MARIGOLD POV
Of course. Of course the universe couldn’t let me have my private corridor drama in peace. No, it had to throw Prince Leon into the mix.
And not just Leon.
Sugar.
Yes. Sugar. My supposed best friend, my partner in crime, my sister-in-sass—currently giggling like a lovesick squirrel next to Leon, as if the two of them hadn’t just walked into what was definitely not a near-kiss moment between me and Gregor.
I swear I felt my soul leave my body.
Prince Leon strolled closer, all effortless grace, his arm brushing against Sugar’s as if that was the most natural thing in the world. “I couldn’t attend the council earlier,” he began, but his eyes were pinned to Gregor with a sharpness that belied his casual tone. “My mother sent me east to handle human territory matters. Apparen
