The-Sinful-King-By-Claire-Contreras-PDF

C H A P T E R 2 6
A D E L I N E
“I
told you that you’d be seeing him everywhere,”
Joslyn said.
I set the tabloid down and glanced at her. She was giving
me a look I hoped to avoid—full of compassion, kindness,
and a little bit of I told you so. She had told me so and the
reality was far worse than I’d anticipated. Seeing Elias with
another woman was the most painful thing I’d had to
endure. Forget being the subject of a sex scandal and having
my video leaked everywhere. Forget my father’s dismissal of
his disgraced daughter over it. This was, hands down, the
most heart-wrenching thing. I guess you could say that the
moment I realized that I was in love with Elias was the
moment I saw him with another woman. Then suddenly
everything became crystal clear. I wanted him to not go
through with the coronation. I wanted him to say fuck
tradition and run away with me instead. I wanted him to give
up decades of history because he wanted me more than he
wanted to rule. I focused on the items on the conveyer belt in
front of me and paid the grocery bill when they were finished
bagging them.
“At least you can move on now.” Joss grabbed the handle
of the grocery cart and started pushing it outside.