David POV
A knock on my office door brings me out of my thoughts. Jasmine has been even more withdrawn from me since her punishment a few nights ago. I'm going to have to do something to show her just how much I love her. She is a good Queen and all our people love her. I knew the moment that I saw her with that Elven slave she was meant for more. She was meant to be mine. I smile when I recall how she begged me to spare his life.
She believed I would if she agreed to be my Queen, but I couldn't let him live. He had touched what should have only been mine. The goddess's mistake cost the poor ba**ard his life. Between ending him and her parents' debt, she had no choice but to agree to become my beloved. They practically threw Jiselle at me but I knew she was only good enough to be a mist
