ALARA’S POV Asher blamed me for what had happened, and I knew that he also blamed me for so many other things which he still had refused to say to me. As soon as the King asked him to leave, he turned to look at me. He seemed like he hated me for being the King’s mate, and also for being the reason why he refused to listen to him. He was no longer afraid to show that he detested me. The look on his face said it all just before he returned his gaze to the king. “I hope you know what you are doing, King Darius…” He said some other things to the king, but that was the only thing I could hear. Darius kept his eyes on him as he approached me with intense contempt written all over him. “I hope you are prepared to fight with him when the time comes, Nara. This is more than you think…” He

