Chapter 10 : Authority

My heart raced. I looked at the King’s eyes, trying to search for even a single, and small validation that he was only testing me to spill everything. I swallowed hard. I was afraid to the core that I could no longer hid it. My legs weakened. My arms started shaking. My heart was beating so loud I’d feel like it’d break my ribcage.

“I’ll die either way…” My voice almost broke. “Your Queen has gone mad, Declan. I heard from the servants that there was someone else before me. She died, and it was why you looked for a replacement. It was why you asked for me in ex-change for the treaty.”

His jaw tauted. “Is she doing the same thing to you?”

“Yes…” I deeply inhaled, before I looked down. “I’d probably die sooner than I expected.”

“You won’t.” Declan released me. His face turned dark. “Once was enough.”

Declan turned his back on me, once again. My heart jumped from extreme fear. I wanted to know what he meant by that. Once was enough? Did that mean he was going to do something?

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