Felix kissed the top of my head and I smiled in complete contentment. He and I had been doing so well this past month and I had no idea how we managed. Well, most of it was due to the mini-vacation we took away from the palace, but I was still shocked. There were hardly any arguments and we spent all of our time just loving one another.

Life couldn't be going any better for us. We had a plan, Felix was going to be king and I was going to be his Queen. Everything was falling into place as it should have been.

"Well, I need to go speak to my mother," Felix said as he checked his watch. My trust issues with him were practically gone, but everyone knows that they never completely leave. A tiny lingering quantity can just grow and make it all come back with one small mistake.

Speak to her about what?  That is what I wanted to ask. But for the sake of the new us, I needed to let it go. I needed to also stop thinking about Julius, but it was hard. Every time Felix would discuss future plans my mind drifted to his father.

"Okay, I'll see you later," I said sweetly with a smile.

He gave me a charming smile and left the room and my smile immediately dropped.

Calm down, Xyla.

I was about to start unpacking my luggage until I remembered that I don't have to. Peeking my head out of my room I saw a servant pass by and I snapped my fingers. "You, come."

She was carrying a stack of clothes and gave me a sympathetic look. "I'm sorry your highness, I'm busy. I can come back as soon as I drop these off at the laundry."

I scoffed and opened the door completely to stand up straight in front of her. "I'm going to be your Queen in a bit over your month. I suggest that you obey me if you'd like to keep your job, peasant."

I ignored the sad look that passed her face and head my head up high. Showing weakness wasn't something that I could do. I needed to remain strong and unyielding. What would it look like if I was being sweet to the people that worked under me?

She set the clothes on the floor by my door and nodded. "Yes, yes, I'm very sorry."

"You should be," I said as I took a step back for her to come in. "I want you to unpack my clothes and put them where they should go. While you're at it just clean the entire room. Please also wear gloves before touching my things, thank you."

With a deep breath, I left my room. I looked down the hall to see a few servants walking past and when I looked to my left, I froze. Julius was down the hall speaking to one of the guards. I knew I told him off the other day, but I didn't think he'd actually stop perusing me.

I missed it...

The attention, that is.

I hadn't received one call from him the entire time I was with Felix and it was frustrating. Did he move on so quickly?

I waved my hand at him to get his attention and his eyes landed on me. I gave him one of my seductive smiles, twirling my hair with my finger as I looked at him. Any moment now, I'd have him wrapped around my finger. Just a few more seconds and he would be-

My mouth dropped in surprise as he did the opposite of what I thought he would do.

He looked away.

"What the hell?"

He continued his conversation with the guard as if I hadn't just called him over and my skin heated. I was usually a top priority of his. I mean...I was a top priority for a lot of people. I didn't wait for anyone.

He nodded toward the guard to dismiss him and I smiled as he walked in my direction. Of course, I jumped to conclusions. Relax, Xyla. He'll come to you. I wasn't pleased that I had to wait for him to finish speaking to that waste of space, but I'd deal with that later. At least he was coming now.

His eyes remained on me as he got closer and I smiled. "Well hello J-" Instead of coming to me, he turned the corner and disappeared into the corridor to my left. How dare he?! He knew good and well that I wanted to speak to him.

In my rage and shocked state, I stormed after him and grabbed his arm. "I know you saw me back there."

He sighed, slowing down his steps as I held onto him. "I have things to do." He looked down at me and pulled his arm out of my hold. "What do you want?"

"I wanted to talk to you."

"What do we have to talk about, Xyla?" He crossed his arms. "You made it abundantly clear that you and I share nothing."

"Clearly we don't," I retorted with a scoff. "You just let me go so easily and you claim to love me?! I'm glad I didn't waste another second on you."

"Okay." He nodded before turning to walk away again.

"Wait." I grabbed his arm. "Why are you being this way?"

"You want the truth?" He leaned closer to me, making me swallow a lump in my throat as I glanced around the empty halls.

"I always do."

"I don't see the point in you anymore."

"What?" My chest ached at his words and I clenched my jaw.

"You don't love me," he said. "There is no use in us going on with whatever this is to you. Love would've been worth hurting the people around me, but I won't do it for occasional indecisive pussy."

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me," he said. "You made your choice and you chose the throne. I won't be sticking around for you to stomp on my heart whenever the men in your life don't give you the attention you so desperately crave." My body shook with rage at the way he spoke to me. He was rejecting me?? That couldn't be happening. Not after all the time I had wasted in getting him to fall for me.

"If I want you, I'll have you. Simple as that," I said through gritted teeth.

He sighed and shook his head before looking up at the high ceiling. I kept my hands fisted at my sides to stop from punching him, and after a few seconds, he took a step closer to me. My breath caught as he leaned closer to me and instead of kissing me on the lips like he usually did, he placed his hand on the nape of my neck and pulled me against him.

His lips landed on my head for a quick peck before he pulled away. "You can't have it all, Xyla. I'm done."

Done?

The word repeated in my head as walked away from me. How could he just be...done? I knew I didn't want him the way he wanted me, but I figured he'd be satisfied with at least having me in his presence.

Sadness wasn't what I was feeling at the moment, I was angry. An anger that was beginning to grow with each second I thought about the bastard that was Julius SinClaire. "Ahhh!" I screamed in my spot, catching the attention of a passing servant. "What?!" They scurried away and I gripped my hair until I felt the pain in my scalp.

I needed to talk to someone. Fast.

I rushed down the halls with a mission to find Mia. She was too stupid to know a solution out of this bullshit, but at least I'd be able to vent. I hadn't seen or spoken to Mia in over a month and that was strange. Usually, she'd be speaking to me about some way to get Syn back.

After several minutes of walking, I arrived at her room. I knocked multiple times, but she didn't answer. Getting impatient with her, I opened the door and stormed in. Her room was completely clean, but she wasn't in it. I walked around and my eyes landed on a note on her bed. I picked it up and felt my anger build up to a height it never had as I read it.

On the back, the letter was dated over a month ago. When did she leave?! I immediately crumpled up the paper and threw it against the wall. What a selfish bitch! I always knew Mia was an impulsive person, but I never thought she'd leave me like this. The audacity of the girl was dumbfounding to me.

The audacity of EVERYONE today was dumbfounding.

I took out my phone and immediately went to her contact. After a few rings, an automated voice message popped up. "I'm sorry; the number you have reached is not in service, or temporarily disconnected. The-"

I hung up and called a few more times but got the same stupid message. I didn't know where Mia was but if I ever found her, I'd make her life a living Hell for doing this to me.