CHAPTER 72

CRYSTAL'S POV

I had been waiting for Xavier all night that I didn't know when I slept off.

Waking up, I felt groggy and tired and super famished. That's right, yesterday at the Royal dining room was a total disaster. I was derided by Luna Rachael for no obvious reason, and I had used a bathroom break as an excuse. Xavier had instructed that I wait for him in the inner chambers. I had waited all night but he didn't return so I fell asleep.

I turned on the other side of the bed to see if he was still asleep, but to my surprise, he wasn't even in bed.

I glanced at the wall clock and the time read, 9:10 am. It was still early in the morning, and he wasn't even in bed.

Maybe he was in the shower or perhaps went for one of his usual so-called walks. He probably went off to see Alicia again.

My heart fluttered in annoyance.

Well, whatever. It wasn't like it was any of my business anyway.

I yawned and stretched.

What I should be concerned about right now was what I was going to eat.

As if