Skye “Let go of her, Doran!” Esmeralda softly ordered the king, but he gripped my arm tighter, and I cried in pain. “She was just about to agree to be my wife!” His voice shuddered in the throne room, and he turned his attention to me. “Weren’t you?” I couldn’t look at him. All I could think about was Theodore. What was I going to do to keep him safe?! “She clearly doesn’t want to marry you, Doran! Let go of her!” Esmeralda’s voice was filled with more authority and I felt his grip soften slightly, but he didn’t let me go. “Skye!” Esmeralda screamed at me and I focussed on her. “I …” If I said I would marry the king, I would be breaking Theodore’s heart, but if I refused the king … Theodore and his parents were outnumbered! Even if you took the vampires, they brought with them into acc