Chapter 99 Let Me Make You Happier

Oriana tilted her head. "What else would we be doing, my lord?"

Gideon averted his gaze, his tone vague. "I just thought... we might share a cup of spiced tisane or something..."

He quickly changed the subject. "You know I play chess?"

Her attention was successfully diverted. She nodded. "My brother told me! Lord Corin Radcliff of Hawkstone is a chess prodigy. He never lost a match and was so arro