Any and all illusions Theodore might have entertained, about their stay being on the short kind, were destroyed at dinner when his parents expressed their desire for him to step up as the rightful king.
To say Emily was shocked wouldn’t cover the half of it. It showed in the way her mouth was gaping like a fish and her eyes bulged.
“She didn’t fully know what she was getting into by shagging you, did she?” His mother sneered.
“Mother,” he said in warning. “Emily is my mate. And I love her.” He made sure to put emphasis on the love part.
“Right,” she scoffed. “You’re Theos,” she said in a proud and yet mocking tone at the same time. “You have put an end to a raging war, alone. You have killed hundreds in cold blood. And yet, you claim now that you love someone? Are you even capable o
