Ivy’s POV. Sitting in my chambers, I was thinking about everything that had happened. From the attack to Ivan showing up and the kiss, I gave him. I saw he was surprised by my actions and I was even surprised by my actions towards him. I wasn’t expecting to kiss him like that, I had only known him for two days. I couldn’t stop thinking about him. I also couldn’t stop thinking about my best friend, Charlotte. I don’t understand why she was being the way she was. It worried me that I wouldn’t even be able to tell my best friend how the prince really was. I even wanted to tell her about Ivan and how sweetly he treated me, even though I was a prisoner. Now I felt hesitant about telling her anything to do with Ivan. My chamber's door had opened and in walked my mother. “Dear, is every

