I stared at him, my pulse thrumming against the hand he still held. I tried to stay calm, but it wasn’t easy with the king's overbearing presence. The gun was no longer at my head, but his gaze was just as lethal.“I was hiding,” I started, my voice regaining its edge. “I…I thought I should prank you. You know, like old times… Hehe,” I said, my laughter sounding like a cry for help. “Like old times?” he repeated, his eyes narrowing as he dragged the words out. “Yeah… old times… You and me. When we were young. Don't tell me you never played hide-and-seek." I stopped speaking before I blew my cover myself. ‘What is wrong with me?’ He finally released my wrist, though his eyes never left mine. “Sit,” he said, gesturing to one of the chairs. I walked four steps and sat down, my legs feeling like jelly. “Leave us, Randy,” he said to the man he was with. The name made me remember he was the king's beta.“I'll be outside, my king,” the king's beta said, leaving us alone. Cassian s
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