Chapter 21

Iris

Since I wasn't keen on getting intimate with him, I took a stool and decided to follow my heart. They could do whatever they wanted to me, but I won't go that route, at least, not without Prince Gradel's permission.

"Hi, Gradel. I'll call you by your first name because we are mates and I have something to ask of you," I took in a deep breath.

"You've never liked me. Your hatred for me has always been evident just like the sun in the sky, but today, you did something that no one has ever done for me, not even the people I expected it from....