Chapter 12. After the Meeting

Lillian’s POV

Aldrich smiled and straightened up.

He tucked a hand into his pocket and opened his mouth to speak, but then closed it again and smiled so brightly that his cheeks almost looked red.

No way he was blushing because of what I said.

“I’ll take you back to your quarters, Princess,” Arsenio offered with a slight bow.

“You don’t have to do that for me,” I chuckled.

Arsenio stretched out his hand, and I took it as I stood from the throne.

“You’re the princess,” he countered.

“When we’re alone, you don’t have to do all that. It makes me uncomfortable,” I explained.

Arsenio nodded and glanced at our joined hands. My hand looked tiny in his large one. He noticed too and