Chapter 42

• He lied, he wasn’t there when she woke up, the bed was empty as if no one had been in it, stupid…. Stupid fool, she was a fool, she was a fool for believing in him, what did she expect from a king who kept a prisoner sympathy, kindness, she scoffed, she angrily tossed the sheets and stood up ignoring the pain in her back. He couldn’t even keep a simple promise of being there when she woke up, how could she expect him to keep the promise of protecting her, she was very much better on her own.
• Wait a minute, why was she annoyed that he didn’t stay the night with her, it wasn’t like she was anything important to him, he was a king, and she was…. Well, a slave whore, he had every right not to stay with her, but still…. harrumph, she stomped her foot angrily, damn him for making her think this way, for her to think that he probably cared when it was obvious that he didn’t.
• The door opened and she turned, expecting to see Lucien, to at least rant at him for not being a man of his word and instead saw Leyla leading a bunch of women in.