As if this nightmare couldn't get any worse, the emperor and empress entered the room, their expressions stern and unreadable. Jiho's heart pounded in her chest, but she tried to steady her breath, expecting their arrival. Yet, what she didn't expect—what made her blood run cold—was seeing the Su brothers enter right behind them.
Jiho's world tilted on its axis. Fear gripped her heart like a vice. She could handle the scorn of the nobles, the whispers, and the disgusted looks. But her husbands—if they misunderstood what was happening—if they believed she had somehow been involved with the first prince, despite everything...
No. She couldn't bear the thought.
