Danika saw the pain that flickered in her eyes before she said the last words. She was going to ask her what the matter was when Baski came out of the palace main building. “Danika? You’re needed in the backyard.”
“Alright, I’m coming,” she called back.
Baski bowed her head to the new princess before she walked back to the building.
Kamara turned to her. “Until we meet again.”
“Thank you so much for earlier.”
“You’ve thanked me for it before.” Kamara smiled a little before she straightened and began walking away.
Danika watched her with a hurting heart. Her thoughts went back to the king. Soon, Princess Kamara would marry the king. She would grace his bed and she would bear his children. She would be the future queen of Salem.
The knowledge hurt badly, more than the pain Danika was
