Chapter 272

“Danika...”

“My duties are so heavy, weighing down on me! Pressuring me to marry! And yet, I waited night and day! But you're getting married now, and I am to choose a ma—” she stopped suddenly as her head returned to her, and her eyes snapped open. “You're getting married. You're getting married.” She took a step back from him.

King Lucien was looking at the naked pain in her eyes. He had never felt so helpless. He wanted nothing more than to explain the circumstances behind his marriage proposals, but he knew more than anybody that the walls have ears and the wind is the fastest messenger. His reasons for asking Kamara's hand in marriage could never go out in the open.

So he stood helplessly, his lips closed, his eyes holding all the feelings he had for this woman in front of him.

In her state, Danika could only hear his silence as loud as a gunshot. Tears spilled from Danika's eyes, and she began sobbing, unable to help herself. “It h-hurts. It hurts b-b-