Chapter 24

“Your mate my ass, look at the girl, she’s a goddess walking on land, do you really believe the goddess of the moon would just hand her over to anybody, especially to you?”

“Well yes, she did, didn’t she?”

“A mistake, that’s what this is. I thought your mate would be just like you…ugly, disrespectful and ugly.”

“Mom, you know I’m not ugly, they say I get my looks from you. If I’m ugly, you’re undoubtedly ugly too.”

“Shut up, you traitorous son. Nobody sa—”

“Will you two shame yourselves in front of our guest? It’s an immature argument, but let me add this fact… ‘both of you are ugly, a mirror image of each’.”

With that, he led Celeste further inside until they made it to the dinner table. “You’ll sit beside me, dear. The only spot for a princess, is beside a king. Now come.”

He walked her over to the seat beside the one at the head of the table and pulled it out for her. “Sit.”

Celeste reluctantly sat down, not sure what else to do. He