Prince Cassian
The past
The air in the cabin crackled with tension. Celestria sat across from me, her hands trembling in her lap. Her emerald eyes darted to the floor, but I could see the storm brewing behind them.
"I can't keep doing this.." she murmured, her voice barely above a whisper.
I leaned forward, my gaze piercing hers.
"It's too late, Princess. You're bound to me-"
"No!" she snapped, leaping from her seat with a force that shook the floor.
Her head whipped from side to side as if denying the reality she found herself trapped in. She stalked toward me, her movements sharp, her breath uneven.
"I don't love you.." Her words struck like shards of glass, slicing through the air between us. My jaw tightened, but my chest burned not with pain-only rage.
"What?" My voice was lo
