VioletEveryone had left the courtroom. The council, the nobles, the guards.It was only us now. The king stood at the top of the stairs, looking down at us with a smirk plastered across his face. I was still hiding behind Kylan, my fingers practically buried in his arm at this point.The king cleared his throat. “You can leave, too, Kylan.”“I’m not going anywhere.”The king huffed through his nose. “Well,” he said, annoyed. “Then I’m afraid we have nothing to discuss.”Nothing to discuss?“Kylan?”I turned and looked up to meet his eyes, my hands flat on his chest. I didn’t want to be alone with that man, not even for a second, but I also wanted to hear whatever nonsense he was about to say.Kylan chuckled. “I’m not leaving, Violet.”“Go,” I whispered.Something changed in his eyes. “Violet…”“Go,” I repeated, smiling at him. “I’ll be quick.”He didn’t like me telling him to leave. I could tell. But I also knew he wouldn’t argue with me. He grabbed my face with both hands, his thumb
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