“You weren’t planning to come back to me at all, were you?” I heard the pain in his voice, and a part of me ached, but I knew it had been the only choice. He deserved so much better. “No.” He nodded and turned away. “You would have been happy,” I said to his retreating back. “If you would have just let me go and kept your warriors out of my way. This would have been over, and you could have made this damned castle for your rightful queen.” Samkiel glanced at me over his shoulder, a small glow of silver dancing behind his storm-filled eyes. “You’re a fool if you think I would be happy in a
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