“You shouldn’t have revealed that you’re the daughter of Venus.” Her voice is tender and sown with sorrow. I raise my eyes to hers, defiance burning inside my chest. She has no idea what I’ve been through. None of them do. I’ve exhausted all options, and yet revealing what I really am is the worst thing to them? Laughable. “My life is a small price to pay in exchange for the war between our kingdoms to end,” I say with a tight frown.
