Nicholas p.o.v.
" And you, Lord Arthur...what benefits you in this?"
He smirked, leaning over his chair as if waiting for this exact question, " Unlike Lady Katerina, I don't want her dead, I just don't want princess to marry king Aldrich...I want her for myself."
Want her for myself...Like Xenia is some piece of land, he could come and demand. And did he even look at himself, how old he is... twenty-eight, thirty? Ugh, at least younger than me, didn't he?
I sighed, trying not to glare at his ugly green eyes; didn't want them to think I'm too possessive over Xenia, I cleared my throat, " Didn't you have a wife..."
" Yes, but not a mistress.", He countered, staring up at the ceiling, " Since I saw her portrait, I couldn't stop thinking about her.", he rasped, looking back at me, "
