Chapter 2241

Kael slumped against the wall, his gaze lingering on the woman who stood before him, exuding an eerie calm. Diana, with her cool demeanor, seemed impervious to the gravity of what she’d done.

Had she no remorse for taking a life?

His own body had betrayed him at the sight of her actions; he’d been reduced to a quivering mess, barely able to keep his limbs in check. Consequently, he stumbled in the water for a moment, nearly choking, until his companion gave him a helping hand.

Diana, however, was untroubled by such weaknesses.

The realization sent a shiver down Kael’s spine.

In the reflection of the mirror, Diana caught his gaze and snapped, “What’s eating you, Kael? Don’t tell me a little bath gave you a cold, or did that dame we dealt with scare the daylights out of you?”

He wanted to believe she was concerned about him.

around her. Despite the irritation on her face, he

never betray you,” he whispered fervently.

smile spread across Diana’s lips. “That’s more like it. Now, go get

cold. I’d be mighty upset

the large,

boat – unmistakably

just taken a bath to account for the wet

gullible. Or perhaps Diana didn’t care if she saw through her ruse, merely offering a forced justification for her to reluctantly

up Thalia’s spine as she remembered Diana’s unsettling gaze, smiling with her

thinking about it. I’m just a small fry…”

Thalia relayed the message to Colton, who responded without a flicker of emotion, merely waving his

telling herself to let it go, Thalia couldn’t shake off the thoughts when alone, until Margot startled her with a tap on the shoulder.

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