CHAPTER 44

ESMERAY

"How am I going to explain to her that I just had sex with Caesar, who I recently discovered was alive and is now pursuing her younger brother, Leon, to kill him at the Blue Rock Pack?"

My heart started pounding loudly in my chest like a beating drum, and I swear it wanted to explode as I stood still, faced with Lovella's questioning.

Following my next line of thought, I grabbed her wrist and tugged her along as I ran up the stairs to my room.

Thankfully, she didn't hesitate and followed me. It was as if she knew that things like this couldn't be discussed within earshot of the palace walls.

I opened the door to my room and pulled her in with me. She was giggling as she entered my room, though I honestly couldn't understand what was funny about the lingering scent of sex around me.

Closing the door, I turned to face her. Her hands were on her waist, and she was staring at me while still giggling.

"Oh my Goddess, Esmeray. You look like you're going to have a heart attack from t