52 YOU CAN STAY OR LEAVE

"Your highness…" Iris said, as she bent her body gracefully. At the very least, Iris learned the basic courtesy one needed to offer to the royal family and knew how to carry herself in front of them.

Even though this was the first time for her to put what she learned into practice.

The king looked pleased when he saw Iris, while the queen was nonchalant with her greeting. Instead, her eyes wandered to the person behind the alpha and Iris knew who she was staring at.

Aderan.

Even though Iris was still unsure what the relationship between the two of them was and whether the queen knew that she saw their intimate moment together that night in the library, it still made her feel uncomfortable.

And while Iris was deep in thought, the king and the alpha continued to talk about something before King Aeon grabbed Iris' hand, which startled her. She lifted her head and looked at him.