Chapter 61:

Kira’s POV:

The silence that followed was electric.

Princess stood frozen, lips parted, slack-jawed in what looked like a mix of shock and awkwardness, her eyes flicking between Dante and me as if she wasn’t sure whether to run or cry. I could practically see the gears turning in her head, trying to figure out how to salvage what little dignity she had left.

“I-I didn’t cook anything,” she said fi