"And," she continued, her tone now tinged with sarcasm, "Bring me a proper meal before heading off to your party. You and your father have taken turns bedding me three times in less than 24 hours without bothering to feed me. You nearly starved me to death. Have you forgotten that I'm just a regular human, huh? You and your father are the same, both beasts driven by insatiable lust," she added with a biting edge before sashaying away, leaving a rhythmically echoing sound of her footsteps.
Arion blinked in shock, his mouth agape. Vin chuckled softly, and Arion only stopped hitting the back of his head after delivering a sharp smack.
Every eye in the room, initially entranced by Lily's confident departure, snapped back to the trio before Arion.
The atmosphere in the room had morphed from a mere sense of unease originating from the three officials into a palpable aura of terror following Lily's parting words.
