EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV The medical staff and Annalise gasped, holding their mouths in horror. The chief physician's mouth was wide open in disbelief, his face exhibited sheer terror. Me too, I don't want to believe it. Thwack! She slapped me again, this time heavier than the last, her weak eyes burning in fury. The second slap immediately woke me up from slumber. How dare she do that to me? Slapping the emperor is the height of disrespect, and considered treason. No one has ever dared to raise their voice at me, ever since I was born. And now, she slapped me? In front of an audience no less! She most definitely has a death wish. She raised her hand to slap me again with a furious expression on her face, and I caught it mid air, crashing my lips against hers. I heard them gasp again, but I couldn't care less. I bit her lips, angrily sucking her tongue with the force of my fury. I cupped the back of her head, holding her firmly as I deepened the kiss, ignoring her usel
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