(DARIAN)
"Alice." He blocks my path as I try to walk away again. "I'll divorce Willow. I'm working on eliminating the influence of the white witches. They won't be able to touch you. Nobody will be able to do anything to you. Let me protect you this time. I know I failed before, but—"
I'm staring at him, stunned. "Divorce Willow? I'm supposed to think you'll leave the queen of the Wolf Kingdom for me? For someone who has been branded a dark witch? You expect me to believe that?" I let out a skeptical snort. "You're not going to jeopardize your kingdom over somebody like me, somebody you know that nobody will accept. If you want to make up a lie, Darian, at least make it believable."
