68. Hard Confessions

“Vallie, what do you mean?” Draven’s face went pale, and the princess’ smile dropped. She expected him to be over the moon about it, or at least stunned, but she could feel waves of tension radiating from him now and did not know what to do.

“Draven Frostbane, this is not the reaction I was counting on,” she informed him with her brows knitted together.

“Vallie,” he pulled her into his embrace