Elena POV“Regret.” He leaned back, a thoughtful expression on his face. Then he shook his head, slowly. “No, I don’t regret it.”“Then,” I clasped my hands together to keep them from tightening into fists. “If you had the chance to, would you make the same choice?”“It’s already in the past.” He said mildly, his thumb rubbing around the ring on his index finger. “What’s the point on dwelling on what ifs?”“Just answer me.” I insisted. “Just one word, yes or no.”He stared at me for a long while, his gaze softening, then he looked away. “Yes, I would.”“Despite knowing how it ended?” I asked, my tone turning more bitter than the last dregs of coffee at the bottom of a cup.He narrowed his eyes at me, his voice hardening. “I had to choose between my region, my people, my family and myself.What kind of king would I be if I abandoned them for my own selfish pleasure.”“You were a boy!” I felt the veins pop out on my neck. “It was obviously a life you didn’t want from the beginning. Yo
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