Chapter 16Lydias POVWilson gasped and launched me away from him so quickly that I stumbled.Had he gone mad?!"Wilson, what-” I hissed in annoyance.“I’m sorry, my king. I tried to stop her; she just wouldn’t stop,” Wilson pleaded cowardly with Darwin as he ignored me and turned to face Darwin, who had walked up to us.My eyes widened at his insinuation, but I slapped his arm lightly with a chuckle, trying to play it off as a joke.Don’t be ridiculous, Wil. There’s no need to joke around like that."“We were just having a conversation. With everything that happened today, he just wanted to make sure I was alright,” I said brightly in hopes that Darwin would buy my bullshit, but his eyes narrowed like he could see through my lies, and I squirmed uncomfortably.“My king, she-” Wilson started to speak again, but Darwin cut him off.“WHY WAS LYDIA CRYING?” He truly looked livid, and with a start, I realized he wasn’t angry at finding me with Wilson but was angry at the tear tracks on my
Read more