Finally, he looked up at her with a fierce intensity in his eyes. " Don't fight it. I know who you are," he said, his voice low and husky. "But I also know how I feel. I love you, mother." The words hung in the air between them, heavy with meaning.
Suddenly, she protested, "No, that's enough." The mood shattered like a fragile glass. "You crossed the line, Darian"
But before she could say more, the chamber door burst open, and the king stormed in with Braga and a dozen knights in tow. "What's going on here?"
"I just came here to visit my brother and mother," Darian said, but it was clear that the king was not interested in hearing his side of the story.
"I told you he was here, king " Said Braga.
"Did you touch her?" Without warning, Inglud launched a brutal attack on Darian, striking
