Chapter 63: Heart Problems

"And the option to hate you?" Adeline daringly asked, as if her life was not on the line. 

Adeline didn't understand the cause of his obsession. She was nothing more than a runaway Princess whose name would be forgotten. He was a King whose legacy would be studied, whose name would be praised, whose life would be envied. 

What exactly could Adeline offer him?

"For your best interest, you shouldn't," Elias said.

Elias nearly laughed at her attempt at sounding determined. Right now, she had the confidence of a bunny. 

Adeline was trapped between a hard space and a rock. It would be better for her to make the best of this situation. It wasn't like he wanted to be this creepy. It was just how his nature worked.

"But why?" Adeline mumbled. "I'm not trying to pity myself, but there isn't anything I can offer you, Elias. I am no longer in charge of Kastrem, that right was robbed from me a decade ago."

"You can offer me your body."