[GRANT]
"Then don't give them that chance. Don't let them humiliate you, because otherwise they will burn you out of whatever is left of the Acrod throne. They will ruin you and all that Acrod stands for, and that is something that Cassius won't accept with ease.
"Then there will be a war between Acrod and Udrad, one with stakes higher than that has ever been seen before," Aurora said softly.
Of course, she understood her grandson.
She knew how hard this was for Grant, but then what the fuck was she supposed to say to him?
Comfort him when she knew damn well that one wrong move from Grant and the entire kingdom would be in flames?
When she realized that her grandson was still pining for Alanor and was hoping that Alanor would use his privileges to make Grant his second mate, if not his third.
That was a long shot, and it didn't help that even now, Aurora could see that her grandson was living for Alanor.
That her grandson still hoped that Alanor would choose him.
