Eric clenched his fists; the anger had consumed him. His lips, already busted and swollen from previous injuries, only added to the intensity of his anger.
Drystan's eyes were also fixed on the healer, along with the others. They were all determined to uncover the long-kept secret.
Rafe closed his eyes, caught in a storm of emotions. He realised he could no longer disclose the matter, not just because the knights were pressuring him but because he, too, wanted to resolve this matter to save Anna and Kiev. Both of them were dear to him.
"Because she's not his soulmate!" the healer finally revealed, his voice heavy with sorrow as he glanced at the unconscious grand duke lying on the bed.
"His Highness is bound by magic with the Ro'an Princess, born on Semeta Island. It's a powerful spell cast by her mother, daughter of Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Regina, that restrained him from loving any woman nor having an heir with others than her child, a new Princess of Ro'an."
