Aira.
Your Majesty... Is anything the matter?" I asked softly, hesitant to approach him. My voice trembled slightly, betraying my fear.
His eyes narrowed, his gaze blazing with intensity. "This is why you're doing this, isn't it?" His voice was low and rough, like gravel, filled with an immense amount of loathing. I flinched, my heart racing with anticipation.
"To go back to her. Isn't it?" he spat, his words dripping with venom.
I rushed to defend myself, feeling a surge of panic. "What? No! I only said I missed her. I wasn't planning on going back...!" My words tumbled out in a frantic rush but the king cut me off, his voice slicing through the air like a knife. "Liar..." He growled, the sound almost animalistic, sending shivers down my spine.
I tried again, desperate to reason wi
