Kei’s eyes are pure murder, already calculating a thousand ways to end him, to make him beg, before my father roars—indirectly saving Darius from Kei’s ultimate wrath.
“You fool!” My father’s voice shakes the hall. “You dare speak and act after your disgrace?” He points sharply at Elena’s crumpled form on the floor. “You marked and mated another woman and still have the nerve to claim my daughter in front of her fated mate?”
His voice drips with contempt. “You should be on your knees, thanking Alpha Kei for saving my kingdom from the humiliation you brought upon us.”
Darius stammers, panic leaking from every pore. “I was deceived! This was her plan—the princess planned this! She should be punished! Can’t you all see—this was all her doing!”
“And you fell for it,” I say sweetly, tilting
