Chapter 017
DARIUS
I stared at Sebastian for a long moment, his question hanging in the air between us.
"Are you going to discard me?"
Instead of answering, I said, "Fetch my food from the kitchen. And add yours to the tray as well. You will not have the opportunity to return to the kitchen later."
Sebastian blinked, clearly caught off guard by my non-answer. But he nodded and hurried off down the hallway.
I went back into my chambers and closed the door behind me. My meeting with the elders had run longer than expected, and I was exhausted. I needed to wash off the day and clear my head.
As I began stripping off my clothes, Sebastian's question kept replaying in my mind.
"Are you going to discard me?"
Why would he ask that? Had I behaved like I wanted to discard him? Had I don
