Annalise POV
His lips still felt warm on mine when a familiar voice cut through the bonfire like a cold knife.
“You just can’t stay away from trouble, can you?”
I froze.. My stomach dropped instantly.
Alaric stiffened next to me, and slowly, almost reluctantly, we both turned to face..
The Queen.
Of course it was her. Who else would have had the perfect timing to catch me halfway lost after her son’s kiss?
She stood there, draped in authority like it was woven into her skin, her guards stationed behind her like shadows.
That smirk on her lips told me she’d seen enough to file away for later days.
I tried to scramble off his grip, ignoring the way my knees wobbled from both the ale and the kiss. I kept my eyes lowered, as I tried to bow stiffly, willing my face to hide the morti
