She shouldn't be so angry, but it did remind her of their relationship—except it was a little more twisted. Caius wanted her to do the things he wanted without respect to what she wanted.
She tried to calm herself down, wondering why it felt so heavy all of a sudden, and she realized this was the first time it was pretty clear she had a choice in the matter.
Regardless of what Lady Delphine said, reminding her of all the pros of being Queen, it was still her choice to make. It might seem better to be Queen, but if she didn't want to marry him, it made no difference what was better. She would still be miserable.
Just because a cage was fancy didn't make it less of a cage.
But at the same time, Lady Delphine was also right. She should make a stand. She shouldn't wait to be given; she should take. She had every plan to do that. She had let people tell her what to do to keep herself safe for too long.
