The audacity of the words nearly made Kaius laugh.
A misunderstanding? The arrogance of this man knew no bounds. Dhalia had mocked their bond, dismissed it without hesitation, thrown it away as if it meant nothing. And now, now that the consequences had caught up to her, they wanted to fix it?
Kaius leaned back in his chair, arms crossed over his chest, his jaw clenched. He wasn’t going to make this easy for them.
His father, equally unimpressed, arched a brow. “A misunderstanding, you say?” His tone was sharp, unimpressed. “From what I understand, your daughter rejected my son. And he, in turn, accepted that rejection. What exactly is there left to discuss?”
King Rufus didn’t flinch, though the air around him seemed to tighten. “Surely you know that rejecting a mate bond is not somet
