Chapter 11: “My heart hurts.”

*LYCIA*

I can’t believe that dimwit came to my house. When did I make him believe that he was important enough to me that he could step into my house whenever he wanted?

“So you are with that Jennek kid now?” Mom asked when I was about to climb up the stairs to my room.

“Not yet but he is getting ahead of himself,” the annoyance was clear in my voice as I stopped to face her.

“But he is better than all your other conquests,” she said, probably playing politics even now.

“Is it because Travis is a counselor's son?” I asked, already aware of the fact that his mother was one of the advisors and counselor to my mother, the queen.

“That’s a point too,” she admitted but seeing the disapproving look on my face she added, “You ought to realize that you just can’t settle for anyone. Your partner needs to be equivalent to the role of a king. They should be powerful enough to help you manage the coven.”

“I understand what you are trying to get at over here but I hope you realize that I shouldn’t