“As the king wishes, I obey,” he said evenly. “Will you obey me?” “Within reason.” “What does that mean?” Nic asked. His dark eyes shot to the redheaded boy. “It means that if the princess puts herself into harm’s way, I’ll intervene without a second thought. I won’t have another incident like last week. That murder could have been avoided if I’d been given the chance to stop it.” Guilt had taken up a permanent place inside Cleo, burrowing deep into her heart. She dropped all teasing. “Aron never should have killed that boy.” He glared at her. “Good to know that we agree on something.”
