THEON
I entered the king’s office, trying to do my best to remain emotionless. The burning rage of resentment and hatred bubbling beneath the surface of my skin was growing ever stronger.
I couldn’t remove the image of her from my mind, in that thin white shirt, as she stood in the cold with concern and fear clear in her grey eyes… I hated it, hated that I had left her when I could see her breaking before my very eyes. She had only wanted one small gesture of reassurance that I wasn’t leaving her, but I was, and I couldn’t string her along any longer than I already had.
It was one of the hardest things I have ever done in life, but I had to.
She was a distraction from my goal.
"Theon, are you alright?" Andres asked, frowning as he looked up at me from behind his desk.
I gave a curt n
