Zuriel
She was giving me a way out. Why was she giving me a way out? Didn't she want this?
'She saw you're miserable, that's why,' Riel says.
'Miserable isn't the word I'd use,'
'But that's how she sees it. You're angry and cold towards the little Princess!' he accuses. Was I angry and cold towards her? I was just being myself. It can't be helped. It's how I've always felt and lived.
I can't back out of the wedding. The bullying of Elara will be constant, and I need this marriage to happen for my benefit, too.
'Connor, Connor,' those words from her lips play in my head. She called her name in her sleep. Why the f**k does she love him after what he did to her? I shall never understand her.
'It was weeks ago. Get over it,' Riel groans.
I close my eyes momentari
