Emira was determined to remain cheerful.
After spending nearly the entire morning wasting away in thoughts about those stupid flowers and how he had patiently tied them up with twine, she finally decided to join Ryn for the picnic by the lakeside. It had been arranged for the meeting and greeting of those chosen to go for the alliance and were now mingling with prospective mates.
Of course, the reason for coming here was also to see Alpha Cassian, who'd claimed he would be here all day and yet was nowhere to be found. Another reason for coming here was a bit perverse on her part. It was because she knew that Prince Kael would be irritated if he knew she was here. But it wasn't her fault that he had not assigned her any work and she was free. So, if he was irritated, then it was his problem.
