Setan's expression darkened the moment he noticed Xinn staring at Nina without blinking.
"Xinn, what are you looking at?" he demanded, a sharp note of displeasure cutting through his voice.
Startled from his thoughts, Xinn snapped his head away. "N-Nothing."
Yet, despite himself, his gaze drifted right back to her.
Could she really be Princess Nina? he wondered wildly. How could the same person change so drastically?
But if she wasn't, why did she carry the exact same scent? Why were her eyes and features so hauntingly familiar?
Nina met his staring contest head-on. She recognized him almost immediately. Wasn't this one of the lion beastmen who had marched into the palace to cancel their engagement that day? Judging by the sheer bewilderment on his face, he had recognized her, too.
A faint, amused smile curved her lips. "You still remember me?"
Setan, Yian, and the others exchanged puzzled looks. Nina knew Xinn? Since when?
