Chapter 0206

But I was my father’s first born son. I had responsibilities to the throne and to the kingdom over myself.

The expectations on me made it impossible to lash out in the rebellious way Julian, as the second son,

was allowed to.

So I gritted my teeth, and I agreed.

When I arrived at the meeting place, on the patio just outside the dining room, Lilliana was already

there, waiting for me. She walked right up to me, no preamble or greeting, and kissed me full on the

mouth.

It was an awkward kiss. Her lips were too firm, not malleable at all. Her body was stiff against mine. Her hands sat on my shoulders with no grip. No pulling, or clawing. No passion at all.

This kiss was miles away from the spark I had shared with Piper, when I had pulled her to me in that hallway and we ravaged each other’s mouths. Piper had clung to me like she wanted me inside of her. I

had totally lost control of myself to the flames, ready to burn with her in that moment.

Whatever she wanted. Whatever she needed. I would be the one to deliver it and have her screaming

Not

Lilliana in comparison was entirely sterile.

have them dangling at my sides. Maybe this was what she was thinking of too: what we might look like

Nor did she try

pressed together at the lips.

the seconds until this nightmare would end. It felt like

bustle of the camera

There they

Finally.

patio with us. Lilliana and I broke apart. Lilliana appeared appropriately embarrassed, covering her mouth with her hand and lowering her eyes demurely.

was a world–class

looked unhappy, because that was how I felt.

was, with the producer jamming a microphone toward my

rendezvous!” the producer said with glee. “Does this mean Lilliana is your

the other girls even stand a

I didn’t answer with more than a sigh, Lilliana stepped in front of me,

microphone.

the things he says to me in private,” Lilliana said. “And the way he kisses…” She pretended to be

this. There was no other way around

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