The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 335

"I am here to protect you. You do not need to leave yet if there is more you came for," Zayne said, not wanting her day to be ruined by fools.

"I will only need to apologise to Charlotte for not visiting her today and to Krystle for not showing her around. I will need to send her to be with our mothers so she doesn’t miss walking around. I have a feeling that I would be better at home and I don’t want to ignore it," Rose said, ready to go.

Rose was going to trust every feeling she got when it came to her safety. She didn’t feel safe now and considering they were going to be in town for a long time, she didn’t need to rush to walk around the market today.

"Okay," Zayne said, deciding to go with her. "Finn, bring the carriage for us. We’re leaving. When you’re done, take the rest of the guards to inform our mothers and to protect them. Quickly."

Finn left in search of the carriage Rose came in.

Rose turned to Krystle who had to be disappointed. "I didn’t want your first day out to be like this. I can have them escort you to be with my mother. She will take care of you and you will not need to work. That is all I can think of to make up for this."

"I am not sad, Milady. If you do not mind, I would like to return with you. I must be at your side. My interests are in serving you more than having a look around the kingdom so please, let me come with you," Krystle pleaded. She would just be worried about Rose if she were not around her.

"Very well," Rose replied. She couldn’t force Krystle to go where she didn’t want to be.

"Come with me," Zayne said, holding Rose’s hand to lead her to the carriage.

While he wanted to enjoy seeing her walking around the town since she didn’t do it often at home, Zayne still saw leaving early as an unexpected gift since they would have the home all to themselves with their parents out.

Rose felt relieved when they entered the carriage without any disturbances. She looked to the other side of the carriage where Krystle sat alone since Zayne had taken his spot beside Rose.

Rose looked at Krystle’s hands. "At least I got to buy some candy for you, Zayne. It was sweet but not too sweet and tasted like apples. I would love to learn to make it. Perhaps that should be my gift to you."

"I think we both know that making any kind of sweet would be more of a gift for you than it would be for me. Still, I will enjoy tasting the aftermath of what you have created. There was a sweet I used to love growing up. I would sneak into the palace kitchen and take a few," said Zayne.

It had been years since he ate some but he still remembered the taste.

Rose planned to find out what it was from Catherine and secretly started to make it. Catherine would need to be around to taste it since Rose did not want to give it to Zayne unless the taste was close. She did not want to ruin the one sweet he spoke of.

Rose then looked outside the carriage window. It was sad that they were leaving already but she enjoyed just looking around.

"Are you angry it is like this? Do you regret coming here?" Zayne asked.

"No,’ Rose shook her head. "One bad little interaction isn’t enough to make me regret coming home. I married the man who led the attack on the palace. I knew they would not all be completely welcoming even though many weeks have passed and turned to months. I would have found it strange if they were all happy."

Rose leaned back on her seat and turned to Zayne. "I am happy to be home. Maybe it is because we just found out about the baby that I am a little too worried. The guards protected me well so don’t scold them. I don’t know for certain if I had been the target since they wouldn’t have been able to get beyond the wall of guards." fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

"It wouldn’t matter to them if they reached you or not. They would just feel good throwing it near where you are," said Zayne.

"You do not need to worry about me being disappointed with today’s visit. I want to return to the market soon to see Janice and Charlotte working together, to look for gifts for my friends at home, and to join our mothers to see what a baby would need. I have much to learn so I must start now," Rose said, her only regret was not finding a book.

"We have much to learn," Zayne corrected Rose. "I will join you the next time you want to go and all the other times. Most of them are only brave enough to trouble you when I am not around. We can go tomorrow if you want."

"Anna has invited us to her home tomorrow. I want to see where she resides. We can go the day after and bring Krystle along," Rose said, still wanting to make up for the ruined day. "Oh, how was Willow? Did you see her husband?"

"I did. The queen is doing well and her husband isn’t much of a talker. He once held a high position in the king’s army so he should be able to protect her. They are not in love but it is expected from a marriage put together fast for the sake of the kingdom. They are currently speaking about a child again," Zayne shared.

Rose felt sorry for Willow since she would need to have a child with a man she didn’t love all for the kingdom to have its heir. "I could not do it. I could not have a child with anyone I didn’t love. I am lucky but I hope it works out well for them in the end."

"I am sure of it well. What?" Zayne asked, confused by Rose stopping him from kissing her.

Rose had her hand on his chest to stop him from getting any closer and glanced at Krystle. It had to be uncomfortable to be sitting alone with a married couple.

"Do you mind if I kiss my wife, Krystle?" Zayne asked, his gaze fixed on Rose.

Krystle wanted to disappear. It would have been a good idea to sit with the coachman instead of here with the affectionate couple. "I do not mind," she answered. All she needed to do was keep looking out the window.

Rose leaned back so Zayne would not kiss her. Why did he need to kiss her now when it wouldn’t be long before they reached home? "I mind and I know it must be uncomfortable in her position. You can wait for when we are alone."

Rose regretted her answer because of how disappointed Zayne looked after. She didn’t like to see him like this but she didn’t want to get carried away with Krystle around.

Rose glanced at Krystle who wasn’t looking their way and then back at Zayne. She leaned forward to give him a quick peck on his lips and then moved so they wouldn’t be so close.

Zayne wanted more but he would let it slide for now. He was lucky they were going to have a child so when Rose started to ignore him, he had someone else to turn to for attention.