Of course, I knew he was going to mention something like that. I could see it as the only reason why he had invited me to his palace.
I mean, what the hell was the man even trying to prove? That he could still get any woman he wanted? Or that he could not stand to see that his former slave had survived the fall and was finally getting married to his brother?
Well, people would see that as some slap to his face? And when they eventually looked at me, they would see a woman who had stood up to her own demons and won.
Maybe he was afraid of that happening after all. But the problem was that he could not stop it from happening. There was nothing he could do about the situation at hand. Nothing.
I would make sure that my plans worked out.
Or there would be no going back to Ryker for me.
