I’ll make all your dreams come true.”
I don’t care that we’re in public. I pull his mouth to mine and give him a deep kiss.
We continue fighting. At first, I don’t manage to hit Sebastian, but after a bit, I find myself getting stronger, more confident. I leap in the air and twist around, kicking him in the leg and causing him to tumble to the floor. I step on his stomach. “Lily one, Sebastian…oh, it doesn’t matter.”
He grabs my foot and I collapse on top of him. “I believe I beat you thirty times.”
I slap his chest. “Hell no.”
He shrugs. I look around and find everyone watching us. No one is fighting anymore. Even Hastus has his eyes glued to us. I
A middle-aged woman heads over to me and bows. She’s holding a plate filled with cake. “Please accept this, Princess Lily. It’s from Salia.”
I take it from her, crack a piece off for Sebastian, and bite into it. “Thank you and please thank Salia for me.”
The woman bows before returning to her spot at the right side of the room.
Hastus steps to the head of the room. “Before we begin, I’d like to welcome two new additions to our team,” he says, his eyes on me and Sebastian. “Please say hello to Princess Lily and Sebastian.”
They all bow as they wish us a good morning.
“Lily, please,” I tell them. “It’s just Lily and I would really appreciate if you’d treat me like one of you.”
“But you’re not one of us,” an older man says. “You’ve come to save us all.”
The others nod in agreement and the room fills with murmurs as everyone talks at the same time.
“I know that and I’m more than pleased to be your savior, and I appreciate everything all of you are doing for me. But I’d still like to be treated normal, if that’s okay.”
They all nod, then Hastus begins the lesson. He instructs us to split into teams of two, where we will fight one another. Sebastian and I choose each other as partners.
“Feel free to attack your opponent,” Hastus says. “But please don’t hurt one another. Though I can heal, remember that I’m limited.”
He counts to three and the fighting begins. Sebastian and I just stand there. I don’t want to hit him and from the look on his face, he doesn’t want to hit me.
He raises his fists to his face. “Go on, Lily.”
“I don’t want to hurt you,” I say.
“Don’t worry about it.”
I raise my own fists. “Only if you hit me back.”
“Lily—”
“Right here in this room, we’re not a couple. We’re enemies. If I’m going to defeat the king, I need as much practice as I could get.” Maybe choosing each other as partners was a bad idea.
Sebastian nods. “Okay.”
I aim for his eye, but he blocks me with his hand. I go for his stomach, but once again, he blocks. He punches my stomach, and I fly back a few feet, clutching it. I wasn’t ready for that.
His eyebrows shoot toward his forehead. “I’m so sorry!”
I shake the pain away and get to my feet. “I’m okay. Let’s go again.”
“Are you sure?”
I nod. “I don’t want you to go easy on me.” He opens his mouth, but I cut him off. “I’m not Lily, remember? Now give me everything you got.”
He sighs. “I don’t like this.”
I grab the front of his shirt. “I need you to support me, and one of the ways you can do that is by shaping me into the best assassin I can be. Please, Sebastian. I need you.”
He swallows. “Okay. I’m sorry if it feels like I’m not supporting you.”
I give him a quick kiss on the lips. “I appreciate how much you care about me, but we have to make hard decisions now. And one of them is you kicking my ass. So let’s get to it!”
He laughs lightly. “You’re so cute, Lily. When all of this is over and we’re back on Earth, I’m going to provide you with the best life possible. I’ll make all your dreams come true.”
I don’t care that we’re in public. I pull his mouth to mine and give him a deep kiss.
We continue fighting. At first, I don’t manage to hit Sebastian, but after a bit, I find myself getting stronger, more confident. I leap in the air and twist around, kicking him in the leg and causing him to tumble to the floor. I step on his stomach. “Lily one, Sebastian…oh, it doesn’t matter.”
He grabs my foot and I collapse on top of him. “I believe I beat you thirty times.”
I slap his chest. “Hell no.”
He shrugs. I look around and find everyone watching us. No one is fighting anymore. Even Hastus has his eyes glued to us. I
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