FROM HIS MAID TO HIS QUEEN
Not ever.
Still, a darker thought lingered, one I couldn’t quite silence. What if Sebastian’s softness wasn’t entirely the charm? What if, for some unexplainable reason, he really had noticed her?
No. I refused to accept it.
If he had, then I would simply erase the thought from his mind. I had ways. Celine had ways. And together, we would make sure Lily learned her place the hard way.
I smiled again, my reflection returning the expression with cruel perfection. “You will never win, Lily,” I whispered, tracing the curve of my lips with a fingertip. “Because this game was over before you even knew you were playing.”