Chapter 37- The King & The Prince

--Valentino POV--

I stared at my father's displeased face and held back a smirk at the satisfying sight.

King Domenico's appearance had caused an uproar in the room, an uproar that I had no qualms against since it did well in taking the unwanted attention off of me and onto him.

Domenico was a good acquaintance of mine, I had invited him to this ball on a whim and didn't expect for him to arrive but he proved me wrong. He was a lively man, or rather he used to be. Now, he's like a hollow being with no purpose despite having an entire Kingdom to run.

He didn't smile, he didn't talk much either but we got along.

Azurith and Lysandra were walking on eggshells around one another, father was uncomfortable with the fact that they had a growing army and navy. Not to mention, people talked highly of King Domenico and his leadership skills.