chapter 131

"I wanted to tell you something but I forgot entirely." Leon said as they walked slowly into the palace.

They were holding hands and the guards and maids were surprised to see them both. No one believed he was ever going to soften towards Lillith.

"And what's that?" Lillith asked as she swung his arm back and forth.

"There will be a ritual held tomorrow before the coronation in two days," He said. They stopped at the base of the ornate steps. "You're to be by my side so we can both be cleansed before the coronation."

Sometimes, Lillith couldn't believe she was actually going to be Queen soon. It had been a long ride for the whole year and things were going the way she hadn't expected it to go. "This feels like a dream," She said with a laugh.

He smiled and brushed her hair behind her ear. It was something he loved to do. "Of course, it does feel like a dream. But it's your place and no one is going to take it from you. I want you to know that."

She smiled a