?Chapter 97:


    Makenna’s POV:


    We made it through the ordeal, and a wave of relief washed over me. Just then, Dominic approached me.<iframe allow="autoy; attribution-reporting ''src'' https://cm.teads.tv" scrolling="no" title="native" id="teads-native-iframe" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100% !important; height: 424px; border: none; overflow: hidden; disy: block; float: none;"></iframe>


    I was caught off guard and instinctively stepped back. “Your Highness, why are you here? This ce… you shouldn’t be,” I said.


    “Hayley brought us here for training,” I replied truthfully.


    “Training?” His eyebrows lifted in curiosity. “What kind of training?”


    I felt a blush creep up my cheeks as I remembered the day’s lesson. With no choice but to confess, I stuttered, “Training on how to… seduce… men…”


    My embarrassment was so intense that my voice faded into a whisper. I couldn’t make myself speak loudly and confidently in his presence.


    “Really?” Dominic’s eyes twinkled with amusement as he shed a teasing smile. “And how did that go? Did you manage to learn anything?”<iframe allow="autoy; attribution-reporting ''src'' https://cm.teads.tv" scrolling="no" title="native" id="teads-native-iframe" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100% !important; height: 402px; border: none; overflow: hidden; disy: block; float: none;"></iframe>


    My face burned red as I was utterly dumbstruck. With Alice and Lily still beside me, how could he ask such a question directly?


    At a loss, I cast a quick look at Alice and Lily. Noticing my gaze, Dominic turned to see we weren’t alone.


    His face turned nk. He then raised an eyebrow and asked, “Why are you still here?”


    Alice, catching the hint, quickly responded, “We’re leaving now, Your Highness.”


    She grabbed Lily, and they hurried off.


    I wondered if it was my illusion, but as Lily walked away, she nced back at Dominic with a sparkle in her eyes. It seemed she might have a crush on him.


    I frowned slightly. Falling for a prince wasplicated enough, and Dominic was hardly a decent one. I hoped I was wrong about how she felt about him.


    The moment Alice and Lily left, the atmosphere changed. I was left alone with Dominic, and a wave of unease washed over me.


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    Immediately, he moved toward me with newfound assertiveness, causing me to instinctively retreat until my back hit the corner.


    I looked up at him in panic. “What do you want?”


    Recalling the unsettling moments in the bathroom and when he rescued me from Krishna’s trouble, I felt even more nervous.


    It was still broad daylight, and we were outside the pce. I clung to the hope that he wouldn’t repeat the things he did to me.


    Dominic tilted his head, and a mischievous grin yed on his lips. “I’ve saved you once again. Shouldn’t you repay my kindness?”


    My heart raced, but I forced myself to remainposed. “Your Highness… What do you want me to do?”


    Dominic’s eyes lingered on my face, sending shivers down my spine. Before I could muster another word, his fingers lifted my chin.


    His expression had changed entirely from what I knew.


    It was intense. I could feel the subtle brush of his fingers against my skin. His voice took on a teasing, yful tone.


    “Didn’t you just have a lesson on seducing men? Let’s see what you’ve learned,” he murmured.


    Slowly, he closed the distance between us. His warm breath brushed against my ear. I stood there, frozen.


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