Chapter 82 It Was Ethan‘s Voice I Had Heard

** Rosalie‘s POV

A strange sensation ran through me, leaving me a bit unsettled. I looked around, not quite sure why I felt this way.

“Is something bothering you?” Seraphine asked, gently placing a hand on my arm to calm me.

“No, it‘s nothing,” I told her, managing a smile. “I‘m fine. Probably just my messy hormones.”

I turned my focus back to the spice selection at the local market. Soren would be back from his business trip tonight, and as usual, I would prepare dinner for him.

Sighing, I folded my arms and took a step back, thinking maybe I was just missing something.

Seraphine was kind enough to hold the basket for me, and at least I was able to find several of the spices needed for the special cake I was planning to make this evening.

But not all of them. I was still missing one, and until I found it, the cake wouldn‘t be completed.

“We can go down the street to the other store,” Seraphine suggested. “There‘s that other little market.”

I agreed

And then there was the weird feeling I‘d gotten a few moments ago when I‘d been outside…

I had felt like someone was watching me.

However, when I looked around, I only saw Elliott and Duke not far away from me.

Were they the ones that made me feel this way? I inwardly mocked myself for being too sensitive. There was nothing to worry about.

Soren had decided it was for the best for me to have bodyguards at all times. The situation with the war was heating up, and while he assured me it had nothing to do with him or the islands, he also said, “One could never be too careful with a baby.”

So I started to get used to the guards, and even though I had always disliked it, whether I was in the capital or on this island.

On a positive note, at least when Soren asked me to do something, it was with a smile and an explanation. It wasn‘t just a gruff order. Elliot and Duke gave me space, too, unlike Samuel and the guys that Ethan had follow me around

Although it was almost sunset, the sidewalks were still crowded, and we struggled to walk next to each other. The guards slipped back to walk behind us now, making sure we were all right.

Normally, I liked coming to the market, but not when there were so many people.

A warm breeze blew by, stirring my hair– and then, in the distance, I thought I heard someone shouting my name.

It wasn‘t just anyone‘s voice I heard, though.

It was Ethan‘s!

I blinked for a moment, glancing at Seraphine. Strangely, I was quite certain that no one else had actually heard anything, and the sound had felt like it was going off in my head.

I froze for a second, but then, instinctively, I went to turn

to look for him.

However, before I could even get my head around, Elliott had me by the arm and was pulling me into an alleyway.

“Watch out, Miss Ro!” he shouted as a couple of kids went zooming by on their bicycles.

I stood with my back to a wall, my eyes wide. I hadn‘t even seen those children coming because of the crowd. Duke went off to stop them, no one was supposed to be riding their bikes on the sidewalk, anyway.

“Are you all right?” Elliott asked me.

My heart was pounding with adrenaline, but I nodded. “I‘m fine.”

“I hope I didn‘t hurt you,” he said. “I‘m sorry.”

“No, no, you‘re fine.” I could tell he really was afraid I‘d been injured, so I smiled and said, “Thank you.”

“Let me see.” Seraphine handed the basket to Elliott and started checking my wrist and my head. She seemed relieved. “She‘s fine. Come on, let‘s go get that spice.”

“Actually,” I said – for some reason, I was hesitant to leave the alleyway at the moment – could you get it for me really quickly? Sorry, but I‘m a bit tired.”

Seraphine‘s eyebrows rose for a second, but then she nodded. “Of course, dear. Just tell me what you need.copy right hot novel pub