I tried my best not to let my irritation show on my face as I digested the name the redheaded girl had just divulged.
She was under the impression that my brother might be the one person on the planet who could save the life of the woman I was meant to have a child with.
I needed to concentrate on the fact that the blood within the girl was the most vital part of the equation to me. I had no reason to want to see any harm befall Ciana. She was nice enough, I supposed, but to me, her true value lay in the blood coursing through her veins.
“Shall I send for Prince Warren, Your Highness?" Dottie asked me respectfully.
“No," I said immediately, my voice stern enough that everyone in the room flinched. I took a deep breath to steel myself. “I will fetch him myself."
The moment I walked int
