Chapter Twenty-Two
Tina grinned up at Viper as he carried her up the steps leading up to his forest home. By the time they reached the palace, Tina had decided that she didn’t want a big, elaborate wedding like her sister. She had stopped Viper and asked him if he would consider eloping.
His hot kiss after she explained what it meant told her he not only would consider it, but that he was definitely happier with the idea. They weren’t able to completely sneak away, though. Pearl came in as she was packing the clothes that Rosario had delivered for her. If she thought her grandmother was an amazing woman before, she knew it for certain when Pearl started throwing her clothes into the bag faster than she could.
“That boy loves you,” Pearl snorted. “I could see his smitten face the first t
