Chapter 74

Danika’s heart squeezed tightly in her chest that, for a moment, it she could barely breathe. She wasn’t supposed to feel pain at his statement, but pain consumed her. He had no reason to trust her, and her father solidified his hate for her, and so she didn’t blame him that he would think her capable of such an atrocity. It didn’t make it hurt less.

She raised her eyes from the floor and met his. “I don’t live a life of pretense, Master. I-I only live. I have no plan for the future. I find myself a slave because of the monster my father was, and I’m trying to survive. But I live like Danika. Not like King Cone’s daughter.”

At her softly spoken words, Lucien still watched her with that unreadable expression on his face. The way his eyes searched hers was as if he was trying to read her sincerity.

What was it about him and reading people’s eyes? 

Finally, he averted his eyes. “Have you heard of the circumstances that pushed Remeta to insanity?