Lucianne’s expression was unperturbed before it softened when she kissed her mate on his cheek, and whispered into his ear, “Let’s not waste any more of the court’s time, dearest. Let them proceed.”

“Mm.” Xandar muttered as he pecked a kiss on her forehead and lowered himself and his mate gently back into their seats.

The judge got the cue to proceed when they sat, and he cleared his throat before ordering Mr Clark to move on with the cross-examination. Being more cautious this time, he faced Sebastian and asked, “Despite the lack of reciprocity on the Queen’s part, have you ever had a disagreement with your father because you...