If you were a women, I could marry you off and be done with it. Gay sex I could see the muscles in his forearms flexing as he unbuckled the thick leather, and the way his legs tensed as he pushed his pants down, exposing his bare flesh to the cold room. “Through the books I read, the languages I learn, and the strategies I study, I am preparing to be an asset to my brother’s reign.”The table remained silent for a beat, the weight of my words hanging in the air like a sword poised to fall. “I am not a whore,” I spat back, my voice trembling with rage. I looked over to Landon, his eyes met mine with understanding.”I’m going to turn in early,” I said, my voice low. I wanted to contradict him, to shout that I was not a whore to be bought and sold, but nothing came out of my mouth. To counsel him when the time comes for battles and alliances?”The anger in his voice was like a storm that had been brewing all evening, finally breaking through the dam of his patience.
