~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Xavier~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Patience was not Xavier's best virtue. He had not seen Evangeline at all since his first breakfast at the Rel Palace. Annoyance had coursed through his veins at the thought that she was staying with that Prince. She was supposed to be his, not Landon's and the thought continuously angered him. Pressing his lips together tightly, he approached the Audience Chamber once again hoping to appeal to the King to allow him to see his bride.
No matter what, he had to pull off seeing her just once. It was his hope that she would play right into his hands, if only he could get her alone. He had heard about the ball coming up in a month and wanted to be the one to escort her even though she was the Chosen Bride of
