Luca’s pov
I wasn’t surprised that Rayna was happy about having to stay in the palace that night. Ana and her mate left the kingdom as soon as the party ended. Lina too opted to leave. I carried her bags and escorted her to the airport. Our private jet was ready to take us back but this time only Lina would be flying.
We shook hands. Her usually ever-smiling face was gloomy.
“Hey, smile, tiny one,” I said.
She hated that nickname and would go off each time I called her tiny, but not this time. She simply let out an exhausted sigh.
“Luca,” she said. “I respect you. You know that, right?”
I nodded my head, my eyebrows knitting together.
“And I admire your good qualities, but if you ever make the wrong kind of move involving females, I will chastise you.” She looked me dead in the
