“But think about this. If none of this existed, no rebellion, no tournament, no divisive provinces and hundreds of miles between you…would you want to be with him?” My jaw shifted. What was I supposed to say? That Leo was the first man to see beneath my armor? That he made me feel valued and cherished and desirable and protected, all at the same time? I’d spent my entire life hiding from emotions like this, and yet in mere weeks, he’d uncovered my angry, smothered heart and showed me how to make it feel joy.
