Forbidden romance

Belle stayed locked in her room for the remainder of the day, anticipating the councilmen's arrival.

With every moment that drifted by, she could feel her chest tightening and her heart thudding in her chest. The wait scared her. It also saddens her that she couldn't be able to do what she had come to Winstol for.

Belle sighed heavily at just the thought of her demise.

Even as the evening grew nearer and the day got narrower, the young woman grew tired of waiting.

'I can as well just read as I wait.' Belle nodded to herself. Standing up, she walked towards the table where her read and to-be-read books were arranged accordingly, in two heaped rows.

Her fingers ran over the edge of the books spines before randomly retrieving one from them. It was one of the few books that Jade had entrusted her with, and she judged that it would be as good as the previous one.