CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO.
“Enough, Maggi!” King Sven's voice is thunderous, reverberating through the room. He rises to his feet, towering and regal, the rage emanating from him palpable. “I told you we could talk about this once the girl leaves. Why are you so determined to humiliate me in front of my slave?”
“Your mate, you mean?” Maggi fires back, eyes wide, her voice calm but edged with fire. She stands as well, shorter by a head but undaunted with an aura that almost matches her nephew. “I wasn't trying to embarrass you, Sven. I was merely asking a question.”
“One that could have waited,” King Sven growls, eyes flashing dangerously. He is furious. More furious that I'd ever seen anyone be, and it scares the s**t out of me as I remained seated. “You’ve overstepped.”
“It couldn't have wai
