VALERIA
Tell me if you can comply with that condition , or I will leave my position right now , King Aldric .
I am not your prisoner. I confronted him for the first time , raising my chin , ready to resist his whims and selfishness .
However , Aldric just stared at me in silence .
I could feel his entire body tense , as if he were struggling with an internal enemy , resisting with all his strength .
In his gray eyes , the beast inside him flickered , tinged with red , like his Lycan form .
Fine , he finally relented , stepping back , clenching his teeth so tightly I thought his jaw muscles might snap .
I accept .
He responded , and we were left facing each other in a battle of wills .
If someone had told me a month ago that I would do something like this , I would have called the
