Chapter 53

Lyca moved quickly and attacked her attacker right away by flaring out her elbows. But it was easy to block her attack. Then, Lyca’s hands are turned behind her back as she is pushed against the wall.

“Shhh…”

When Princess Lyca saw who was trying to choke her, she stopped trying to get away. It was Xavier, and she quickly turned around to make sure he wasn’t just thinking about something else. “How did you—”

But Lyca couldn’t keep talking because Xavier covered her mouth, pulled her to the edge, and hid behind a thick curtain. When she saw that he wanted her to be quiet, she frowned and looked around the room. She can’t see anyone but herself and Xavier, which is why she doesn’t understand how he acts.

Xavier hissed in Lyca’s ears, “Someone is coming.”

Not long after that, the chamber’s door opened. Albert came out of there.

Lyca covered her mouth, which was still covered by Xavier’s hand, because she didn’t want to make a sound. And the reason sh