Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 176

Running into an idiot like Julian first thing in the morning was incredibly bad luck.

At exactly eight o'clock, Willow received a text from Lucian: [Are you awake?]

Willow lazily tapped the screen: [I'm awake.]

He replied instantly: [Open the door. I'm outside.]

Willow paused for a second, then quickly got up and pulled the door open.

Julian was long gone. Lucian stood in the doorway, holding takeout bags.

Seeing her, he lifted the bags slightly. "I didn't know what you wanted, so I got both traditional and Western breakfast options."

Looking at the dizzying array of boxes in his hands, Willow suddenly smiled and reached for the steamed buns. "I'll have these."

Lucian had no objections. Willow stepped aside. "Come in and take a seat."

Lucian hesitated for a second, his gaze instinctively sweeping the interior.

In a way, the two of them had technically cohabitated.

At their most intimate, they had even shared the same bed.

But stepping back into her private sanctuary still made Lucian's heart skip a chaotic beat.

Every corner of the apartment held Willow's signature sweet scent. It wasn't overpowering, but it was intoxicatingly subtle.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he carefully stepped inside.

The place bore zero traces of anyone else. There weren't even spare slippers, so he simply put on disposable shoe covers.

His dark eyes were profound as he sat across from Willow, slowly eating a sandwich.

At that moment, he felt a fleeting, surreal illusion.

They felt like an intimate married couple, not strangers.

The sensation was magical. He cherished it deeply, wanting nothing more than to savor the moment. He couldn't bear to leave.

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