-kiss me hard before you go

Gideon was a selfish man and he couldn't be brought down before anyone. Except Chrysanthe. It killed him inside that she had trusted another with a rank that he so perfectly deserved, and yet he would say no such thing to her. It meant something to her to have family beside her and he had no reason to feel scorned he just did. To him Collision and Gideon were the story of the prince and the pauper. A curt grimace curled over his inky lips and a breathy sigh withdrew from his lips. Not only had he not made himself a reasonable king at her side he hadn't even been able to give her children--his children, and for that he abhorred himself. Maybe it was his fault she had not yet conceived. Did it hurt? Knowing that all of her siblings had multiple children (or litters) and she had none of that? Did it kill her inside? Was she certain she had made the right choice when she agreed to be his mate. Maybe it was time to let her go.