Alessia. I was woken up by hushed murmurs and chatters. " She is not as useless as I thought, after all. " "After this, she can disappear." " I can't risk her getting close to the Crown Prince. I don't want her to cling to him like the pauper that she is " Her voice was filled with spite as she spoke. " You have nothing to worry about, Queen Chloe.." Came the second voice, a too-familiar voice. A voice that I had not heard in the last two months. " Miss White knows her place." She added, with shocking conviction, and I was tempted to open my eyes. " She trusts me. She can never hide anything from me." Hurt and betrayal cut through my heart as her words registered. " Now that she has conceived, you can stay with her. Watch her carefully, make sure that she doesn't do anyth

