Queen Elise
I was lost in thoughts on all that was happening and why it was happening when a maid came to inform me of Erick’s arrival in the Palace.
Erick was supposed to be busy winning Sophia back, so if he was back in the Palace then it has to be important.
A mother need not be told such things. The bond between mother and child, though not as mystical as a mate bond, was etched into the marrow of her bones, stamped into her heartbeat.
I was afraid then that he would have heard the rule, and he would be angry with me.
I could feel it even across corridors and stone.
His presence rolled through the palace like a storm contained in flesh. He had always been an epitome of power and lightning, my son, my pride, my crown made flesh, but tonight the air around him felt heavier.
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