Axella's P.O.V.
The words tumbled out before I could stop them, "Let's get married tomorrow!" My voice echoed in the stunned silence of the room. Anything to escape Kael's suffocating grip. Bound to Jerome, surely Kael would finally back off. No self-respecting King would be caught cavorting with another man's wife. I'd explain everything to Jerome later, of course. The sooner Kael understood I was done, the better for everyone.
Jerome. My knight in shining armor. He'd been my rock when I felt the world crumbling beneath me. My haven when I was drowning in misery. Without him, I wouldn't be standing here. The depth of my feelings for him remained a mystery, but compared to Kael, my so-called mate who couldn't care less about my heart, Jerome was a beacon of warmth.
"Are you...sure?" His
