Royal Rivalry
Deedeehe stares at me from a distance but ignores mewhen he is ignoring youhe called me his queenpromise to punish my ridiculous family
“When I get started? I never said I was going to do it.”
“You don’t have a choice,” he said with a dark expression. “If you do nothing,” he continued, “your family falls. If you act… they survive.”
“And Rowan? Are you asking me to betray him?”
“He has already betrayed you.”
I closed my eyes, letting the image of everything replay in my head.
Rowan left me… yes. He betrayed me… yes. But was that enough reason to betray him back? Was that enough reason to replace my family with his?