Jessica’s POV
Leaning against the stone half-railing of the veranda in the back hallway of the palace that gives this perfect view of the forest on the ground and the beautiful sky filled with stars and the moon, I was lost in oblivion of my own thoughts that’s caught in the web of my past and present.
“You look like you’re thinking too much again.” I heard Zane’s familiar voice, followed by footsteps echoing behind me.
“Is that your professional observation, Your Highness?” I joked in a soft voice, keeping my eyes ahead.
When the sound of his footsteps stopped, I felt him right behind me, and then his arms wasted no time as he wrapped them around my waist with his chin leaning on my right shoulder, eyes looking at the same view as I was.
“I saw you talking to Eric,” he said casually,
