The only way where someone can ever be more than a man is when the person is a woman  pretending to be a man.  
It was never Penn wish to don on male clothing and act like a man but it was the only thing she could do if she wanted to survive.  
Living on the streets before she came across a man whose character was erratic and unpredictable,  the man offered Penn to be his heir and Penn had no choice but to accept because her life depends on the protection which the man could offer.  
Penn secret was discovered by her new adopted father who wanted her to remain in her guise as a man to deal with certain issues and cause an insurgency which the man was convinced that Penn was perfect for.  
Keeping her identity  a secret from others and at the same time planning to take down the empire is more than enough work for anybody could handle and as if that was not enough.  She just had to learn some deep secrets about her family that seemed to tilt everything she believed in and fall for the Prince even when she knows that she was trying to dethrone his father.  
Yeah, Penn life was capital letters COMPLICATED.

More than a man

　　Penn look of astonishment slowly faded and was replaced with anger.


　　“Is this a joke to you?” Penn asked.


　　“No, I…” Chandler startled at Penn attack couldn’t even find words to help defend himself.


　　“You cannot make an absurd offer like that and expect me to take it and all will be well between us. It never works that way.” Penn got into Chandler face which was hard for her to do because of height difference but she managed to do it standing on her toes and Chandler didn’t comment on it not when he could see the flames of fury in Penn eyes.


　　What even made him give that offer to someone like Penn, his mind couldn’t even fathom the reason behind it. Was he that lonely for real attention and friendship that he was ready to stake spending a month plus in close contact with someone who hates his guts?


Chapter 35