King Titan’s POV Ariah sat on the bed reading her wordbook out loud and I couldn’t help but watch her in fascination. She had improved by leaps and bounds from where she was. I honestly didn’t know for a while that she would ever bounce back, yet here she was! The commitment ceremony loomed just 3 days away and I felt myself wanting to be violently ill every time I thought about it. I tried to talk to her about it but I wasn’t sure how much she really understood. I could never live with myself if I had to force her, but I wasn’t seeing any other way. “You look sad.” Her voice pulled me from my head. I hadn’t realized she had stopped reading and was staring at me. “No, sweetheart. I’m ok. Just a lot of thinking.” I replied, smiling at her. “Ok. Can I ask you a question?” She asked.

