Chapter 125

Fiona closed her eyes as she tried to calm herself. She balled her hands into tight fists before opening her eyes. The room was empty now, her father king gone. For what felt like forever, her father's words echoed against her ears over and over until she felt a headache

coming her way

"Your father left. Elijah's i

's voice broke her stupor. She turned and found him standing by the door. "You don't look alright"

Fiona's lips thinned. "Close the door," she said.

He complied and immediately approached her, holding her hand. He stared at her, worry apparent on his eyes. "The banquet is about to star," he reminded her. "It will take at least twenty minutes for us to get to the palace."

She nodded before letting out a sigh. "I was right."

What?

My father and the can head before him are selling our blood. She had confirmed this from her father's reaction earlier. She swallowed.

During their confrontation. Fiona had decided to test her father, trying to gauge his reaction. Who would have known that he would react that way? "He asked me who told me those things," she continued. "He asked if it was you or the King"

knew, then did he

he answered without batting

no hesitation in his answer, However, her father's question seemed strange. Why would he ask about the King! Fiona wondered if the King knew about it too Was it possible! Was that why the King had mentioned

anonplies she had dismissed, assuming they would resolve on their own. Now, her father's cryptic question gnawed

opened her eyes, her expression was unreadable, but her gaze locked firmly on Elijah's. "Why did you think you were impotent before?" she asked, her voice steady. Their deal

to believe he had fooled her into marrying him. However, there was no reason for him to do that unless be knew about her

his voice low as his body inched closer to her. The air between them seeined

didn't back down.

serious again. "Fine. I thought that because.... nothing ever happened My Lady didn't respond to anyone-no matter who they were, I chose to help you because I knew you were in a very desperate

his words. She knew that the prince was cunning. He had a point. At that time, Fiona was at her lowest. She would indeed do everything to leave that place. So, he took advantage of her vulnerability and offered her a deal. Her freedom in exchange for healing his Impotence, test was never these in

"And now?" she asked.

to gently cup her face. His-thumb brushed against her cheekbone as his eyes softened, holding hers. "Now, it's different. It

rooted

you feel it

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saying a word. She could feel it too-that electric feeling of his touch, the same tingling heat that had ignited her senses the night they first slept together. It wasn't just physical; it was deeper, an almost primal recognition that sent warmth spiraling through her body, leaving her both

fire and silk combined, how his touch seemed to awaken parts of her she hadn't known existed. It wasn't just the mating bond. It was the way he looked at her, as though she

pooling low in her belly. The bond between them pulsed like a living thing,

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