His prisoner (part 1) – Andreas’s POV

The Kolhis Empire.

Little did Andreas anticipate that she would ultimately find her way here all by herself, despite the considerable effort he had invested in resisting the urge to bring her to this place and to never return her to Emoria.

Larissa.

You've ended up in the wrong location; your rightful place is within the Pearl Wing at my estate.

His keen eyes observed his mate who continued to absentmindedly oversee the unpacking of her belongings in what he assumed were the Empress's chambers. Four maids worked around her while she sporadically flinched as if besieged by unwelcome thoughts.

What's bothering you?

His teeth clenched with such force that had there been steel separating them, it would have disintegrated.