Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 108

Chapter 108: 108- Behind Lucien

Arabella Toussaint:

I had stopped breathing.

The queen stood directly in front of me with her pursed lips. Faint lines appeared across her forehead as she studied the space where I was standing. I waited for her to demand an explanation, already trying to think of something that wouldn’t make me sound like a complete idiot.

Before she could say anything, Aliya walked over and stopped behind her. Her eyes moved straight toward me, and I braced myself for her reaction. Instead of widening in surprise, her gaze passed right through me as though I wasn’t even there.

"See? I told you there’s no one here." Aliya took her mother’s hand and gave it a gentle tug. "You’re worrying yourself over nothing, mother."

I stared at her, too stunned to even react. There was no way they could have missed me from this distance, yet they hadn’t shown the slightest sign that they could see me.

Queen Theodora didn’t seem as convinced. She remained there for another moment, looking out the window with a slight frown as if her senses were telling her something. Eventually, Aliya managed to take her away.

I stayed where I was, afraid that even the smallest movement might somehow make them notice me. Sweat had broken out all over my body, and my heart was still hammering against my ribs.

What the hell had just happened? Why couldn’t they see me?

I looked down at myself, half expecting to find nothing there, but my body looked perfectly normal to me. Had I become invisible?

That sounded ridiculous even inside my own head, but what other explanation was there? I was still trying to understand it when the door opened, and I quickly peeked out from behind the curtain.

It was Lucien walking into the room. For a second, seeing him actually brought a strange sense of relief. He was still wearing the same T-shirt and pants as when I had last seen him.

I was getting more confused by the second. How would I explain this to anyone? How would I leave this room? Was someone playing with my head? Maybe someone in the palace wanted me gone.

After standing there for another minute, I finally mustered enough courage to come out from behind the curtain.

What could they do anyway if they suddenly saw me? Insult me? Throw me out? Or maybe kill me?

Hopefully not.

I stepped out and waited, but no one reacted. Lucien kept casually talking to his mother, while Aliya sat nearby listening to them. Since they still couldn’t see me, I slowly walked closer.

First, I stood beside Queen Theodora and looked at her and then at Aliya. Nothing happened.

Interesting.

I moved toward Lucien next and stopped beside him. He was saying something to his mother, completely unaware that I was standing close enough to touch him. I studied his face for a moment and leaned closer to his neck, taking a small sniff.

Man! He smelled amazing.

Before I could move away, Lucien stopped in the middle of whatever he was saying. His nostrils flared slightly as he drew in a quiet breath, and I immediately straightened.

"Brother, don’t tell me you sense someone too." Aliya sounded amused. Lucien looked at her with a frown. "What do you mean?"

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