Chapter 47
Seraphina had no idea what she was doing here.
She had told herself she was only exploring. Getting familiar with her new environment. It was the first time she had stepped foot inside Rhydian's palace, after all. But deep down, she knew that was a lie.
She had come to check on him.
The realization hit her the moment she crossed the palace doors. It wasn't just curiosity—it was something else. Something she refused to acknowledge. But now, standing here, frozen in place, she regretted stepping inside.
Her breath caught in her throat, her fingers curling slightly at her sides.
Rhydian was holding another woman.
A beautiful, golden-haired woman.
The sight shouldn't have bothered her. It shouldn't have. And yet, a foreign, uncomfortable feeling tightened in her chest, something sharp and unwelcome.
Why did it feel like she had just walked in on something she wasn't supposed to see?
What exactly had she expected to find when she came here?
