••• Isabella’s POV •••
The next day, Tina came to me the moment I stepped foot in my office.
“Goddess, Bella,” she said as she dropped herself into the seat in front of me. “Did I see it correctly? Yesterday, you went home with King Darien?”
My heart nearly stopped when I heard her questions. Goddess, I was so used to being with them that sometimes I forgot how others thought when they saw us together!
“W-What? No, we didn’t,” I stammered while denying it. Good grief, even I wasn’t convinced by my own lie.
Her lips curved into a teasing smile. “Really? Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure,” I said with what I hoped was a more confident tone.
Tina laughed and didn’t want to let it go. “I saw him carrying your bag, though. Come on, tell me the truth, Bella. I thought we were friends.” H
