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Reaching for my face, his palm cradles my jaw as he looks at my breasts. “You are certainly as close to perfect as any woman I have ever seen.”
I do not know what to say. Thanking him for the compliment feels dangerous.
Like I’d be giving him permission to do something I don’t want.
“Your husband. Your king. Is he close to perfection as well?”
An image of Cam rushes into my mind.
“The prophecy says so.”
“That is a very different answer, Paigelynn, than a simple yes.”
“How can I know when I have never met him?”
I realize my mistake before the final word is out.
Makiah’s eyebrows skyrocket. “Your hubris is unparalleled.”
“Hubris?”
“Pride.”
“I am not being proud! I am stating a fact.”
“You believe it is a fact that your future king and the fulfiller of the prophecy is not perfect?”
“I never said – you’re putting words in my mouth.”
“Your mouth deserves to have something better than words in it,” he murmurs.
I freeze.
“Has The Mother explained to you what to expect on your wedding night?”
“You mean sex? Yes.”
“And she has verified your virginity?”
“I – I assume so.”
“Do you know how one verifies virginity?”
“By keeping me protected and safe at all times?”Unlike now, I want to add but do not.
“Yes, that is one way.” His hand goes to my hip again, voice going rough and low. “There is another. You need an exam.”
“Exam?”
“Of the hymen.”
“What is a hymen?”
“Oh, they really have kept you delightfully pure, have they not?”
“If I am pure, why do I need an exam?”
“You’ve been kidnapped. Your attacker could have defiled you.”
