Chapter 49

Ann POV

I blinked to see if I had heard him correctly or if I was having hallucinations.

Will he marry me in exchange for giving up his desire for the throne?

I shook my head and pinched my thighs really hard. He leaned in closer to inhale my scents and warned me not to let him touch me.

When he says "him"? Is he referring to Jayden?

I quickly covered my mouth to keep my scream from piercing the air for fear that someone would recognize me.

"Does this imply he has a hit on me?" I shook my head. It cannot be true.

There is something...