ARIANNE POV
As the carriage rattled along the cobblestone road, I couldn't help but feel a mixture of anticipation and trepidation. Beside me sat Azar, the man I had vowed to spend my life with. But recent revelations had shattered the trust I once had in him.
I honestly couldn't believe that he would come with me based on what he did. I was even more surprised when he asked me what my decision was and if I wanted to go. I didn't know why he would ask me that when it was clear his intentions was to keep me from finding out the truth.
To be honest, I was a little bit glad he agreed for me to ride with Ivan back to his kingdom. We were en route to another kingdom, a journey that held both excitement and uncertainty. It was a chance for me to explore a world beyond the confines of our own kingdom, to discover a part of my identity that had been hidden from me. But it was also a journey that forced me to confront the lies my husband had spun, the truth he had withheld.