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Оглавление“You speak of the crown as though it’s a poisoned cup,” Layna said, her words muted.
“It is in many ways. But it is mine. And I have spent too many years trying to pass it off to others.”
Yes, as far as anyone knew the crown was Xander’s. It was the expectation. What he had trained for until he was twenty-one.
The truth was another matter. But it didn’t change the reality.
It didn’t change what had to be done.
“A conscience, Xander?” she asked, using his first name.
The sound sent a shiver through him. A ripple of memory.
“I’m not so certain I’d go that far. Maybe a bit of forgotten honor bred into me. Thanks to all that royal blood,” he said, his tone dripping sarcasm. “Imagine my disappointment when I realized I hadn’t replaced it all with alcohol.”
“A disappointment for many,” she said.
She sounded more like her old self now. He’d officially destroyed her serenity. Perhaps a lightning bolt would be in the offing after all.
“I’m sure. But I had thought there might be a way of softening the blow.”
“And that is?”
“You,” he said. “I’m going to need you, Layna.”
