Chapter Five
Brea
In the dark, Brea could almost imagine the day never happened. She closed her eyes, willing a different future into her mind, one where she wouldn’t remain a prisoner in this palace, this marriage. The bond between her and Griff tightened around her heart at the thought. He’d told her the pain would lessen in time, that one day she’d realize it no longer hurt to love him.
Brea tried to think of before. Before she returned to Fargelsi. Before she walked down that aisle, choosing one O’Shea brother over another. It had only been hours, and the yearning for Lochlan faded with each moment. She was happy for him. He would be a great king, the kind talked of in storybooks long after they’re gone.
And one day, he’d find a queen to stand at his side, one who could love him fu
