"Then, if I asked you to exchange your mate for the crown, what would be your answer?"
My eyes narrowed. He was testing me. I was sure of it.
My answer today would determine my fate in this palace. So the question is... What kind of answer would he want from me? Somehow, I already knew it and I opened my mouth to speak.
"I..." I swallowed, wondering if I should think twice about this. A few memories of Kieran swarmed in my head. When my claws were buried deep inside his stomach and blood dropped down his lips, he didn't have any reaction. He still held me close.
When those guards had caught me in the King's Library, he took me away from there without asking any questions.
When the beasts in the forbidden forest attacked me, he didn't ask me how I ended up there even though it was susp
