Chapter 5

Adrian’s eyes narrowed sharply.

"What idea?"

I stood up, walked to the window, and pushed it wide open.

The moonlight flooded in, illuminating his face completely.

"Since you say you must have Victoria in this life..."

I turned to face him.

"Are you willing to give up the throne for her?"

A dead, suffocating silence crashed down on the room.

Adrian’s pupils shrank as if he had just heard the most absurd thing in the world.

"What did you say?"

I didn't back down an inch.

"Victoria wants freedom. She wants exclusivity. She wants the wind of the Northern Border,…