Aneela
Forgiveness was not something Aneela had thought about until now. There was some brief time when she was too scared she was falling for the king’s lies, she’d steeled her heart to a point she felt nothing but hatred. But could she actually truly forgive? She wasn’t sure. She wasn’t built like this, she realised. No one had taught her what forgiveness meant and it didn’t feel right, not now at least.
Roan stilled against her, pain flashing on his face before he managed to school his expression again.
“Right,” he murmured, hand still caressing her cheek. He wasn’t walking away though. “I don’t deserve forgiveness, I know that… If you still want to leave…”
Aneela scoffed. She did want to leave this damn castle and its horrifying residents, there was nothing she wanted more. But le
