Curious, Mineah looked at the Queen Mother and read her thoughts.
[Are they that close now for Nikolai to open up to her about Dahlia? He can barely even mention Dahlia's name before!]
She couldn't help but smile at what she heard. Clearly, her calculated words had the desired effect. Looking at Rosela, she didn't even bother reading the woman's thoughts, knowing that the viper was probably just cursing and killing her in her head despite her calm demeanor.
Not even done with her spiel, Mineah continued, "Like my husband, I am very grateful for the help you've extended to him. I also understand that you weren't forced to do it and that every action you made was done of your own accord. However, now that I'm here, Lai will no longer need your services every full moon. Last time, he suffered from withdrawal by drinking your blood exactly because he craved my blood now."
