Tapping my leg unconsciously, I try not to fidget too much as four pair of eyes stare and study every inch of me, their gaze imploring and judgemental. I’ve never felt so awkward before strangers before, after all, I’d dealt with them on a daily basis at the café where I used to work, but today I’m feeling so uncomfortable as I’m seated next to the Crown Prince. He’s barely aware of the death glares, his entire focus on stuffing his meal into his mouth, while across from us are two slender females as beautiful as one can imagine. When I’d managed to snag this table at the far front, I’d done so thinking it would get the attention off of me, but as soon as the Crown Prince settled down by my side the remaining two chairs tucked into our table were snagged by them. There had been a bit

