FIONA I didn’t know where I was going, only that I had made a public disgrace of myself and that I needed to put as much distance as I could between the prince and I. What was I thinking getting all hot and bothered just because some woman had touched Ethan’s arm? And threatening a princess no less. I shook my head. I felt like a child or a rabid pet who did not deserve to be left unsupervised in polite society. The royal library was dark when I entered and the noise of the party immediately dulled to muffles behind its thick doors. The library was huge and the first time I found it, I nearly squealed in delight. But late and dark as it was right now, shadows stretched long between the shelves and it felt almost too still. Like it was a separate beast asleep in the middle of the

