"What kind of question is that when she is my wife?"
Zayn's voice sounded so angry that Ariana wondered why he was like that. His anger was visible, filling the room with its intensity. He can just brush aside the question or something and not react to that. But somehow this makes Ariana feel a little touched.
'Well, he did agree to be my shield anyway.' She convinced herself like this. What else could be between them anyway? Their relationship was a complex web of emotions, a puzzle she was constantly trying to solve.
With a serious expression, Aiden, the crown prince, was unimpressed by the Duke's tone. He maintained his bored facade, calculating his next move. The tension between the two was very noticeable.
"I'll apologize for what happened here, Duke Zayn. Things getting out of hand suddenly."
"You sure that I am the person for you to say that?" Zayn was not satisfied as he was not the person who needed the word 'apologize.'
