Selene’s POVMy breath stilled, my brain failing to process what he just said. I waited a bit, waiting for him to retract his statement or something, but nothing came from him. Instead, the room got colder.“What?” I managed to say, giving him the chance to correct himself if need be.“Elysia left this kingdom yesterday evening. How did she do what you accused her of doing if she wasn’t here at night?”Wait, what? Is he even being real right now?I managed to push my body up and the pain in my stomach area intensified. I looked in his direction, and my face morphed into a frown.“You just called me a liar…” I trailed off, a bitter taste coating my tongue, “…your majesty.” I added as an afterthought.I felt him shift, “If you won’t say the truth, then we’d never catch the real culprit.”My heart rate kept dropping with each word he said. He wasn’t joking. He’s actually being real.My countenance changed, my jaw locked. I was so fucking stupid for believing that he was any different fro
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