Divine Academy
I start not knowing what to say, only feeling the tears threatening to form.
Luka must have also noticed the wetness in my eyes because he rushed over to my side and pulled me into his warm embrace. “I'm so sorry, sweetheart.” He states, cradling me and repeatedly kissing the top of my head softly. “I didn't want to make you cry. I just wanted...damn it. I'm just so fucking worried about you. Midterms are coming up, and if you fail your classes, people will think you're unfit to be mated to the heirs of the four kingdoms. It’ll be said that someone who cannot pass their first year of Divine Academy isn't intelligent enough to be a Queen, a ruler of all four kingdoms. The council will assume