"Who's that? Why does Patriarch Lentister have his arm around her?"
"Yeah, I've never seen her before. Besides, Patriarch Lentister is never seen with a woman. I've never seen him bring one to a banquet."
Everyone stared in shock at Caden Reginald's hand resting on Seraphina Ashworth's waist. Was that really Patriarch Lentister? The Damian Lancaster who was famously uninterested in women? The unfeeling monarch? That trace of iron-willed tenderness in his eyes as he looked at the woman in his arms—were their eyes playing tricks on them?
'He must be an impostor, right?'
Seeing this, the guests at the banquet began to whisper among themselves.
Ignoring the astonished gazes, Caden Reginald led Seraphina Ashworth toward Felix Vaughn, with Nightfrost Knight and Lochlan Knight following behind them.
