A long and painful silence passed between the two brothers for what felt like an eternity to Khione. Her heart had long stopped beating and she felt as if the entire world around her was put on hold. That was until the Alpha Prince finally spoke up.
"I will pretend I did not hear what you just said," he told his brother in a slightly cold but mostly emotionless tone. "It is late now so return to your room."
Ares scoffed, the glare on his face deepening, "Why not?" he argued. "Why can't she be my bride?"
"I have already explained why."
Ares let out a sinister chuckle upon hearing that. He shook his head before he took another step closer to his brother in an intimidating stance.
"You and I both know that a lady-in-training has never before been promoted to even a consort level befo
