The King’s Seduction
"What happened to you? Why did you vomit so much blood like that?"
I ignore the fact he dismissed my earlier question, deciding there’s no point lying anymore, not when he is leaving. "Vaia stabbed me the night of the overthrow. I was so close to death, but then suddenly Tai appeared, with these healing abilities. He thinks he got them from the Beast."
"So why the blood?" he questions, the guilt and sadness melting away, replaced with a dark, icy rage that he doesn’t bother concealing.
I shrug, not wanting to think about it too much. "We don't know. Something went wrong,"