Chapter 264

“I will rather die a peasant.” Ten steps to reach the entrance.

“Wow. Now, I am truly surprised. My pet rejects power.” He did sound surprised.

She kept walking. Seven steps to reach the door.

“If you walk out of here, I will make sure the king of Salem finds out that you are the one that delivered the final blow that killed his beloved little cousin. What was his name? Declan?”

Her steps faltered. Silence descended.

Then she turned and faced him.

The venom on her face did make him cringe this time around.

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King Lucien began writing on the scroll. Yes, he would help her. Not only because he wanted to stop a war, but also because he was willing to save her lover.

On the noon of the morrow, he will send out his royal messenger to deliver to her father that he is coming for her hand in marriage, he wrote. He would have given the message to Navia's royal messenger but it would be suspicious, so Salem's messenger would arrive on th