HER DAUGHTER'S REJECTED MATE
Elder Moses cut in smoothly, “surely you understand the… delicacy of this moment.”
“Oh, I do,” I said, slowly sweeping my gaze across the room. “And I understand this, too: I am not a pawn. I am not a crown to be passed from hand to hand. And I am certainly not a prize to be traded for alliances.”
Gasps rippled.
Lord Galen’s smile slipped — just slightly.
Vito’s calm cracked like thin ice.
“My Queen,” he said softly, dangerously, “you test the patience of this council.”
I met his eyes unflinchingly. “I’ve been patient for years. For all the years you shaped my life, throne, and fate. That patience ends tonight.”
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