Chapter 79.

Marissa POV.

“Yes, we do. Let me say this first, please. I’m sorry, I didn’t know what I was doing. I thought it was you. I understand why you rejected me and I’ll make it up to you, even if it takes until I die. Don’t leave me, Marissa. I wouldn’t survive without you.” His words are heavy and I know they are the truth. If I didn’t find Thalia’s secret stash, he wouldn’t be able to survive.

“I know, my love. I am sorry for how I reacted. I couldn’t go through that again. We will sort this out. We need to work together from now on Robert. No more doing everything on your own. If I’m to be your queen, then we need to share the responsibility. It wasn’t your fault. She dosed you with an aphrodisiac, which was laced with wolfsbane.” I tell him and I watch as he makes sense of what I have told him. Athena bounces on my knee. Robert looks at her and holds his arms out for her and she throws herself towards him. I chuckle at her.

“I believe the use and production of aphrodisiacs are forbidde