Chapter 70 Decency

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• “You’re angry,” Knox says, and the surprise in his voice makes it worse somehow. He leans forward, elbows braced on his thighs, studying me like he’s trying to understand a language he almost knows. “You’re angry at me? Because I was there?”
• I breathe in slowly and look away, feeling too embarrassed, and stare at the wall instead of his face. “I’m sorry,” I whisper meekly. “That’s no way to speak to a prince.”