"You took it without thinking about the consequences." Kieran fires back, running a hand through his hair.
“ Princess , you did not stop to think about the people who care whether you live or die." He adds, his voice agonised.
"I did think about it." I shift slightly, wincing at the pain the movement causes. "I thought about what would happen if I did nothing. Graham would have killed me eventually, once his suspicion festered enough. At least this way, I control the narrative."
Or at least that's what I want to believe.
"Control." Kieran laughs bitterly. "You call nearly bleeding out on a battlefield control?" Kieran admonishes me.
"I call it survival." My voice hardens. "Which is all I've been doing since I got here. Surviving and making impossible choices with no good options. And
