FIONA
I stared at Ethan’s profile and looking at his face, you would never know the weight of the burden he has to carry not just for his family, but for the entire kingdom.
It made my heart ache for him and even though I did not want my heart doing anything for the prince, I could not seem to help it.
With both my hands gripping the edge of the bench, I leaned forward slightly. I stared down at my feet before lifting my head to look up at him again.
“That sounds… complicated.”
“It is.” He replies. “At this point, the Bishop doesn’t just control access to healing but to the king as well. If this continues, we might lose the kingdom and my father would never know it until the crown is snatched from his very head.” His jaw tightened. “I would die before I let that happen.”
He would.
