Kaius let out a hollow laugh, devoid of humor. "You take what you want? Then tell me, Princess, do you want me?" He took another step closer, his towering presence now suffocatingly close. "Or am I just another inconvenience in your perfect little world?"
Kaius took a deep breath, gathering the last shreds of his self-control as he took a deliberate step forward.
"Do you believe in the Moon Goddess, Princess?" he asked, his voice even but laced with something dark beneath the surface. "Do you believe that she has a plan for us? That she brought us together for a reason?"
A slow, amused smile crept across Dhalia's lips before she threw her head back and laughed, the sound rich and dripping with mockery. "Oh, you really are delusional, aren’t you?" she mused, shaking her head as if he had
