"Come and seat with me. I do not want to eat alone. I do not want you to go."

Danika turned towards him at the deep baritone of his voice, her heart doing a summersault.

He doesn't want her to go. He wants her to stay with him.

"As you wish, Your Highness." She replied hoarsely.

She walked back to the dinning table and sat down beside him. He dug into the broth in front of him, scooping it up and into his mouth.

She watched him ...