Chapter Nine: Complicated FeelingsThings are a lot more complicated in the morning through no real fault of anyone's.
Except it's completely James's fault for being oblivious to her feelings and his own. If he had made it clear from the beginning that he intends to take her as his wife and make her his queen, then it wouldn't be quite so awkward with the servants and all the members of the court.
As crass as he was about how they think of her as his cub and how their relationship would be perceived, his fear is not unfounded. With the added complication of his obvious interest in marrying her to someone else, it is a difficult perception to shift. One that would take time... And an open mind.
Time is, unfortunately, something they don't have.
The news that King James is accepting suito
