Isadora POV
I was taken aback by his request. I had been through quite an ordeal, almost dying, and all that came to his mind was for me to keep quiet?
Was that how he wanted people who had seen Lavina's death to keep quiet too?
The hurt twisted inside me as I blinked back tears that I hadn't expected to form, I hoped, deeply within me that he had not seen this vulnerability, trying to keep my composure. My eyes went into a daze, and I forced myself to focus. As queen, I must still be curtsy to the king. It was a sign of react and utmost loyalty to.him even though he isn't loyal to me. I dipped into a deep curtsy, my movements mechanical and devoid of the usual grace. it was hard to keep balance when you know your life had come to this.
"I shall do as you said," I murmured, my voice b
