King's POV:
I watched them from my study, the distance between the two of them growing shorter, but not enough to bridge the gap that would eventually divide them. Nyssa was mine. She always had been, from the moment I saw her potential, from the moment I realized what she could be. And yet, Ryvarn’s pull on her was undeniable.
I couldn’t allow that. Not now, not with everything at stake. She had a mission. The bond would be formed, and Ryvarn would bend to my will—or I would break him.
The woman I had planted in Ryvarn’s life was doing her job. A carefully timed distraction, designed to make him question his loyalty. She wasn’t just there to test Nyssa’s resolve. She was there to test Ryvarn’s as well.
If Ryvarn truly wanted Nyssa, he would make a choice. But if he let her slip from h
