Chapter 99

Lillith was hesitant to go down for dinner. Things weren't getting any better between her and Leon. Not even after he told her that she was going to be Coronated as Queen.

It had come as a surprise. The whole time, she believed it was Mia who was going to be crowned Queen. She did need time to think things through.

Yes, she was deeply attracted to Leon. Yes, she wanted him to look at her the way a man in love would look at a woman he loved. She wanted to be cared for and treated like she mattered.

This was something she thought about each time she considered feeling something for Leon. But that unsettling feeling in her chest seemed to remain that way. There was no way in hell she could settle with a man she wasn't sure cared about her. Maybe he had to tell her how he really felt for her before she considered becoming Queen.

Cali came into the room moments later. She had gone to dump their dirty clothes in the laundry and had returned. She frowned when she saw Lill