Chapter 192

Her Own Energy

Gavriel didn’t answer immediately. Not because he doubted but because he weighed the truth, the danger, and the promise he was about to make.

Then he stepped forward, gaze steady. “I know what Althea is,” he said. “And I know what the world will think of her. I also know she didn’t ask for any of this. None of it is her burden to carry alone.”

He lifted his chin slightly. “But I choose her — not for her bloodline, not for her power, not for what she ...