I didn't stop walking. I paced around the couch, circling like I couldn't stand still. "Then you lied."
"No. I said I was working on it. And I am. You just have to trust me. I'll fix it. I'll deal with her."
"After."
"Yes."
I shoved him straight in the chest. "So I'm supposed to play backup until you become king? Just wait until your convenient royal problem goes away?"
He didn't back off. "It's not like that."
"Then tell me what it's like. You wanted to talk about it. Talk."
He opened his mouth but I didn't let him get a word out.
"Tell me you never fell for her."
He closed his mouth and took a step back.
I stared at him, panting, so mad I could barely see straight. "Tell me, damnit. Just tell me."
"I didn't."
I moved closer. "Were you starting to?"
He didn't answer.
"Shade.
