"Estelle, will you take Idris back to the palace?" Casaio asked.
"Of course, Your Highness," Estelle replied with a respectful nod.
Idris turned to Zilia and hugged her tightly once more. "Please get plenty of rest, Sister."
Zilia managed a small smile as she ruffled his hair. "And don’t cause trouble there, alright?"
"I won’t," Idris promised before heading toward the door with Estelle.
Zilia watched him leave, waving softly until the door closed behind them. A moment later, the car in the parking lot pulled away, taking her little brother back to the safety of the palace.
The room fell silent until Casaio broke it.
"I told you to take your suppressants."
Zilia sank onto the couch, her shoulders heavy with fatigue. "I did," she replied, rubbing her forehead with her fingers.
Casaio’s expression darkened. He took a slow step forward. "Then why is your scent flooding the entire house? Your pheromones are everywhere. Do you even realize how reckless that is?"
She looked up at him sharply, her brows knitting together. "Why can you feel them so strongly?" she shot back. "And why do you care anyway? Stop pretending I matter to you."
Her voice trembled in frustration and buried emotions.
Casaio didn’t respond immediately, but he was angry with her reaction.
But Zilia had already turned her face away. "Just leave me alone, Casaio. I don’t want your presence near me."
"Why? Do I bother you so much even after I rejected you?" Casaio questioned.
Zilia glared at him, lowering her hand, not wanting to drop into another argument with him. Standing up, she decided to go back to her room when Casaio grasped her arm tightly.
"Let go of my arm," Zilia said in a firm tone.
"We could’ve been a happy family together," Casaio said. "You think it’s easy for me to be away from you. I hate it that I still feel so strongly for you," he muttered, his nostrils flaring in anger.
Zilia gazed into his eyes, her irritation vanishing away as she felt him step closer to her. Why was he doing that? After everything that conspired between them, was Casaio truly showing the tiniest bit of his affection again?
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