Tempting the Wrong Prince
“She has lain in another man’s bed, Richard. You may not admit it, but the court knows. Arden will not marry her. The king will never sanction it. To him, she is a plaything in Arden’s arms, a distraction he will discard when he tires of her. Second-hand goods. And if you insist on mercy, if you insist on keeping her, then keep her as a mistress. Nothing more. But queen? Never.”
The words rang in my skull, but I pushed back with every ounce of defiance I had. “You don’t know her. You never have. Sandra is not trash. She is not a plaything. She is my wife, and I will not stand here while you call her anything less.”