Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Lydia’s POV

I stumbled in shock and would have planted my face on the cold tiles had King Darwin not reached out and immediately steadied me.

“What the HELL are you doing here!" I hissed in irritation as my heart thundered, both from the shock at seeing him and the feeling of his hand around my waist.

I swallowed audibly as a slight fear went through me at the thought of triggering his psychosis again.

“Your majesty?” I asked weakly as a show of respect. But even to my ears, it sounded fake.

“Darwin. Always Darwin, only to you,” He whispered, his voice sending tingles straight between my legs as I suddenly got very self-conscious about being in a towel.

“Um, you can let me go now. And you didn’t answer my question,” I replied as a blush darkened my cheeks and I pulled back from his hold.

He let me go with an amused smile and pushed his hands into his pockets.

“This is my room, Lydia,”

I blinked in surprise and briefly stared around to confirm I hadn’t walked into the wrong r