Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne novel Chapter 124

Chapter 124 A good day to find peace

The next morning, all of the guards were already up and ready by the time Doris had crawled out of the small cave. At some point in the morning, William must have left to join them without waking her. She woke up freezing in his coat and wishing he hadn’t left her at all. Doris quickly squashed those feelings into a million pieces as she wandered out into the daylight.

Enzo looked fresh as day when she saw him. Someone must have had spare clothes for him because he looked as if nothing had happened to him. When he saw her, a grin broke out across his face.

“There she is. I almost had to send your grumpy prince in there to drag you out.” He said.

Doris snorted and crossed her arms. She searched through the small crowd and saw William with his head bent in conversation with Patrick.

“How are you feeling, Enzo?” Doris asked when she snapped her attention back to him. He looked at her with a small smirk that danced across his lips. Hard to believe

she thought he was near death the night before.

“Better than ever. We’re about to leave back to my camp and hopefully this mess will be over soon so I never have to be associated with him again.”

“Did you two have a fight or something?” Doris asked and pulled William’s coat tighter around her. It smelled just like him, she stopped herself from inhaling the scent.

“No, he’s just being his usual charming self. I don’t know how you stand his mood swings, but I would recommend running for the hills the second you get the chance.” Enzo winked and poked her nose. Doris rolled her eyes and smiled.

“Seriously, how are you fine? I don’t see any trace of a wound on you and I swore you looked haggard yesterday.” Doris said with raised brows.

“It’s not very kind to point out your friends looks, Doris. Hasn’t anyone ever told you that?” Enzo tilted his head.

“That’s not what I asked, Enzo.”

“Ah, but a true leader never gives away his secrets.” Enzo winked and Doris rolled her eyes. Of course he took this opportunity to be annoying and mysterious.

Approaching footsteps crunched in the snow behind her. Doris turned to see William head straight for her as if she was the only one in his sight. He stopped just inches

from her and flicked his eyes between her and Enzo, who stood with a wide smile.   “We’re ready to go. Your camp is only a few miles down the mountain, it shouldn’t take long.” William said.

“Wonderful, let’s hope they’re already there so we don’t have to wait for this ambush.” Enzo clapped his hands and headed straight for one of the horses. William put his hand on her lower back and guided Doris towards their own. She hadn’t noticed it before, but there weren’t enough horses to go around. Several guards had to ride behind their friends. She was only glad she didn’t have to worry about steering her own tonight.

William gripped her hips and lifted her up onto their horse effortlessly. She didn’t want to admit how something so simple made her feel breathless. It only showed how strong he really was and it could have made her melt in his hands like butter.

Once William pulled himself up and she gripped onto him, they were off. Enzo took the lead and led them all back to his camp where their fate awaited. Part of her hoped that no one would be waiting for them so they could just go home.

But it was unrealistic to think that way. Enzo needed them here to help him get his people back on his side. If they just left—that might never happen. Enzo might never get the trust back and then what? Where would he go–what would he do with himself?

The ride stretched on as they slowly made their way down the steep hill. Doris forced herself to close her eyes so she didn’t have to see them almost fall to their deaths several times before they got to the safe ground.

The area started to become more familiar the more they went on. Enzo didn’t want anyone going ahead to see if the rogues were already there. He wanted to face them head on and deal with whatever they needed to in the moment. It wasn’t the best strategy, but it was all they had at the moment.

“I had a feeling you wouldn’t come straight here. You’re predicable, Enzo. It’s not a good look.” 1