LARA
I did not let it affect me and finished the speech exactly the way I was supposed to. Whatever was happening, I knew far too well that all eyes were on me and I couldn’t fail Demir and his trust.
“I hope that together we’ll be able to bring peace and prosperity to this wonderful empire!” I said one of the last sentences as my voice echoed through the square that exploded again as soon as I was done. Demir stepped closer and took my hand into his, lifting both of them up to demonstrate our matching engagement bracelets.
Not surprisingly, that was when people really went wild. I looked at him with worry in my eyes but he only smiled confidently.
However, in just a few seconds dark flames surrounded us and we stepped out into the emperor’s office. Not the private one in Demir’
