[SAKURA]
"It was Chihiro," Tsuki said casually.
Otaru felt his heart break into a thousand and one pieces at the name. He knew that the procedure was cruel, and he knew that the doctor wouldn't survive it. But to hear Tsuki mention him was even more distressing.
Surely Tsuki didn't go after the man he was in love with just because there was a sacrifice to be made, right?
Tsuki wasn't that harsh, right?
Oh, but when it came to their inner circle, the lines were a little too blurry.
Otaru paled at the possibility.
He couldn't think straight, so he instantly stepped back from Tsuki, no longer holding the woman back to save their queen.
He wasn't sure what else would come out of his mouth; he didn't want to fight Tsuki over a mate bond that could be restored after a thousand years of waiting.
