"I am stripping you from being my mistress, Vetta. And from today onwards, I'm setting you free."

Vetta stood there staring up at King Lucien, hours later. She was finding it hard understanding those words he spoke.

"W-What?" Surely, she didn't hear him correctly. It's those memories again tormenting her and blocking her hearings, she concluded.

But his eyes... That guilt was still there. That Remorse. And a new look too.

"Henceforth, you ...