re the crown would

ad a feeling the quietest girl in the palace

tepped into his lounge. Liam and Abel had excused thems

. Even tho she wasn't his mother by blood, kamil had alwys held her

ill stand like your father

tly. "Am I tha

ng closer. "You've been quiet

"Just... thinking about what's coming. Th

lder. "You were born for this, Kamil. A

ntly. "You so

meone has to believe in you when you forget to bel

ard about the new maid. The

red. "Is there anyt

look so alarmed, my son. It's nothing scan

asn'

inished for him, amu

l, helpless smile tugged at his lip

r," Ayisha said knowingly. "It's rare for

t need to. The truth hung

rdens too," she murmured. "Said the crown

en maybe I'm not so diffe

oking at him with sof

iskly down the hall, her heels striking the marble with re

king the guest list when a v

always,

a

elping your father with the coronation preparations?"Kaan leane

g sure our future king does

"You're treading

him so fiercely, it makes me wonder.

drives you, or

ightened. "Wat

he murmured. "You think no one

didn't back down. "You have no

g through his tone. "You wear your hear

him because he doesn't notice you exist.

ful, Mirian. In this palace, loyalty a

od there, pulse racing, the echo of

uch truth they

er denial, she did look

e women's forum with Queen mother. She promised

e said behind kamil as he

stopped beside him, her presence instantly easi

ceremony or

itted. "It feels.

"Good. If it feels heav

r "You always kn

what mot

quietly. "Thank you

the kind of man your father would be proud of, Kamil

won

ned. "Now tell me - is it true you made the d

h. "They wanted red curtai

d w

use red is for war. Not f

ned. "You really do

t think t

ened, and Yaya burst in , her gold ea

arrived!" she exclaimed, her eyes wide with

of hair from her face. "Only if y

Yaya grinned proudly.

se tell me it's at l

he fatt

, warm, unrestr