Chapter 164

Violet

Of course they were pushing for Chrystal as mistress.

By now, I kind of knew what to expect of Lyperians, so it wasn’t supposed to come as a surprise—neither Chrystal nor the other mistresses.

But hearing her name…that changed everything.

Each time I tried to convince myself that whatever had happened, happened, and I didn’t care anymore. But the impact that name left on me said otherwise. There was still so much pain, anger, but definitely not fear. Not anymore.

Still, I just couldn’t bear the thought of her standing next to Kylan, getting some kind of title, being praised by people, even if they were her own. The thought made my stomach twist.

I swallowed, hard. “Is that what you want?” I chuckled bitterly. “For Chrystal to be your mistress?”