Chapter 56

I groaned and stretched as I left the palace. It felt nice feeling the warm sunlight on my face after such a stuffy day. I glanced at my watch, wondering how much time I had left to make it to class. Kevin was supposed to pick me up in a few minutes since Ashton was away. I looked up when the sound of footsteps rounded the corner. Raúl came towards me, but his eyes seemed to go right through me as he wandered into the courtyard. His lips were uncharacteristically turned down and he filled the air with sighs. I went up to him to see what was wrong. He finally noticed I was there and tried to paste on a smile. “Princesa.” “You don’t have to call me that, you know,” I smiled. “I know, but it’s my new nickname for you.” “Are you okay?” I asked as I sat beside him. “Yeah.” “Hey,” I gave him a soft nudge with my shoulder. “It’s just me.” He sighed and allowed his smile to crumble. “Honestly, no I’m not.” “What’s wrong? Is it something I can help with?” “No. It’s just that Thalia