“What did you do?” There was a rustling noise and when he turned around she had her arms folded. Tap, tap, tap. That damned foot again.

“Did you know that Candy sold her body to human males for money?” He immediately felt guilty for divulging something so personal. “If you ever mention this to another soul…”

Sky lifted a hand. “I’m Candy’s friend. That piece of information doesn’t change anything. I still like her and respect her. What difference does it make? We are highly sexual creatures. As long as she is faithful to you going forward, as long as she loves only you. So what if there are others in her past?”

“Money. She took money.” He sounded like an idiot.

Sky narrowed her eyes on him. “I’m sure she had her reasons.”

She did! He didn’t say anything.

“So you are angry that she rutted other males?” Sky rolled her eyes and huffed out a breath. “Do you know how stupid that sounds? What about you? How many females have you bedded? Hundreds? Thousands?”

“Not thousands.” He choked out, looking down at the sheet.

“You’re jealous. It’s as simple as that. I hope you realize it. You were jealous and did something stupid.”

“I did not,” he mumbled. There was no conviction behind his words. It didn’t matter what Sky thought. “My reaction was completely justified.”

“I know you did something idiotic, because that human would never have left otherwise, she was too in love with your sorry ass to just up and leave.”

“I am your king.” He tried to sit up but everything hurt too much. “You will not address me in that way. I’m done listening to your bullshit.” He sucked in a deep breath. “Candy didn’t love me. She didn’t want me.”

“Of course she did.” Sky gave him a small smile. “She told me so herself. She didn’t rut you because she loves you.”

“That doesn’t make sense.”

“She wanted things to be right between you first. She wanted to come clean about her past and she wanted you to accept her despite it. You couldn’t do that.”

“I was so angry. So upset. The thought of her with…” he cursed. “Dammit, maybe I was jealous. I’ve never been jealous. I’ve never experienced the emotion before. I…”

“You love her, my king. You need to make things right with her.”

He shook his head. He could remember the look in her eyes. He’d broken her heart. Acted like a complete asshole and had ruined everything. “It’s too late.”

She shook her head. “You will need to grovel long and hard but I’m sure that she will forgive you in the end.”

“How can you be so sure?” He could hear the anguish in his voice but it couldn’t be helped.