Chapter Forty-Two
Aurora
Aurora stood atop the palace walls watching life happen below her. Wulfric and Rapunzel married two months before. They stood amidst the flowers in the queen mother’s gardens and pledged to love each other forever.
Each moment Aurora spent with her son was another that reminded her of what she’d never thought she’d have. He was an easy man to love, open, honest, and good. Just like his father.
Arms wound around her waist from behind, and Phillip rested his chin on her shoulder. Being the wife of Phillip Basile was like a new adventure every day. He reveled in showing her how much he loved her, and she tried to do the same for him. But she knew nothing could match the power of what she truly felt.
“Renauld is leaving soon,” he whispered. “We’re wanted in the co
