#Chapter 58: Then and Only Then

Ruby I was humiliated. It seemed as if we had been brought in front of the king to be told exactly why we would not get the crown. I glanced at Daniel who was doing a piss-poor job of hiding his disdain. This wasn’t what he had been expecting either. I pulled my arm away from Caleb, instinctively wanting to distance myself from him if I was a reason he wouldn’t get the crown. Though I was also furious that being considered “illegitimate” might count against him when everyone had known all Caleb’s life that he was the King’s son. I would think his charity work and efforts to better the Lycan Kingdom would be a more important factor than whoever his mother was. Caleb noticed me pulling my arm away and quickly let go of my shoulders to clasp my hand in his. The movement surprised me, and I looked up into his green eyes. I saw only confidence in them. Not necessarily confidence that this would go how we wanted it to, but trust in us facing whatever it was together. I squeezed