Delaney

Silence. The kind that stretched until one lost the sense of time enveloped us. I held my breath as my words hung in the air, waiting for Kai and Ronan's reaction. Would they lock me up or exile me from the kingdom? I waited for their insults, blood rushing into my ears. Kai's shoulders were rigid while Ronan's eyes roamed over my body, probably wondering what the hell I was.

"You are not joking." Kai was the one who broke the silence, his voice monotonous.

I nodded, not trusting my voice at that moment. My cheeks were itching from the streams of tears on the skin, but I didn't...