I let the gown flow around my legs. I felt so exposed even though I was completely covered. When I married Zuka, the last thing in my mind was thinking about becoming royalty or leading a country at all. Now, this is happening. But that wasn't the most horrifying thing today. Today was the day that I told him everything. That I was pregnant with his child.
I took a deep breath in and Jasmine patted my shoulder. "If you stare at yourself in the mirror any longer your face will be permanently burnt into your vision," she laughed, tearing me away from the mirror. "Stop being so nervous and just do what Alicia has told you to."
"But that's not the whole of it, Jasmine," I say, looking down at the skirt of my dress. The golden patterns on top of the white fabric all over my bodice and t
