I’m staring at him, stunned. “Divorce Willow? I’m supposed to think you’ll leave the queen of the Wolf Kingdom for me? For someone who has been branded a dark witch? You expect me to believe that?” I let out a skeptical snort. “You’re not going jeopardize your kingdom over somebody like me, somebody you know that nobody will accept. If you want to make up a lie, Darian, at least make it believable.”
“What do you want me to do?” he pleads. “How do I get you to trust me? You won’t look at the evidence; you won’t take my word. Tell me how to fix it. Because I can’t do this anymore, Alice. I cannot live without you, and I especially cannot live without our daughter. I need you both. I’ve been living in a hell of my own making for seven years now. I won’t go back to it.”
I stare at him, harde
