Chapter 29

*Valerie POV*

I can’t help but feel bad for Soren, as he looks away from me, unable to look me in the eye. It’s obvious that he may not have a queen now, but at one point there was someone he cared for, loved maybe.

I tilt my head, taking in his graying hair and the way his skin seems to glisten as if he dusted with a soft morning dew. He is a handsome man, looking dashing in his expensive clothes