Chapter 0761

Anger roiled inside of me at his words. "Do you even hear yourself?" I blurted out. "Mila has Enzo, dad. Mila. You know what she's capable of."

"Of course I know what she's capable of," he replied, pulling his shoulders back so that his hulking form seemed to tower over me. "Which is precisely why I'm not letting you or anyone else—go on a suicide mission."

"You're being unreasonable."

"Unreasonable?!" My father scoffed. "Nina, I have let you tread all over me in recent months; I have succumbed to your every whim for the sake of building a relationship that was lost to our years apart. I won't have you be put in danger again."

I swallowed, curling my hands up into fists at my sides. "Is this even about me, or is it about the heir to your throne?"

For a few long moments, my father was silent. His eyes burned with a hot, raging fury as he stared at me, but he said nothing. When he finally spoke, his voice was surprisingly soft, but brooked no room for argument.

ensure you do not attempt anything... foolish, you will remain confined to your chambers until I

just stood there, rooted to the spot. How could he be so heartless, so utterly blind to

my breath catching in my throat as I found myself face-to-face with my mother. From the stricken look on her face, it was clear that she

understanding passing between us. A thousand unspoken words seemed to tremble on her lips, but in the end, she simply

father said coolly. "See Nina to her

paced the confines of

window. But common sense and my progressing pregnancy

Luke would come tomorrow and find a way to get me out, for Enzo's

I felt something: a soft vibration in my pocket. I frowned, reaching in, and felt

Elara

the palm of my hand and studied it. It was still now, not vibrating at all, although the moonlight was reflecting off of it and almost causing it to glow.

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