“There is no reason to fear him, princess. You’ve faced bigger threats before and shown little fear in the face of it.” I remembered the way she’d challenged my father and his contemptible behavior right before I killed him. She snapped her gaze to mine, anger still bright on her face. “I’ve been terrified from the moment your father’s brutes killed my handmaiden and abducted me.” I blinked in surprise that she’d even admit that to me. She didn’t guard herself against me as I had imagined she would. I’d expected a pampered princess, defiant and wholly resistant. I’d expected tears and wailing
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