~ NYSSA
Thankfully, Eric did exactly as I asked.
Whenever people were around, he was stoic and cold, like the guards I saw around the palace, but when it was just us… he was back to his normal self.
He spent the day camped out in the office Aria had given to me, his legs kicked up on the coffee table. He helped himself to snacks in the breakroom and I could've sworn I saw him flirting with a few of the staff.
"Can you turn up the air con?" I asked, tugging at the neckline of my tank top.
Contrary to Leah's words, it didn't get colder. If anything, it got stuffier and warmer. The sun was out with a vengeance and despite ditching my jacket, my skin was still warm.
"Sure," he said, eyes roaming over me slowly. "Are you sure you're good? Your face is red."
"I'm hot," I ground out. "I don't know how you stay in those leathers all day. It would be unbearable for me."
"Maybe on a warm day, yes, but it's not that bad today."
I scoffed.
