Chapter 404: Don’t you Dare
Somto frowned slightly but nodded. He followed her away from the others, toward the edge of the garage where only the moonlight from the glass ceiling pooled down in silver beams.
“Mother,” he asked, his tone calm but cautious, “What’s wrong?”
Queen Chioma didn’t waste time.
“I have only one question for you,” she said firmly, her dark eyes staring straight into his like she was reading the contents of his soul. “Do you love Nnenna?”
The words were low, but they thundered in the air between them.
Somto froze, but only for a second.
“What are you talking about, Mom?” he asked carefully, though his voice carried a note of defense.
Queen Chioma didn’t blink. “Don’t play that game with me, Somto. You know exactly what I’m talking about. The way you looked at her tonight… at your coronation, of all places. Tell me honestly.”
Her gaze sharpened, narrowing in on him like a hawk. “Do you love that girl?”
Somto’s breath caught in his throat. He wasn’t sure how to respond, not because he didn’t know the answer, but because he didn’t know how it would land.
His mother had never liked Nnenna. This wasn’t the kind of conversation she would like at all.
But then he remembered, Nnenna was leaving with him tonight. Once they were off this continent, Queen Chioma wouldn’t know where she was.
said now… couldn’t be used to hurt her. Or
He took a breath.
I love
like a stone in
hand shot up to her
“You what?” she gasped.
actually fall, and Somto instinctively reached forward to steady
did
a timeline. “I don’t know exactly when it began,” he said quietly. “But after everything that’s happened… after what I saw, what I felt…
him like he was
told her?” she asked in a hushed voice, searching his
shook his head. “No. Not yet. She’s
Chioma narrowed her eyes, but her voice softened, just
nodded, standing straighter now, anchored
same, then… I’ll live with it. But I won’t force anything. I know what I’m doing.” Somto concluded
not going to tell her
Somto’s jaw tensed.
immediately. Do you hear me?” she snapped again, stepping closer. “I said, do
resistance. This was his mother, after
said quietly, his
you trying to kill me?!” she burst out. “Because you will, if you ever bring that girl back
shaking now, whether from anger or disbelief, even she
hate her, Somto!” she spat, breathing fast. “I hate her! She’s a slut! She’s the reason your father is dead, and that’s the girl you want? Out of all the girls in the world, out of all the noble, brilliant, proper daughters of kings
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