“Is it not every man’s dream to lie with the Goddess?” I teased, the drink making my tongue bold.
His face darkened, and he looked away, mumbling, “I prefer my partners mortal.”
Silence stretched on for a few moments as we each tried to decide how to proceed. I finally decided to be honest with him, to tell him all the things building in my heart since the fateful night he had proposed. If the truth wasn’t spoken now, it might not ever be.
“You really didn’t know?” I asked, barely above a whisper. “About Aggrivane?”
Arthur shook his head, watching me carefully. “If you had it to do over again, would you choose me?”
How could he even ask me such a question? He was the king. What was I going to say—no? “Would I have a choice?”
Arthur stepped toward me, hand outstretched. “Of course. Y
