-Joseph-
“I suppose you’ll want to go straight to your family now?” I ask Cora as the car pulls away.
She smiles at me, her hazel eyes shining. “No. We have work to do. You have a plan for us to visit soon. I trust you.”
I squeeze her hand. We’ve come a long way since she tried to leave me. When I realized she had run away, I was sure she’d found her family. It took longer than it should have for me to realize that she wasn’t running to her family but running from me.
King Franklin repeatedly assured me no one had crossed, but I didn’t believe him. I know she thinks he had something to do with her mother’s death, but I’m doubtful. He would have told me. He would have held it over my head, or even hers. I don’t even think Queen Judith had anything to do with it. I still to
