King Lucian still held Ruby's hand, marvelling at how small and delicate it was as he led her into the castle a wide grin on his face. What a beauty his mate was, and a witch to boot! He could sense how powerful she was and he revelled in it. Magic was nothing to fear unless one was a coward, but he knew she'd been Marcus's mate first even as he'd felt drawn to her without knowing the exact reason for it.
They had sat in his bedroom, the study unfortunately containing a broken door and table, and sat on the bed, looking across at each other.
"What happened to Marcus" Lucian said gently, unable to hold back from asking anymore.
Ruby took a deep breath and told him everything as he listened, keeping completely silent so she could finish uninterrupted.
"How do you feel about all of th
