Valerie’s POV I tried my best not to think about what my darling opponent could be up to but it kept clawing its way into my thoughts. “This is ridiculous!” I threw my pen down on the desk feeling utterly exasperated as the air pushed out of my lungs. It’s strange how we were never happy with what we had, wasn’t it?! When we got what we thought we wanted, it’s never what we expected it to be and when we don’t get what we thought we wanted … Well, then we just act like little spoilt brats who feel we deserved it. “Your majesty? Can I bring you some tea?” Eveline popped her head around the corner. She probably heard me sigh. “Coffee would be better.” Her silence made me look at her. “Okay, fine, tea will do.” While I was breastfeeding, coffee was not an option even though I was pumping,

