Candance's POV
He opened his eyes and withdrew his hands, which is when I questioned if he was also a healer.
Yes, he said with a smile. "I'm not really a healer; I only have light healing powers that, while they can't cure everything, at least decrease suffering."
I said, "Thank you."
He prompted again, "So, tell me what happened," and I sighed before answering. I told him everything that was happening to me, with the exception of my prior life, which I didn't want him to know about.
He listened closely to my babbling, "You deserve better Candance, you don't deserve it."
"I don't..."
"Don't you dare talk yourself down," he replied, cutting me off with a finger on my lips. "The King is an i***t to let you leave and treat you like this; if you were mine, I would treat
