Chapter 9

ODESSA’S POV

“Amazing right?” Victor asked, standing too close to me but I was too immersed with admiring the palace’s beautiful structure to care.

“Yes.”

“Come on, let me introduce you to my father. He's been waiting all year.” Victor said. It wasn't until I looked down wondering why he had suddenly gone silent, did I know the reason.

His hands were outstretched, waiting for me to place mine in them. It's one thing to avoid touching him and it's another to reject him. If I don't give him my hand, then I'll be rejecting him publicly.

So I took a deep breath, patted myself on the back for choosing to wear a hand glove, and placed mine in his. As soon as our palms made contact, I was waiting for the stupid realization to happen, but it never did.

Victor pulled me into the palace, and now, because of the different structure, there's no way I would know my way around the place. Bonus points. It’s like the universe is looking out for me.

My mind was swirling with so many reasons as t