I Am Going to Marry Her

Rowan let out a mirthless chuckle. "Then there's no point in discussing this. Either way, you would have rejected her."

"I wouldn't have rejected her," Lucian countered, his voice calm but resolute. "I would have asked His Majesty for some time, then I would've spoken to Erin myself to hear what she thought. She once told me she didn't want to go to the northeast. Her opinion would've mattered to me."

Rowan's gaze remained cold. "And if she had told you she didn't want to leave the capital, would you have stayed here?"

"No." Lucian's expression softened, but his determination didn't waver. "I would have courted her until she wanted to go to the northeast with me."

A flicker of surprise passed through Rowan's eyes as Lucian continued.