‘What are we doing?’ Nia asked.
‘I have no idea.’
On one hand, I was extremely scared of what was happening, and on the other, I was extremely thankful to Chase for wanting to marry me. Still, my life felt like a scene from a badly rehearsed reality TV show. How did it all turn upside down so badly?
“I forbid you from marrying a branded!” The king thundered angrily. “You will not stain Father’s blood with an impure!”
“Since when do you care what I do with my life, brother?” Chase asked as he stood up, pulling me to his side and wrapping his arm around my shoulder. “And since when do I take command from you?”
“Chase…”
“I am a king like you are, need I remind you of that, Clinton?” The biting edge in his voice was chilling.
“I am still the eldest and…”
“You never took that role ser
