Chapter 222

Vetta really wanted to come out of this mess because she knew it wouldn’t be good for her if she didn’t. So she looked him in the eyes. Eyes, so blue—so dark, they saw into the soul. Her mouth opened, but no words came out. Then she glanced down at the bed in defeat, breaking eye contact with him. She had never been able to maintain that eye contact with him—especially when she was lying. It was as if her lies were right there for him to see through his eyes.

King Lucien felt a hand grab his chest and squeeze tightly at the guilty look on her face. “You have had another lover,” he said as he straightened.

It wasn’t a question, but Vetta felt obliged to answer. “It was just one time!” she burst out.

Baski gasped at her admission. Her hands went to cover her mouth in shock and disbelief. Angie suddenly took a new interest in the ceiling above them. He wished he wasn’t there at all.

King Lucien’s shoulders were hunched as he stared at Vetta like he was seeing a