#Chapter 176: Disrespecting The Future Queen

“You are being ridiculous, Harper.” I don’t want to be in bed with this man anymore, even if that meant I had to stand in the room naked to be away from him. So be it. Rolling out of bed, I place some space between us. Fortunately, I have a robe draped over a chair nearby. I quickly shuck it on. Caleb has no such aversion to being naked. He follows me out of bed and then stands there in all of his bare glory. In any other moment, with so many muscles on display, I would have given in instantly to desire and fallen under his spell once more. But right now, any lust I might have felt otherwise is immediately smothered by my overwhelming pain. “What do you want me to do?” he asks. “Leave,” I say once more. He ignores that. “With Annabelle. What do you want me to do?” Not get married, is my first thought, followed quickly by, Marry me instead. It’s such a foolish notion that I don’t dare saying it out loud. Caleb would never be able marry a member of his consort, not withou