#Chapter412
/"You’re coming in with me, so I need you to look beautiful, stay quiet and do not react to anything that is said or done in that room. I need you to be my girl, the one who keeps her shit together and shows them how strong a queen she is./" The serious tone and intense way he’s leaning into me send shivers down my spine. Locking those eyes on me and not a single hint that he's kidding. I swallow hard.
/"Why do I need to be there? What’s going to happen, what is this even for?/" I blurt out, anxiety and panic rising like bile in my throat, my body stiffening in terror and he squeezes my hand to calm me, stroking back a strand of my hair gently and letting his persona slide into gentleness for a moment.
