Chapter 273. Bathroom

Doris felt the heat fade away slowly when she looked at him. His crown was tilted on his head and his lips were a little swollen from her bites. He looked like a dream, but her heart was swelling with something other than lust.

"I'm so proud of you." She whispered. "You're king now, William."

William lowered her back to the floor and leaned his forehead against her own. They both closed their eyes and let the moment settle around them.

"When I pictured myself being crowned king, I never saw anyone at my side." He admitted. "Not even a brother and certainly not a lover. I thought it would always be me up there alone."

Doris said nothing to that. So he continued.

"When I looked down at you in the crowd, I realized something."

"What?" Doris breathed. Her heart thumped loudly in her chest. A part of her still didn't know what to expect when William spoke. He had the power to break her if he wanted.

"I realized that when I looked at you...