Chapter 145

“You summoned me, Your Highness.” Thankfully, her voice was calmer than she felt—the shivers working inside her had not reflected on it.

King Lucien looked up from the scroll towards her. “Give me a minute.” Those short-clipped words more than anything confirmed her fears: the king would take her to bed tonight.

“Take all the t-time you need, my king,” she whispered. Princess Kamara tried to pull herself together. It was just a coupling—nothing she hadn’t done before. She could survive the night. All she had to do was just to close her eyes and take it.

She walked on shaky legs to the bed and lowered herself on it. He continued writing while she sat down, her body racked with nerves. If she hadn’t known better, she’d say that he was also trying to delay their coupling.

The silence between them stretched. She heard only the cool breeze of the night.

Finally, the king placed the inked feather gently back into the lid and closed it, picked up the scroll, a