Lady Sophia swallowed, then slowly went down on her knees, tears streaming down her face. Her chest heaved, her body lightly trembling. She had really slapped the Grand Prince of Fermich. And worse, right after he had confessed that he felt the same maddening emotions that she was in denial of feeling for him.
She swallowed hard, her hand coming up to her chest , her eyes closing as the tears ran down fast and hard. His expression, the intensity running in his eyes, she could not believe she had just hurt him right after he had come to her seeking comfort. Right after he had broken down in her arms.
She shook her head, then raked her fingers in her hair, pushing them back. It hurt more than she thought it would.
But she was having a hard time. He was on one end of the scale, her sister
