Katie’s POV
King… He’s the king? King of the Otherworld?
“What the f**k?”
Maybe my response was a bit loud or a bit unexpected for Lucius, because for the first time since I’ve known him he looks genuinely startled at a loss of how to respond to what I said.
In all honesty his expression is beyond amusing but I’m struggling a bit at the moment.
So, once I’m able to finally get my head around what I’ve just heard, I realize that I voiced my inner thoughts without thinking, and right to the King's face.
Damn my brain to mouth filter is practically non existent at this point.
“Oh, Shi-itake,” I quickly tried to recover as I almost cursed again, “I’m sorry, um…your Majesty?”
“No need to go that far,” he said, sitting back down in his chair, the regal air that was surrounding him a mome
