LOVE AND HONOR: The Mad Emperor (BL)
"Why not? Because it’s true?"
But his eyes betrayed him, shifting, searching, afraid.
Once he was sure no one was there, he finally looked at her. "We do not know that," he repeated, more forcefully this time, his gaze urging her to stop.
"We do not know that." Claudius repeated.
"It is him." But she stubbornly answers. Confident even.
"Listen, you can't be saying things like this out loud". He warned her.
A sudden noise cut through the charged air—heavy footsteps echoing down the marble halls.