TIARA THORNELLS
My entire face went numb the moment Prince Zatan uttered those words.
I stood completely still, unable to move, frozen in place as my eyes met his. Those irises, deep crimson and glowing seemed to pierce right through me. And even though his voice was calm, there was no mistaking the fury simmering beneath it. He was trying to mask it, trying to appear composed but I could feel it. Every word he spoke carried that restrained anger.
And then he threatened me.
No matter how subtly he delivered it, the weight of that threat crushed down on me like a stone. I had waited so long for this moment, to finally see him again, to tell him the truth. For days, I rehearsed everything I wanted to say. I had prepared myself to confess everything, to set things right. But the timing wa
