Chapter 24

ODESSA’S POV

“Cut the crap, Victor. Why are you suddenly nice to me?” I said as soon as the King was out of earshot.

Victor looked at me as if I'd said the most bizarre thing in the entire world. “What?”

“What? Are you surprised?” I asked, pinning him with my stare. “Did you seriously not know how you've been treating me?”

I was playing the part of a sad and unhappy lover and he was stupid enough to fall for it. If the maids saw how disconnected we were, there would be whispers. Which I don't mind, but I don't want my name involved in any gossip between Victor and his hoe.

“Calm down, Odessa. I honestly have no idea what you're talking about.” He replied looking extremely clueless.

I scoffed, “You come to my kingdom, talk about wooing me and falling in love with me. Now that I'm here, you suddenly forget I exist?”

“That's not true. That's not what happened.” He countered angrily.

“How many times did you come to see me after I woke up? Did you even know I wasn't in my room duri