I wanted to take it back, swallow every single syllable, but it was too late. If she had been wondering what my agenda was, she certainly knew now. I'd played right into her hands.
She dropped her eyes down to her plate. I almost mistook her looking away as a sign of weakness. But then she looked back up at me, a cold smirk on her face.
“To your sister, I'm aware, but then she's been engaged before and so were you not so long ago, Your Highness. Is it still Your Highness?”
The claws were out now. She was pushing all the right buttons, getting me riled up.
CC Creations, Caines, Terres Somnia (Bart)
When CC and I woke up, she was, as predicted, mortified. She didn't speak for several minutes. I knew she was awake from how fiercely she clung to me, hiding her embarrassment.
“Good m
