Chapter 22: Exposure

Eric POV

For a moment, I saw the expression on Kahlan's face change and it looked like she was going to ask me something.

I desperately want her to listen to me. I must not let Hardin win. He must fail in wanting to pull me and my mate apart.

"Eric, I_," she pulled to a stop suddenly when one of the maids walked in.

I cleared my throat meaningfully and turned to walk toward the desk. Well, I knew what Kahlan was going to say. She was going to taunt me as usual. She wouldn't even listen to anything around her. She was so good at just listening to her voice.

She was exactly like me. I wonder why the moon goddess would give me someone like me. It makes everything harder for me.

And the elders are on my neck already. I didn't want to tell them that Kahlan was my mate until she accepted.

Because as long as the elders were concerned, they would force Kahlan. Who cares about how she feels anyways? Somehow, the moment I discovered that my brother was involved in this, I started to care