Carol’s POV
I’m not sure how long I sat and stared at him; my mind was completely blank while King Bennet held my brain captive. It felt like an evasion in my mind and now I knew without a doubt that Tilly knew I was roaming around her mind.
It was a chilling experience, but it ended quickly. He released his hold on my mind and sat back, his eyes wide as he studied my every feature.
“You’ve been investigating us?” He asked, his voice hard as he processed what he had seen in my mind.
I lowered my gaze, staring down at my hands.
“You didn’t care about getting to know me,” he said slowly, still processing everything.
It wasn’t a question, but it made my chest tighten. I didn’t want to upset or hurt him; I felt badly that I had upset him.
“It’s not that I didn’t want to get to know
