ARYA

Watching the two powerful men communicate with each other, it was too easy to imagine that King Hadrin had once been in love with Daxton. It was clear from the way Hadrin stared at him. That man had never stopped loving my mate. And it made me feel more than just strange.

"You brought her with you to see me. Are you mocking me, Daxton?" The king's voice was laced with grief and hurt.

But if Daxton had sensed it, he refused to show it. Instead, his expression ...