WHAT? She sat there looking at him as if he was a total stranger. Did he just tell her that he loved her?
“I…” Searching her mind for the words, she didn’t know what to say.
To her, this marriage was one of convenience. She thought he just wanted to marry her to save her kingdom, and because he felt guilty for cursing her!
Her heart racing a mile a minute, she felt dizzy, and it felt as if the room walls were closing in on her.
“I… I need air.” She jumped up from her chair, knocking it over, and rushed out of the room.
“Kaida, please.” He rushed after her, but she was out of the castle door and gone before he could stop her.
Feeling the cool air of the night sky against her skin, she took in gulps of air trying to slow down her heart rate. Everything she felt and thought the last cou
