Chapter 44

Violet

“My mom,” I replied. He probably thought I meant Sonya, but that didn’t matter. I’d spare him the backstory.

“How long ago?”

I squeezed my eyes a bit. “Like ten years ago?”

“Ten years ago,” he whispered, still inspecting the glasses on my face.

“Well, make sure to keep them on at all times,” he spoke, his face serious. “We wouldn’t want you to lose them.”

If only he knew…

I swallowed, nodding quickly. “Yes, Your Majesty.”

The king didn’t give another response and simply walked past me, leaving me standing there. I let out a slow breath, feeling more than happy that he had left.

Even though I tried not to focus on Kylan, it was hard not to, especially when Chrystal laughed out loud, leaning into him like he had just made the funniest joke on the planet.

As if it couldn’t get any worse, Kylan wrapped his arm around her waist and whispered something into her ear, making her laugh even more.

At times it seemed like he hat