Chapter 198

My eyebrows raised in disbelief, though my body had already gone cold.

“He… what?” My voice came out hoarse, half a whisper.

Darius didn’t answer immediately. His fingers tightened on the letter until the parchment creaked. “You heard me,” he said finally, eyes lifting to mine. “He’s declared you his.”

His.

The word felt wrong in my ears, like chains dragging across stone.

I took a step back, shak