Chapter 253

“I don’t,” she admitted firmly. “My father did a lot of bad things to your people and also to our people. I have a lot to apologize to them for, to make up for. I would like to make things right so badly, everything my father ever ruined.”

He knew that feeling too because he felt that way after he freed his people from slavery all too late. Ten years of suffering he wanted to make up for.

“But I don’t want to do this—not when it means leaving you. I don’t want to be away from you.” Danika swiped the tears from her eyes and walked close to Lucien from behind.

He wanted to believe her so badly, he was almost shaking with it. “Go back to your kingdom, Danika. Go and fulfill your duties to your people.” Her status just changed hours ago. She was riding in euphoria.

“Do you know what my duties are? I will have to be with another man who’ll become the king and rule with me. I will have to get married! Do you think I want to be with another man!? I don’t want to!” S