Bound to the Throne

[LORD RAFE ALDER MORLAND]

The Prince's gaze settles on me quietly at this, just before they fall to the glass in his hand, still full.

"I have been silent all my life, Rafe, I do not know how else to be but silent. I find the noise —distracting. Loud..." he presses his lips and the words quiet again, "overwhelming."

I stare at him still stunned, frozen as I watch him.

I could feel the wind shift b