Mahl leaves me at the Queen’s Chambers with another big sloppy kiss.
I wipe my mouth on my sleeve as I push the door shut, wondering how on earth Angeline ever liked that. But then again, if you’re in love with someone – or even just attracted to them – it is different.
I sigh, leaning back against the door, looking around this room in which I have spent so many hours in years past. The memories come flooding back, hitting me like a rip tide and dragging me under into some very real grief.
Angeline and I were so…happy here. I look over at the bed with its plum-colored velvet hangings, where we were sleeping the morning Angeline woke up with a gasp, realizing that she was pregnant. God, she was so happy – so excited…
I let my eyes fall shut, forcing the memory away, because where that p
