Amira felt the cold air in her mouth. It was a negotiation, a scheduled execution.
—I am not a liquid active.
“You are my heir.” His eyes, clouded by illness, met hers with a desperate clarity. “Heiresses do not possess the luxury of romanticism.”
They had the duty to survive. The Alsaba family offered their three children.
I am the only powerful force capable of silencing bureaucrats and protecting your name. Choose today.