Arella’s POV
You know what the biggest flex someone who is royalty has?
They’re ROYALTY!
You know what my sorry excuse of a peasant isn’t?
Royalty!
Lucky for me, that fact didn’t even begin to sink in until just before the servants announced – Yes! They announced our arrival! My heart started beating furiously in my chest and my hands started feeling clammy. I hated this feeling! Feeling like I was prey and about to walk into a lion's den… Well, like every other time my instincts were telling me to cower and hide, I stuck out my chin and forced my hands to calm…
It helped.
But little did I know that I was walking next to the metaphorical crazy-as-s**t lion! Because the second we entered, the voices were hushed and everyone turned to us. The atmosphere was thick with unspoken tension
