Crushing On Your Majesty;The girl he hated

Have we met before?

Evalinge pov

I am not ready!
Hell, my insides are shaking!!

What will I say...if he recognises me then?
Will my voice give it away?

Then don't speak Eva! You are anyways famous for not speaking much!
Just keep your trap shut, eyes down casted and body straight.

He won't.

I was pacing in his office, waiting for his grand arrival.
My hands automatically adjusting my fake beard again and again.

Breathe! Deep breath! Come on 7..6.  5. ..

I heard his footsteps approaching and I stilled.
Long forgotten was my breathing and the counting.

Standing behind the seat, I stood in attention.
Looking straight ahead at the window.

The door opened, he stepped in.

And silence

I refused to look in his direction, even though I could feel his eyes on me.
My heart started thumping in my chest and my hands were sweating already.

"Have a seat "

Came his voice and it took the strength of each and every cell in my body to not look at him.

"So you are the famous ...."

He looked down at the paper in his hands before replying.

"Lin"

I merely nodded, still staring straight at nothing.
For the next few minutes, he didn't say anything.

But his eyes, I can feel them scrutinising me.

"Have we met?"

Oh sh**
He recognises me.
No...no.. please....
Get memory loss.... don't remember... don't remember...please...I was pleading in my mind.

My silence will look rude, I know but what else can I do?

He looked angry.
I could feel his heated stare already.

"Not much of a talker. Good"

He said, surprising me.
The very next second he got up from his seat and approached me.

Hands in his pockets as he casually leaned against the table.

"See . Lin . Your job is simple. Follow me at all times, keep your eyes open and bring to my notice any suspicious activity."

I refused to see him, still staring in front of me in attention position.

"I don't want you to do any other task except this. You only take orders from me and you only report to me"

"Not even my dad"

He finished, expecting me to interrupt but I didn't.

"Is that clear?"

To this, I nodded.

"Good"

"Your job starts now. Get changed. Johnathan will explain to you my schedule."

The very next second he pressed a button on the table and Johnathan appeared.

I was going to leave, taking a big sigh of relief.
When my breath got caught in my throat as he suddenly blocked my way.

I don't know when it happened.

Our eyes met.

Those oceans of blue looked colder than before.
The dark rims in his eyes looking darker than earlier.