Chapter 154Lily's POV
"What… why are you looking at me like that?" I asked finally, my voice breaking the stillness between us.
Devante didn't flinch. His eyes lingered, steady, almost burning with something that made my stomach knot.
"You're different," he said at last. His tone carried no jest this time, no flirtation, just pure conviction.
"What do you mean?". I furrowed my eyebrows
"I've seen so many women in my life. Especially the high-class ones, ladies from esteemed families who bow and smile and scheme. And all they ever want is something for themselves. The title. The fame. To be called the prince's bride. They want the crown, but never the weight it carries. Never the responsibility of being Luna."
I blinked, caught off guard. I should have dismissed it, his words were too smooth and too well-placed. Yet something in his voice… something raw… almost reached me.
