I walk towards him meanwhile alarm bells are ringing in my ears. Maybe in another life, I would have done everything in my power to stay away from a man like this, but right now for some reason, I want to spend time with him and get to know him. I bite my lip and take a seat. 

"Eleonora, you look stunning," Ace says looking at me, I can hear the hesitation in his voice but I ignore it. 

"So do you," I say reluctantly, "I mean the suit, it looks crisp." I blurt out trying to cover up my embarrassment with more embarrassing words. He gives me an amused grin, but not like Lucas, his is sincere and genuine. He isn't laughing at me for making a fool of myself. 

"You are so charming, Eleonora." He says the name that I have grown to hate as if it were something sweet in his mouth. 

"Why thank you, I do try," I say trying to fill up the awkward silence. A few moments later champagne and cakes fill the table. There are all sorts of cakes. I take a bite out of each one, and to my surprise, each tastes better than the last. "Why are we eating so much cake?" I ask between bites. 

"To pick one for your wedding of course." His voice is cold almost bitter. I drop my fork and begin chewing slowly. He looks up at me one eyebrow up. 

"Oh..." I say disappointed.  

"What?" He asks I can hear humor in his voice but very subtle. 

"Nothing, I just figured this was something different from... that," I say looking down at the different cakes on the table. Its such a romantic scene, so typical as well. How could I have read this situation so wrong? 

"Like a date?" He asks the corners of his mouth twitching upwards. "Why, your grace, you are a princess, meanwhile I am in the lowly second class of the 10 class hierarchy." He says dramatically. "We could never be together." He finishes. We burst into hysterical laughter. 

"You are something else." I laugh pointing my fork at him before picking another cake and getting ready to take a bite. 

"I am." He says smiling back. "And I want you." My heart drops and so does my fork. My stomach begins doing flips but I know its wrong. I open and close my mouth like a fish unsure of what to respond with. He grabs my hand and begins leading me back to the castle. 

"This has been a short cake tasting," I say finally. 

"It has." He agrees. I feel him put his hand on my lower back, I take in a sharp breath and look up at him.

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