The King’s Rejected Mate
he said.
As we entered the king’s chamber, I saw him lying there, motionless. I approached his bed cautiously, and as my hand brushed his forehead, I could immediately feel the heat radiating off him. He was burning up with a fever.
I swallowed hard, my breath catching in my throat. There he was, the man who had killed my family, who had caused so much pain. But here, now, he was nothing more than a broken, vulnerable king. Part of me wanted to end it. To strike while he was weak. But another part of me hesitated. Was this the moment I had been waiting for? Or was I meant to help him, despite everything?
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