Breakdown

Princess Montares was an ally, a friend even, but the pool had intensified certain extreme aspects of Khan's personality. Princess Montares' disrespectful words had made Khan snap, but her reaction to his threat quelled that feeling.

Princes and Princesses received strict and severe education from an early age. Still, they weren't stranger to mistakes or occasional mental breakdowns. Rachel seemed to be going through both now, and all her training couldn't stop her tears.

Khan gazed at the silky blonde hair under him, and his senses updated him on everything else. Rachel was shaking, fighting a losing battle to retain her composure. She squeezed her fists, desperately trying to salvage a modicum of self-control, but her sniffs and leaned head had already exposed her.