“Iris,” Onyx’s voice boomed from the gates of the castle.
She ignored him, pushed past the guards on the stairs, and entered the foyer just as King Xiu and a woman who had to be his wife Jing, walked elegantly into the foyer.
King Xiu drew to a full stop at her image and coughed, “Iris, my daughter, uh, welcome to Longliang. Where is my son?”
“Last I saw him, he was on a hill with a naked woman wrapped around him. I presumed this was the appropriate attire for greeting the royal family, so I altered my outfit on the way down.”
She didn’t look away from his concerned gaze, her cheeks rosy with fury and her chest heaving with her short breaths.
Queen Jing, dressed in a beautiful yellow gown which went to the floor, cupped her hands to her mouth as if stifling a laugh and cleared her thr
