Chapter 53

Nerezza's Point of View

Reginald had promptly summoned me to his office later. Reggie had told him everything I said. Except for the part about his whore being pregnant. Just that I had threatened him. Because that was what was best for the prince's image. He would never admit to the scandal. Which was fair, seeing as he wanted to rule one day.

When I entered, Reginald was looking right at the door. Veins popped out on his forehead, casting his pale complexion in even more shadow. Red flamed his cheeks, crawling to the tips of his ears. There was that unnerving anger in his eyes. Everything got worse when he saw my outfit.

Still in the scandalous clothes I had picked out for the day. The short dress. Heels. I was a walking harlot and he hated every minute of it. I was so far away from the girl he had chosen to be at his side that I might as well have been a completely different person. Good. The girl he had known was dying.

The veins became a road map on his face. Bounced with the in