Mated To My Hated Enemy
I shake my head, allowing a rueful smile to curve my lips as I project an air of mild self-deprecation.
"In hindsight, perhaps I took the game too far, allowed my own role as her tormentor and jailer to become too...intimate for propriety's sake. If I gave the impression of affection, or heavens forbid, love, for the enemy's daughter, I assure you it was merely an act. A means to an end, nothing more."
Pausing, I turn back to face Easterlin, holding his gaze as I let the full weight of my following words sink in.
"The princess may very well be my fated mate," I say, allowing just a hint of distaste to color my tone. "But she will forever be my enemy first and foremost. A means to an end, not
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