Chapter 240

"I don’t believe you."

Trembling with panic, Kassandra locked her hands by her sides, the urge to pound at him rising again.

I’m not lying about this. Kal, and you are welcome to it. Now, if you could please tell your pilot to turn around and head back to your estate—"

He didn’t even blink. "I won’t. "Maybe I forgot to mention it, but this is one of the conditions you have to meet for your freedom, Kassandra."

Her throat felt like it was made of glass. "You can’t do this."

Rising from his seat, Darian planted himself in her way. He frowned, taking in the trembling of her shoulders and the real flare of panic in her eyes. "Kassandra, what’s going on?"

Her chin tilted up, her gaze slowly focusing on him again. Her jaw gritting, she squared her shoulders. "I don’t want anything to do with Romanos or his legacy. He...rejected my mom without looking back just because she fell in love with my dad. He didn’t even come when she died; he never accepted my dad.

"He was heartbroken that he had d