Kael has been hiding something from me.
And every time I asked about my past…
He changed the subject.
I couldn’t stop thinking about the woman who had arrived at the palace.
“I hope you haven’t forgotten that you promised to marry me.”
Her words echoed in my mind long after I returned to my room.
Who was she?
And why hadn’t Kael denied it?
I paced back and forth across the room, trying to convince myself that it didn’t matter.
It shouldn’t matter.
Kael wasn’t mine.
I barely trusted him.
So why did the thought of another woman beside him make my chest ache?
A knock interrupted my thoughts.
It was Mira, the kind maid who had cared for me since I arrived.
“Lady Aria,” she said with a gentle smile. “His Majesty won’t be joining you for dinner tonight.”
I frowned.
“Is he busy?”
