The closer we became…
The harder it was to remember why I should stay away from him.
Three days had passed since the attack at the Moon Ball.
Kael’s shoulder was healing.
The palace was not.
Every hallway echoed with whispers.
Every servant looked over their shoulder before speaking.
No one knew who to trust anymore.
Captain Rowan questioned everyone.
General Darius increased the palace guards.
Even the cooks had their kitchens searched.
The enemy was somewhere inside Moonspire.
And that frightened all of us.
Early that morning, Mira knocked on my bedroom door.
“Lady Aria?”
I opened it.
She smiled.
“His Majesty asked me to bring you to the training grounds.”
I frowned.
“Training?”
“He says you’ve been avoiding him.”
“I haven’t been avoiding him.”
Mira gave me a knowin
