Demetrius's POV

The rituals that we needed to perform might freak her out if I told her. It was true that she needed to face them eventually tomorrow, but I did not want to scare her this time. I wanted her to face them bravely, just like I needed her to, the future queen needed to.

"Do you know what truly my family did to me?" she asked faintly.

"I do. I read your mind, Blue," I replied.

"You said you knew me for a long time. Did you see me in my world then?"

"Of course, I did. Or how do ...