Chapter 22: Repayment
Viviana didn’t even notice the isolated instance when Leander tried to impress someone other than his grandfather. Clumsy an attempt it was, and yet it still was a rare decision he made which sunk his heart to void by her unintentional snub.
She shrugged. "Should I be sorry for not wanting to stay here as your b*tch?" she asked. Her lips were curled, and she looked displeased.
She still couldn’t come to terms with what he did earlier.
Leander pressed his lips. He did not like the framing of her words. He does not want her as his b*tch. Why would he want her as a female dog?
He just wants her as... He just wants her.
Although his first attempt bombed as she didn’t notice his heroic appeal, he decided to remind her of something.
"I have a pet lion in the yard. What are your feelings about big cats?" he asked.
He tried to don the serious, contemplative gaze, parroting the male lead of the one romantic comedy he endured watching a very long time ago. But his face broke out a smirk as he remembered how scared this minion was of a cat.
How much more scared will she be of a lion?
He loved to see the panic on her face. He loved teasing her. He’s never felt this way with anyone. To scare them to spit out secrets, yes. But teasing someone just for the sake of it... This is the first.
His lips curved up as she didn’t disappoint. Her yellow skin almost turned purple out of fright. But only just for a moment.
Viviana cleared her throat. Rubbing her lips with her finger, she seriously contemplated. The Kastellos have the pull to raise an exotic pet at him. If there is a lion in the yard, she won’t be able to escape.